Recovery Program Coordinator, CSR

Job Posting Title:

Recovery Program Coordinator, CSR

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Hiring Department:

Healthyhorns - Center for Students in Recovery

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Center for Students in Recovery’s (CSR) Program Coordinator plans, coordinates, and implements high-quality, recovery-supportive programming for students engaged in CSR and the greater campus community. The Program Coordinator is the primary point of contact for the student community and plays a critical role in integrating new students into the community at CSR by encouraging peer support and community-building.  Programming may include, but is not limited to; peer recovery support, workshops related to academic or recovery topics, leadership opportunities, service opportunities, and sober social activities. The Program Coordinator works with the CSR Director to build relationships with the campus and Austin community.

CSR is a large, high-visibility collegiate recovery program that provides a supportive community for students in or seeking recovery from addiction. CSR is not a treatment program and does not provide clinical services, but is instead oriented around peer recovery support, sober social activities, and campus and community outreach and education.

Responsibilities

• Primary CSR contact for the CSR student community and for CSR student involvement groups.

• Plans, coordinates, and implements CSR meetings and programming for various audiences which could include students, faculty, staff and off-campus partners.

• Collaborates with the Communications and Events coordinator for events and CSR-related promotions.

• Contributes to and regularly facilitates community-building strategies among students in the CSR community. Assist the student community in developing an inclusive recovery culture with an emphasis in building recovery capital.

• Maintains appropriate boundaries while providing support to students and the CSR student community.

• Provides one on one meetings and information to students

• Collaborates with campus stakeholders to continuously build the CSR student community.

• Collaborate with colleagues to maintain a list of informed referrals for UT students in or seeking recovery and abides by all regulations and guidance governing the appropriate use of those referrals.

• Present in front of classrooms and student organizations about CSR, collegiate recovery, and addiction recovery more generally.

• Participate as an active member of campus committees as assigned

• Participate as an active member of the collaborative student health and well-being departments on campus.

• Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, social work, public health, psychology, or other degree that provides a foundation of knowledge about addiction and recovery.

• Experience with addiction recovery, particularly knowledge of the multiple pathways to recovery and peer recovery support services.

• Experience working with college students or young adults.

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to be flexible while remaining highly organized.

• Ability to plan in advance and implement those plans with fidelity.

• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least two years of collegiate recovery experience.

• At least one year of experience working in a higher education setting.

• At least two years of experience with addiction recovery.

• Experience providing programming to young adult and/or populations with substance use disorder.

• Experience working within large institutions.

• Experience working with diverse populations.

• Demonstrated ability to work within a large institution.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with other campus units.

Salary Range

$54,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Typical office conditions.

• Option for flexible work including occasional remote work and flexible hours.

• Occasional outdoor