Description

The Recovery Coach provides recovery-oriented, peer-informed support services to Adult Drug Court participants across all phases of the program. This position supports participant engagement in treatment, sobriety maintenance, and recovery capital development through mentoring, transportation, sober social activities, and connection to community resources.

The Recovery Coach works collaboratively with the Case Manager, and Program Coordinator to support the Drug Court model, promote participant accountability, and encourage long-term recovery. This role is non-clinical and does not replace  case management or treatment services.

Requirements

Recovery Support & Participant Engagement

• Provide weekly recovery support services to Drug Court participants, including emotional, social, and motivational support.
• Encourage participants to maintain sobriety, engage in treatment services, and participate in recovery-oriented activities.
• Serve as a positive role model by demonstrating recovery-focused behavior, accountability, and personal responsibility.
• Support participants in identifying strengths, goals, and recovery supports.

Sober Social & Peer Activities

• Assist in planning, coordinating, and facilitating sober social activities and recovery support events.
• Encourage participant involvement in group activities, peer networks, and sober community engagement.
• Support monthly sober social support activities designed to build recovery capital.

Transportation & Community Outreach

• Provide transportation support to Drug Court participants as needed, including participants in North County.
• Accompany participants to recovery-related appointments, meetings, or activities when appropriate.
• Maintain professional boundaries and adhere to transportation and safety policies.

Collaboration & Team Participation

• Work collaboratively with the Case Manager, Program Coordinator, and Drug Court team.
• Participate in scheduled meetings, trainings, and supervision.
• Communicate participant progress, concerns, or barriers to appropriate team members.

Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain accurate service logs and documentation of participant interactions.
• Track participation numbers and recovery support activities for reporting purposes.
• Support data collection efforts aligned with GPRA and SAMHSA requirements, as directed.

Additional Responsibilities

General Duties

·        Maintain confidentiality and ethical standards at all times.

·        Follow Alliance for Community Transformations policies and procedures.

·        Perform other duties within job classification as assigned Perform other duties as assigned within scope of job classification.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must be a current or former participant of the Mariposa Adult Drug Court or have lived experience in recovery.
• Demonstrated commitment to recovery and peer support principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience providing peer support, recovery coaching, or mentoring.
• Familiarity with Drug Court programs, behavioral health services, or recovery-oriented systems of care.
• Bilingual skills are a plus.

Knowledge of

• Trauma-informed care principles.
• Recovery-oriented approaches and peer support models.
• Community resources and sober support networks.
• Boundaries, confidentiality, and ethical peer practices.

Ability to

• Communicate effectively orally, electronically, and in writing.
• Build trusting relationships with participants and team members.
• Work independently with limited supervision.
• Exercise sound judgment and maintain professional boundaries.
• Manage time, schedules, and multiple responsibilities.

Work Standards & General Expectations

• Be accurate, reliable, punctual, well organized, careful and thorough;
• Communicate effectively orally, electronically and written;
• Work effectively under conditions with limited supervision, high stress and rapidly changing situations and circumstances
• Effectively work with individuals from various socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds;
• Help clients resolve interpersonal conflict in a nonviolent and healthy way;
• Prioritize work and exercise good judgment, schedule and manage workload;
• Demonstrate comfort and expertise in operating computers and other technology;
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, co-workers and the general public;
• Analyzing facts and exercising sound judgment in arriving at conclusions;
• Prepare concise reports;
• Facility to see read and distinguish printed and handwritten documents
• Facility to hear and understand speech at normal room levels, and to hear and understand speech on the telephone
• Facility to constantly use hands and arms to input data into computer and use adding machine
• Ability to move boxes of files from one location to another; physical agility to lift and carry up to 20 pounds, and to bend, stoop, walk and reach overhead
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time
• Must be able to concentrate for long periods of time
• Mental acuity to perform the essential functions of this position in an accurate, neat, timely fashion: to make good judgments and decisions; and to evaluate the results of decisions and judgments

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must pass fingerprinting and background check (agency expense)
• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and auto insurance
• Consistent attendance and ability to work varying schedules
• Compliance with agency policies, values, and ADA accommodations
• COVID-19 vaccination recommended per agency policy