Recovery Support Specialist - CST

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting to the Clinical Supervisor, the Recovery Support Specialist serves as part of the Behavioral Health Team to help establish rapport, share experiences and strengthen engagement with children and adults experiencing complex mental health and social needs. The individual in this role will provide clients with resourceful information and support in a variety of settings. The Recovery Support Specialist will model competence to their clients, through their own personal experiences, in successful self-recovery. Provides follow-up support to all clients encountered through the program and education to community stakeholders.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Utilize lived experience to build rapport with clients in need of Behavioral Health services.
• Assist with creating a crisis recovery plan.
• Engage family, as needed, to educate them about self-care and how to provide support to loved ones.
• With team members, respond immediately to screen an individual’s needs and assist the individual in receiving the appropriate level of care.
• Communicate effectively within a team environment to meet the needs of those experiencing behavioral health crises
• Provide brief therapeutic interventions as follow-up support to all who have engaged with our Behavioral Health team.
• Complete screenings, assessments, and other necessary clinical documentation.
• Maintain compliance with COA and other regulatory agency requirements.
• Ensure that all documentation is completed in a timely and accurately.
• Assist individuals in becoming involved in their own mental health and / or substance abuse recovery process so they might develop personalized action plans for their own mental, emotional, physical, and social health.
• Work across departments to collaborate on suicide prevention practices
• Conduct outreach and community engagement to educate community members about recovery and services offered at Hoyleton.
• Completes other duties as assigned.