Recovery Specialist

About Casa Esperanza

Casa Esperanza, Inc. is a bilingual/bicultural behavioral health treatment provider serving Boston and the Merrimack Valley. Our mission is to empower individuals and families to recover from addiction, trauma, mental illness, and other chronic medical conditions; overcome homelessness and discrimination; and achieve health and wellness through comprehensive, integrated care.

About the role

Oversees the day-to-day activities at the program and ensures the safety and security of residents at all times. Staffs the front desk, answers the phones, manages the daily client schedule, ensures that all client activities are completed, and manages the safety and security requirements for the house. Responsible for completing regular rounds, facilitating groups, and other administrative duties as assigned. Provides crisis intervention and medication monitoring. Must have computer/data entry skills. Must be English/Spanish bilingual. All shifts (day, evening, overnight, and weekends) are awake shifts.

What you'll do

• Must be familiar with the structure and activities that occur during each shift
• Implements all safety and security requirements for the house, including fire drills, evacuation procedures, and alarm and camera monitoring.
• Reports all safety and security concerns to appropriate authorities and staff.
• • 911 / Best Team Emergency Services
  • Program Director
  • Senior Clinical Staff on Site
• Responsible for crisis intervention, counseling, and groups as needed
• Must participate in all mandatory safety and security trainings
• Must participate in regularly scheduled Program and All Agency meetings
• Coordinates all scheduled client activities and refers clients to appropriate staff for support.
• Monitors the front door and answers the front desk phone
• Ensures that all windows and doors are secure and alarms are set.
• Ensures that all items that are potentially dangerous are secured in a locked location, i.e. knives, curling irons, irons, razors, etc.
• Monitors all use of client medications, including over-the-counter medications
• Makes client medications available at prescribed intervals
• Observes and records that all medication has been taken in the medication log
• Secures all client personal property in the designated secure location and completes property log
• Conducts walkthroughs every two hours and complete H.M. checklist and logs as required Ensure all clients, visitors and staff sign in and out

Qualifications & Experience:
Knowledge and Skills necessary for the position:

• Strong verbal/written skills 

• Ability to work independently 

• Ability to work as member of a treatment team 

• English/Spanish Bilingualrequired 

• Bicultural preferred 

• Strong communicationskills 

• Ability to communicate with clients, vendors, and external providers in a professional manner 

• Ability to handle multiple tasks 

• Ability to understand and manage moral/ethical boundaries with clients/staff 

• Strong interpersonal skills 

• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position (see attached) 

• Ability to meet the training requirements of the position (see attached) 

Experience preferred for the position:

• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience as aRecovery Specialist in a residential program 

• Experience working at a front desk area preferred 

• Minimum of two (2) years in recovery if applicable 

Education/Trainingrequired:

• High School Diploma or GED 

• Knowledge of addiction recovery process, or willingness toacquirewithin first six months of employment 

• Counseling and Substance Abuse training 

• CPR Certification 

• SERV SafeCertification or ability to obtain uponhire 

• Valid Driver’s License 

Schedule: Sat & Sun

• 1st Shift - 7am to 3pm

What we offer:

Casa Esperanza Benefits Package:

• Compensation:  $18.50-24.50 base rate per hour (per applicable shift differentials)
• Sick Pay 
• Employee Ticket at Work (Discounts for Entertainment, travel, movies; etc.)
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Increased Salary for Credentials
• and more....

Physical & Mental Requirements

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

At Casa Esperanza, Inc., the health and safety of our people is our number one priority. That’s why all offers of employment are contingent on the candidate showing proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (currently one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and boosted, when eligible) to pass the pre-employment requirements. Individuals with medical issues or religious beliefs that prevent them from getting the vaccine may request an exemption from the vaccine requirement.