Certified Recovery Mentor (male-identifying)

## Description The Certified Recovery Mentor is responsible for providing peer mentoring services to clients ages 18-35, building and supporting community, and supporting the needs of the community center during open hours as needed. ## ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Client Engagement (30%) - - Effectively facilitate multiple clients’ services in private and group engagement settings. - Organize and/or support activities that encourage participation of clients. Provide individualized support to clients during engagement as needed, including emotional or pro-social coaching, managing distress, navigating tools and resources, and more. - Perform outreach to community partners as needed to engage new clients. - Monitor behaviors of visitors to the center or client groups on an outing and react appropriately, including de-escalating heightened situations, responding to threats to safety and security, and taking other actions as needed. - Service Delivery (30%) - - Support clients in developing and increasing their recovery capital, including social relationships, establishing connections with appropriate resources, building family relationships, and more. - Support clients in navigating internal or external services, systems and resources that support their recovery. - Use a variety of communication techniques, including motivational interviewing, to support clients in developing and achieving individual goals. - Help clients develop an individual recovery identity. - Utilize assertive engagement and intervention strategies to promote health and help clients improve their overall wellness. - Manage client caseloads effectively and equitably. - Provide services to clients professionally, ethically, and within 4D Recovery best practices. - Communicate effectively with team members to ensure appropriate services are being provided to all clients. - Report any incidents immediately to leadership to ensure immediate responses. - Community Center Support (20%) - - Welcome and engage community center consumers. - Acquire adequate supplies and equipment needed for program events and activities. - Complete opening and closing duties including locking and unlocking, cleaning, and organizing. - Manage community center meeting and event schedules and payment tracking system. - Regularly staff the community center individually or as a team. - Identify and inform the manager of maintenance or structural damages at the community center. - Monitor behaviors of visitors to the center and react appropriately, including de-escalating heightened situations, responding to threats to safety and security, and taking other actions as needed. - Documentation (20%) - - Responsible for documenting all client service activities within the required time 24 hours. ## OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Attend supervision, team, and agency meetings as directed. - Assist with other recovery support services as directed. - This position may require handling and disposal of needles as part of clean-up duties, necessitating adherence to proper safety protocols to mitigate potential risks and ensure a safe working environment. - Perform other duties as assigned. ## JOB/BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES - Skilled with Conflict Management. You must possess basic essential skills related to de-escalation and conflict resolution. With a community center open to all individuals who want a safe environment, this position requires managing and overseeing all interactions between clients/community members and navigating conflict in a safe and restorative manner. - Service. You must support an organizational culture that reflects the value placed on high quality client services and inter-departmental collaboration. This requires managing and maintaining excellent professionalism and ethical boundaries. ## MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE 1. This position typically requires a High School Diploma/GED. 2. At least two years of continuous abstinence from all forms of drugs…