Recovery Coach - Community Behavioral Health Center

Aspire Health and Community Services recognizes that attracting and retaining exceptional staff is the key to providing excellent care for our clients. Whether a staff member is providing direct care to those we serve or working on the administrative end supporting the services we are proud to provide, each person’s contribution is highly valued.

Our mission, vision and values are supported by organizational culture guiding the work for every staff member: We are one compassionate, accountable community.

Working at Aspire Health and Community Services can provide enormous job satisfaction. Your contribution is serving to help fulfill a mission, vision and values that support our belief that mental health is the foundation of a person’s overall health and we work to foster an environment that is safe and supportive and free of judgement or prejudice around mental health. In addition, Aspire Health and Community Services offers a competitive package of compensation and benefits.

Aspire Health Alliance has been designated by the state to operate a Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC). Aspire’s CBHC serves MassHealth members from the South Shore specifically Milton, Quincy, Braintree, Randolph, Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, Norwell, Hull, and Scituate.  

The Community Behavioral Health Center:“A Model of More” 

• More Access 

• More Substance Use Disorder Services 

• More Integration 

• More Levels of Care for MassHealth Members 
   

This position will assist clients with a dual diagnosis of Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) in their recovery. This position will be responsible for helping to facilitate the National Outcome Measures (NOMS) reassessments in accordance with federal requirements and timelines as well as participate in team meetings to review client care and relay any concerns the clients may have expressed.  

The Recovery Coach will report directly to the CCBHC Project Manager and will work closely with the Program Director, Client Navigator, and Clinicians to ensure clients are fully engaged in their treatment and feel supported throughout the process. There is a possibility of a dual reporting relationship for this role as we integrate CCBHC services across the organization. 

Other responsibilities include: 

• Provide peer counseling and support, drawing on common experiences as a peer, to validate clients’ experiences and to provide guidance and encouragement to clients to take responsibility and actively participate in their own recovery with a focus on substance use. 

• Provide expertise and consultation from a mental health/substance use consumer perspective to the entire team concerning clients’ experiences on symptoms of mental illness, the effects and side-effects of medications, clients’ responses to and opinions of treatment and client’s experiences of recovery. 

• Collaborate with the team to promote a team culture in which each clients’ point of view, experiences, and preferences are recognized, understood, and respected, and in which client self-determination and decision-making in treatment planning are maximized and supported. 

• Help clients identify, understand, and combat stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness and develop strategies to reduce self-stigma. 

• Collaborate with the team to ensure the protection of clients’ rights to help clients improve their knowledge of client rights and grievance or complaint procedures.  

• Increase awareness of and support client participation in consumer self-help programs and consumer advocacy organizations that promote recovery.  

Schedule:

Part-time, 20 hours per week

Flexible hours between Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Requirements:  

• High School Diploma or equivalent  

• Completed training as a Recovery Coach, including ethics training  

• Certified Addictions Recovery Coach (CARC), or willing to obtain certification within six months of hire 

• Candidate who identifies as being in recovery from a substance use disorder and is willing to share details of his or her personal recovery experience 

• Minimum two years of sustained sobriety 

• Enthusiastic about providing support to clients in early recovery from a substance use disorder and is open to multiple pathways of recovery from substance use 

• Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team 

• Computer proficiency 

• Valid driver’s license, access to personal vehicle, and good driving record  

Aspire Health and Community Services is committed to and passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion.  We celebrate, support, and promote diversity of thought, culture, and backgrounds.  As an employer committed to equal opportunity, we base all employment decisions on each individual’s capabilities and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetics, or any other protected characteristic.  Aspire Health and Community Services strives to fully reflect the clients and communities we serve and believes that a diversity of interests and cultures leads to a stronger and more innovative organization.