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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Friday, Saturday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Scheduled Hours:

3pm-11:30pm

Shift:

2 - Evening Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

71000 - 0126 TSS

Union:

SEIU Local 509 Community Health Link

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team, managers and colleagues to ensure client progress.
• Assist the process of search of client belongings, bedrooms or unit, ensuring the process is completed without compromising the dignity of the client.
• Ensure client completion of daily life skills including personal hygiene.
• Provide crisis intervention when necessary.
• Supervise clients during meal, group and recreation time. Utilize face checks policy.
• Orient all new clients to the facility and treatment expectations utilizing all documents prepared for client orientation.
• Assist clients in the admission process as needed.

Qualifications:

• C02: Recovery Specialist I: HSD/GED/HiSet required; college coursework, associate degree or bachelor's degree preferred
• C04: Recovery Specialist II: Bachelor's degree required; degree or coursework in psychology, social work, or humans services preferred
• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Associates Degree in Substance Use Disorder Treatment or other human services concentrations preferred. 
• Certification in addictions counseling or minimum of 1 (one) year of experience in field preferred.
• Knowledge of Massachusetts continuum of care for substance abuse. 
• Understanding of addiction and recovery.
• Bilingual candidates preferred. 
• Current valid US-issued driver's license and ability to provide registered, inspected, and insured automobile for work related purposes including transporting clients in your own vehicle or a company vehicle.
• All candidates will be subject to a CORI review as outlined in the regulations set by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. For more information, click here.  

Community Healthlink is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, age, ancestry, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual preference, political affiliation or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.
If applicable, Community Healthlink shall also abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified protected veterans and qualified individuals on the basis of disability. These regulations require affirmative action