Recovery Specialist (Thursday-Monday 7am-3pm)

Why CMHA?

As a 2022 Hartford Courant Top Workplace and one of the largest behavioral health care providers in Connecticut, we have 40 years of experience in delivering mental health and addiction services to over 7,300 children, adolescents, and adults annually.

We care about our employees by offering Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance packages that help you strike a harmonious work-life balance. Our time off policy offers 9 paid holidays, 2 CHMA/Personal days for you to have the opportunity to celebrate the important traditions of the year with your loved ones and up to 24 days of PTO that increases with years of service. CMHA offers company paid Life Insurance and Long Term Disability. CMHA also provides student loan repayment plans and employee discounts for shopping, travel and entertainment. We also care about your future with a 403(b) retirement plan with CMHA matching starting after 1 year of service.

Internal mobility is a focus at CMHA with 6 members of our leadership team growing from individual contributors to Senior Leaders.

CMHA is looking to hire a Recovery Specialist for our Young Adult Assertive Community Treatment Team. This position will be located in New Britain.

Position Summary: The Recovery Specialist serves as case manager to support, teach, advocate, and empower clients with mental health, medical and Substance Use needs. This includes developing person-centered recovery goals to live, learn, socialize, work and maintain health and wellness in the community.

• Provides advocacy, support and guidance with contacting external organizations (Social Security, DSS, DCF, DMHAS, etc).
• Works with clients to teach life skills necessary to live independently in the community. This includes assisting with finances and entitlements, supporting the development of activities of daily living, nutrition, housing maintenance and repair, and prompting to encourage task completion.
• Collaborates and integrates with other CMHA teams to ensure all services provided to client are communicated with clients whole treatment team
• Assures timely documentation is maintained in accordance with CMHA policies and procedures, including but not limited to progress notes, treatment plans, authorizations, program orientation, and consent to treat, activity logs, and monthly targeted case management notes.
  
  

Requirements

• B.S. Degree in a mental health related field preferred or equivalent experience
• Must have valid driver’s license
• Beginner to intermediate experience with Microsoft Office products including Word and Outlook.
• Experience in an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system
• Successful experience working in Case Management or related field with a solid understanding of Mental Health conditions, preferably a minimum of one year
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Organizational ability to multi task while ensuring client’s basic needs are met.
• Interpersonal ability to establish trusting relationships with clients and natural supports.
  
  

COMPENSATION RANGE: $20.62 per hour

Community Mental Health Affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer except in the case of a bon fide occupation qualification or as otherwise permitted or required by law, does not discriminate of the basis of race, color, age, disability, sec, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical condition including by not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familiar status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

Any individual needing assistance in making application for any opening should contact the Company’s Human Resources Department.