Are you someone in recovery who wants to help others? Community and Family Resources is seeking a full-time Peer Recovery Coach to serve as an advocate for our clients, families and their wellness, recovery, and services. The person in this role will serve clients in both our Boone and Webster City locations, and will travel between the two locations regularly.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists clients and family members in understanding and accessing services.
- Provides peer support and education to clients.
- Attends conferences and team meetings as needed.
- Develops and facilitates support groups and classes as directed.
- Maintains documentation of contacts, activities, and units utilized for billing purposes.
- Assists clients in articulating personal recovery and wellness goals by creating their own Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP).
- Assists consumers in building social skills.
- Assists with client education and/or employment goals and/or supported employment.
Schedule:
- Type: Full-time
- Hours: 40 hours each week. Monday-Friday, with flexibility for evenings and weekends depending on client needs.
Education and Experience Qualifications:
- High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) required.
- Lived experience with substance use and/or gambling disorder issues is required.
- Must be a graduate of Recovery Coach Academy Training approved by Iowa’s managed behavioral health care provider OR have ability to complete training upon hire.
- A valid driver’s license and proof of automobile insurance is required.
B enefits:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- IPERS retirement benefit
- Optional 401K
- Employee Assistance Program
- Generous PTO (20 days accrued in your first year)
- 9 paid holidays
- Paid trainings and CEU opportunities
- Public Student Loan Forgiveness employer
- Tuition reimbursement
- Various discounts including tuition fees at partner schools, travel, cell phone plans, and more!
**Application Process:
** Candidates interested in applying should submit an application and resume. Candidates will be required to complete a background check, drug screen, and TB test prior to starting employment.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Community and Family Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employers and prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed in this job description are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable person(s) with disabilities to perform the essential functions.