Peer Recovery Coach I

Job Description

Job Description

Job Purpose :

Help persons in recovery achieve their personal recovery goals by promoting self-determination, personal responsibility, and the empowerment inherent in self-directed recovery.

Expand the recovery options offered by Community Wellness Programs at AllHealth Network using an All Paths approach.

Goals and Objectives :

• Provide a safe, supportive peer relationship that fosters trust and allows for discussion of recovery options.
• Provide support to the recovery path chosen by the client to include but not be limited to : self-help meetings, modeling effective coping strategies, medication assisted treatment, harm reduction, abstinence, psychotherapeutic intervention, hospitalization, spiritual intervention, or independent recovery.
• Communicate and collaborate with colleagues, care providers and community resources to seamlessly integrate complex services
• Promote a positive culture of collaboration within AllHealth Network
• Meet productivity standards for the job role

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Work closely and collaborate within a team-based model to ensure integrated delivery of care coordination and case management services.
• Motivate clients to participate in the program and in their chosen form of recovery by establishing a therapeutic relationship, early intervention and assertive outreach.
• Facilitates the following recovery support services; peer mentoring, recovery resource connecting, facilitating and leading recovery groups and helping clients to build community.
• Assist with care coordination tasks such as appointments and / or transportation, patient education and assistance with navigating healthcare systems, and facilitating communication with providers and other care team members.
• Conduct telephonic and face-to-face outreach and engagement to activate clients to be more involved in managing their recovery.
• Maintain a small caseload of clients requiring continued support in order to gain optimal functioning and sustain improvements in overall recovery from Substance Use Disorder, Mental Illness and Trauma.
• Positively contribute to the financial health of the organization by ensuring delivery of billable services and utilizing, monitoring and collecting data for decision making and program improvements.
• Participate and contribute to departmental meetings, team huddles, rounds, supervision and other meetings, as needed, to ensure cohesive department operations.
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in specialized training and other informal learning experiences.

Peer Recovery Coaches are encouraged to be active in a support community outside of the organization.

• Follow all AllHealth Network policies and procedures.
• Complete all required trainings as listed in Relias Learning within required timelines.
• Perform other duties as required within the scope of the position and the experience, education and ability of the employee.

May include but not limited to services that promote mind-body recovery and resiliency, population health, medication management, educational groups, mentoring and coaching, and navigation of systems to promote improved health.

Key Technical Skills and Knowledge :

Education :

• High school diploma / GED certification.
• Prefer completion of formal peer specialist training in specific content areas as outlined by the state of Colorado.

Experience :

• Minimum of one year of active, engaged personal recovery from Substance Use Disorder and / or Mental Illness.
• May require additional specialized experience and / or knowledge depending on program needs and focus (i.e., housing, vocational rehabilitation, recovery, working with special populations, etc.)

Skills / Knowledge :

• Knowledge of multiple paths to recovery including therapeutic interventions, medication assisted treatment and different community-based self-help options.
• Ability to operate PC-based software programs including proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint and other computer based systems.
• Possess excellent customer service skills, strong organization skills, flexibility in responding to multiple demands, able to complete routine work with minimal direction from supervisor.
• Communicate effectively with health care team, clients and families, and community providers.

Salary : $20 - $22.06 an hour

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the AllHealth Network salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to experience, education, training, merit, and the ability to embody the AllHealth Network mission and values.

The range listed is just one component of AllHealth Networks’ total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term and long-term incentives as well as a generous benefits package detailed below.

Benefits & Perks for Employees Working 30 hours or more :

First, you would be joining on of Denver’s Top Places to Work! We are honored to receive this amazing designation and we know it is recognition from our engaged staff who believe they are taken care of, listened to, and believe they are part of something bigger.

Our facility is approved by the Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC), and we offer our employees the opportunity to participate in our Loan Repayment Program.

Additionally, we provide a comprehensive compensation and benefits package which includes :

• Positive, collaborative team culture
• Competitive compensation structure
• Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Basic Life and AD&D Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement Savings 401k, company match up to 50% of the first 6% contributed
• Excellent Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays Off
• Additional Benefits

AllHealth Network is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.

Company Description

AllHealth Network (formerly known as Arapahoe Douglas Mental Health Network) is an organization that has been providing mental health and substance use counseling since 1955.

We are deeply connected to our community in the south-Denver metro area. We are a mission-driven not-for-profit, private organization with a full array of clinical services available to all ages.

We are a trusted family of mental health and substance use providers. Our warm, smart, compassionate clinicians (counselors, therapists, social workers, psychiatrists, case managers, nurses) offer a consistent model of clinical excellence with a focus on personalized goals for treatment.

Whether this is your first call to seek services, a mental health emergency, or if you have been a client with us for years, our providers are here to serve you with an open heart and mind.

C Your neighborhood resource for...

Care : We offer same day walk-in initial appointments in Littleton and Parker and 24 / 7 crisis care.

Community : As a large community mental health center, we are able to offer mental health or substance use assessment appointments within 7 days of request.

Connection : We help you build social connections and understand the importance of belonging.

Crisis : our Walk-in Crisis center is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide crisis evaluations for all ages.

Conversation : We have almost 200 clinicians working in various programs across our Network 20 of whom are trained in Dr.

Brené Brown’s The Daring WayTM to provide powerful conversation with clients who want to live freely and authentically.

Counseling : Our highly skilled providers are trained in the latest, most effective, evidence-based practices with demonstrated outcomes.

Co-Occurring : We offer co-occurring treatment for those dealing with both mental health and addiction.

Company Description

AllHealth Network (formerly known as Arapahoe Douglas Mental Health Network) is an organization that has been providing mental health and substance use counseling since 1955.

We are deeply connected to our community in the south-Denver metro area. We are a mission-driven not-for-profit, private organization with a full array of clinical services available to all ages.

r n r nWe are a trusted family of mental health and substance use providers. Our warm, smart, compassionate clinicians (counselors, therapists, social workers, psychiatrists, case managers, nurses) offer a consistent model of clinical excellence with a focus on personalized goals for treatment.

Whether this is your first call to seek services, a mental health emergency, or if you have been a client with us for years, our providers are here to serve you with an open heart and mind.

r n r nC Your neighborhood resource for... r nCare : We offer same day walk-in initial appointments in Littleton and Parker and 24 / 7 crisis care.

r nCommunity : As a large community mental health center, we are able to offer mental health or substance use assessment appointments within 7 days of request.

r nConnection : We help you build social connections and understand the importance of belonging. r nCrisis : our Walk-in Crisis center is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide crisis evaluations for all ages.

r nConversation : We have almost 200 clinicians working in various programs across our Network 20 of whom are trained in Dr.

Brené Brown’s The Daring WayTM to provide powerful conversation with clients who want to live freely and authentically. r nCounseling : Our highly skilled providers are trained in the latest, most effective, evidence-based practices with demonstrated outcomes.

r nCo-Occurring : We offer co-occurring treatment for those dealing with both mental health and addiction.