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Advocates Certified Recovery Coach in Whitinsville, Massachusetts
Overview
Salary: $45,000
Family Continuity is rapidly expanding its energetic workforce to lead fast paced, innovative clinical programming in our six different sites throughout Northeast, Southeast and Central Massachusetts . Our mission for over 35 years is to inspire individuals and families to achieve overall wellness through counseling, support, education, and making connections to the community.
Family Continuity is seeking a Certified Recovery Coach to provide supportive treatment and direct care to individuals, families, and support systems.
Family Continuity considers lived experience (personal or familial) with the mental health system a valuable asset.
Minimum Education Required
High School Diploma/GED
Responsibilities
Demonstrate flexibility, creativity and comfort in working with individuals and families with a broad range of diagnoses and emotional issues.
Develop working relationships with collateral resources and community service providers.
Be aware of diverse cultures and belief systems; willing to be flexible and examine one’s own cultural biases; and ensure that work with youth/family members and community representatives is done within a cultural context.
Develop creative and proactive approaches to individuals’ and families’ crisis patterns and help address their problems before they develop into crises.
Develop a healthy working relationship with other collaterals and community resources involved with individuals and families.
Work flexible hours which may include evenings and weekends as needed.
Involve outside providers in a collaborative effort to implement treatment strategies that respond to individuals’ and families’ needs.
Assist individuals and families in locating and obtaining community-based services and conducting self-advocacy.
Assist and support individuals in their individual recovery.
Qualifications
BSAS-approved Recovery Coach Training Certification
Lived experience is required for this position.
Current driver's license, proper auto insurance coverage, reliable transportation, and ability to travel within the community
Must become First Aid/CPR certified if not currently.
Access to personal cell phone
Ability to work a flexible schedule, which will include evenings and weekends, as needed
Diversity is about different opinions, divergent ideas, and deviations into how we overcome our challenges and really address the needs of our community. We actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds including women, communities of color, the LGBTQ community, and people with disabilities.
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Job Locations US-MA-Whitinsville
Minimum Education Required High School Diploma/GED
Job ID 2024-10472
Organization Family Continuity
Type Regular Full-Time
Number of Hours Per Week 40
Business Unit Behavioral Health