We need hope-bringers and changemakers - because the work we all do
matters. Join a team that shows up for each other as much as we show up for our
clients. At Gaudenzia, your purpose fuels progress - for yourself and others.
Gaudenzia's Mission: Gaudenzia's Mission is to promote long-term recovery by
providing comprehensive treatment and support to people with substance use
disorder, co-occurring mental health disorders, and related conditions,
regardless of individual circumstances.
Rotating Weekends.
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements:
- Education and training: GED or High School Diploma and successful completion
of Pennsylvania Certification Board training for Certified Recovery Specialist.
- Experience at least 12 months of volunteer service or related employment.
- No substitutions for education or training.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
- Must be able to express relevant personnel recovery experience in a clear and
effective manner.
- Must be able to travel to programs, service and appointments independently.
- Must conduct self in a manner that is conducive to growth, learning, and
independence
- Must maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Must be knowledgeable of the services and regulations pertaining to recovery
from co-occurring disorders and confidentiality
- Must be able to function as a team member.
- Must possess the ability to develop positive, ethical therapeutic
relationships with individual, promoting their personal growth while maintaining
their dignity.
Your responsibilities in this role may include:
- Provide hope and encouragement needed for the client in reaching his/her
goal(s) for recovery;
- Reinforce the process the recovering person has learned for identifying
weaknesses such as negative self-talk, while also assisting the recovering
person with identifying his or her own strengths, needs, abilities, and
preferences.
- Assist the person in recovery in articulating of their personal recovery
goals.
- Assist the recovering person in the development of their aftercare (wellness
recovery) plan;
- Provide resources for the recovering person about community and natural
supports and how to utilize these in the recovery process;
- Promote empowerment skills through self-advocacy and stigma-busting tools;
- Advocate for effective recovery based services;
- Attend mandatory treatment team meetings to discuss the client's recovery
process while in treatment including stabilization, behavior modification, MAT
options, discharge and aftercare planning.
- Become a referral source and act as a liaison with established 12 step and
other identified community support groups;
- Model effective coping techniques and self-help strategies;
- Support the vocational choices of the recovering person and assist him/her
in coping with job-related anxiety, support groups;
- Teach and utilize problem solving techniques and coping skills;
- Assist the recovering person in building and reinforcing newly learned
social skills in the community that will enhance his/her job acquisition and
tenure.
- Accompany recovering person to appointments, meetings, and other events in
the community including leisure activities while maintaining ethical boundaries
and communication with supervisor;
- Document in MyAvatar progress, his/her objectives, goals, and development of
treatment plan.
- Document plans and interventions collaboratively with recovering person.
What We Offer: Competitive Pay - Excellent Benefits - On The Job Training -
Upward mobility - Educational assistance to help you grow with us in this life
saving field!
For additional details regarding our benefits, please
visit: https://www.gaudenzia.org/careers/ [https://www.gaudenzia.org/careers/]
Our Operating Principles: We, as members of the Gaudenzia Team, are committed to
these principles. They guide the way we perform Gaudenzia business, every day.
- We hold client care as our top priority.
- We assume good intentions.
- We are present, we connect, & we communicate with transparency, dignity, and
respect.
- We make data-driven decisions with courage, challenge the status quo, find
innovative ways to grow Gaudenzia & each other.
- We support each other publicly & privately in all circumstances.
- We provide & accept constructive, honest, respectful, and timely feedback
with an open mind & without personalization.
- We operate with integrity, focus on outcomes, & have a bias for action.
- We follow through on agreements & honor commitments prioritized with a sense
of urgency - someone's life may depend on it.
Gaudenzia is proud to be an employer of choice - and a treatment provider of
choice - in the substance use and co-occurring disorders treatment field. We
work hard to foster an inclusive, supportive environment where our employees and
clients always feel safe and welcome.
Come work with us!
Gaudenzia is an equal opportunity employer. We do not practice or permit
discrimination based on race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual
orientation, age, national origin, religion, creed, disability, or veteran's
status.
