Recovery Coach, Men's Recovery

Position: Recovery Coach, Men's Recovery (Permanent, Full-Time)

Are you ready to turn lived experience into hope and help men take their next step toward lasting recovery?
As a Recovery Coach, you will draw upon the strengths of a peer-type relationship to help guide clients/participants with substance use problems and related mental health issues through the recovery process. You will help program participants create, clarify, implement, and maintain a recovery plan to overcome their addiction and to sustain a recovery lifestyle.

Your role has elements of a mentor and a role model – someone who assists the resident to manage challenging experiences and emotions, develop relapse prevention strategies, and provide support through slips to maintain their commitment to recovery.
You will work in collaboration with the participant’s counsellor and/or other members of the Men’s Recovery team. Ideally, you have personal lived experience with recovery from substance use, and you will draw upon this to connect more deeply with those who are still struggling. As a Recovery Coach, you will also have a strong interest in and capability to use physical health and outdoor recreation as a medium for fostering recovery in men’s lives As a recovery coach, you will actively link our participants with other supports outside of UGM.
This is a permanent
, full-time (37.5 hours per week)
position
. The starting range for this position is $28.96 to $31.64 per hour.

Who We Are Demonstrating the love of Christ, UGM feeds hope and changes lives through a faith-based continuum of care. We are a proud member of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities and have earned the Best Christian Workplace award again in 2021. We provide competitive salaries, generous vacation and sick leave, an RRSP matching program, as well as the potential for educational assistance and flexible work arrangements.

In addition, our extensive benefits plan is fully employer-paid and includes extended dental and medical, as well as $4,500 per year in pooled paramedical expenses. A focus on employee resilience, support for professional development, engagement in meaningful work, and a fun and caring environment are all part of being a member of the UGM team. If you are someone who desires to learn and grow, has a passion to serve and make a difference, and connects with others with both humility and humour, then you will be a great fit at UGM.
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Duties & Responsibilities

• 20% - Provide coaching and support to clients as challenges arise in the day-to-day activity of living in a residential recovery environment to foster problem solving and skill building.
• 20% - Support recovery by helping residents build connections to community resources. Accompany when appropriate.
• 15% - Use a Motivational Interviewing/Coaching approach to empower residents to engage effectively in their recovery journey. Provide feedback and share personal experience, if helpful.
• 15% - Work collaboratively with the client to clarify his recovery goals and participate in case conference discussions with the Men’s Recovery team.
• 15% - Communicate and document situations and observations in a timely manner to the resident’s assigned counsellor, and the broader Men’s Recovery team, so as to facilitate continuity of high-quality care.
• 15% - Foster a recovery culture by providing socially engaging on-site activities. Foster engagement by actively encouraging and occasionally joining in with activities such as the Expeditions hikes, the running club, or other similar social activities.
• The job duties associated with the Recovery Coach role will vary somewhat depending on the shift. Day-time shift duties are more likely to include supporting the Men’s Recovery team to address practical matters in the day-to-day operation such as:
• Conducting…