Recovery Coordinator

Overview

Working at TASC: At TASC (Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities), our mission is to build a healthier, safer, more just society. Since 1976, we have been guided by the belief that every individual holds the potential for positive change. We advocate, support, and empower people to break barriers, find recovery, and reshape their destinies. Through the use of SPECIALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT™, we create a world where recovery, justice, and empathy lead to thriving communities. Our foundation is anchored at the intersection of behavioral health and the criminal legal system. Today, TASC also operates at the forefront of transformative solutions. We are a social impact organization that embodies a future where health, safety, and justice are synonymous with hope. We are TASC!

In our Youth and Family Services, we help parents and young people who are striving to become healthy and restore their relationships. We work in partnership with human services, child welfare systems, juvenile courts, and community-based providers so that together, we can help individuals and families obtain the services and skills they need to live in positive, healthy ways.

We’re Hiring: Recovery Coordinator
Salary Range: $44,676 – $47,650 (based on experience and education)

Summary: This position will reduce gaps in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for clients in the Intact Family Recovery (IFR) Program and provide SUD screening, assessment and referral for intervention or recovery support services to clients and their families. The Recovery Coordinator is responsible for coordinating services between clients, agencies, and community resources, and helping clients in the Intact Family Recovery program achieve the goals established in SUD treatment plan.

Responsibilities

• Develop working relationship with SUD providers, Intact Family team and DCFS in order to facilitate joint decision making
• Collaborate with the Intact Family Team and support client’s engagement in substance use treatment and community.
• Facilitate individual and/or group orientation or education session (as required) and provide specialized case management services including transportation to clients and their families with mental health and other needs.
• Provide referrals for identified needs of the client and crisis intervention when needed
• Provide ongoing support for clients through their treatment and aftercare plan while engaged in Intact Family Services.
• Document the results of client-related activities including accurate reporting of services.
• Attend clinical and multi-disciplinary staffing and court hearing, probation, parole with clients, agency and community providers.
• Work in collaboration with the Advocates for Human Potential Inc. (AHP) evaluation team to inform clients about the evaluation.
• Complete and maintain all required documentation/forms/reports pertaining to clients required by providers and evaluation.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Four to seven years of related experience and/or training preferred
• Equivalent combinations of training and experience may be considered
• Knowledge of clerical procedures, word processing, file management, and database systems
• Strong communication, organization, and customer service skills
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off, Sick Time, and Floating Holidays
• TASC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. We welcome applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other protected category under federal or state law.