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Recovery Support Specialist

State of Connecticut Executive Branch
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THE POSITION

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is now hiring for a Recovery Support Specialist to join our team! 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

  • FACILITY: Southeastern Mental Health Authority (SMHA) 
  • LOCATION: 401 West Thames Street, Unit 301, Norwich, CT
  • SCHEDULE:  Full-Time, 35 Hours per Week, First Shift, 8:00am - 3:30pm, Monday through Friday
  • UNIT: Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team 
  • POSITION NUMBER: 126127 

 

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

 

DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO 

  • Conduct skills training and recovery focused self-help groups with the goal of helping clients promote recovery from a bio-psycho-social aspect; 
  • Assist in engaging clients in their own recovery journeys, engaging in community resources and self-help groups, maintains a safe and therapeutic milieu within the Agency, and assists clients in defining and achieving personal goals and recovery plans; 
  • Serve as a role model to teach recovery principles and shared life- experiences to others to demonstrate hope and opportunities for change and growth to others in recovery; 
  • Assist individuals in recovery in knowing and exercising their rights, provide rehabilitative interventions and education in the community and document client interactions, including progress towards goal achievement and independence;
  • Assist clients to manage successes and challenges in their recovery journeys by providing supportive coaching and guidance in navigating community resources; 
  • Facilitate recovery groups for dually diagnosed individuals addressing many aspects of recovery including healthy relationships, wellness, and self-advocacy/ self-worth. They may also refer clients to self-help groups such as AA or NA and other outside services clients may need; 
  • Accompany clients to medical appointments and other appointments in the community; and 
  • Communicate care with SMHA staff in team meetings on client’s recovery goals and progress. 

 

ABOUT US 

DMHAS is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve. 

SMHA is a community mental health agency operated by the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). Its primary goal is to provide high quality behavioral health services to those in our community with mental health and substance use disorders who are 18 years or older and reside in New London County and its surrounding towns. Services, which include case management, outpatient behavioral health, crisis intervention, respite care, and forensic services, are recovery oriented and offered in a trauma informed and culturally sensitive manner.  We support individuals to identify and achieve their own goals in recovery, fostering independence, dignity, and ability.

The ACT Team is a multidisciplinary clinical team that delivers comprehensive services to clients who are diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness and whose needs have not been met by more traditional service delivery approaches. Individuals served by the ACT team have often experienced frequent psychiatric hospitalization and use of hospital emergency rooms, involvement with the criminal justice system, substance abuse, and lack of engagement with traditional outpatient services. By basing treatment in the community, the team can better assist the client with challenges they face. The team provides community support services interwoven with treatment and rehabilitative services and regularly scheduled team meetings with the goal of individualizing client care.

 

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