About

• 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.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• 1. Education and training: GED or High School Diploma and successful completion
• of Pennsylvania Certification Board training for Certified Recovery Specialist.
• 2. Experience at least 12 months of volunteer service or related employment.
• 3. No substitutions for education or training.

• Hours: 5 shifts per week with rotating weekends.

• Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• 1. Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• 2. Must be able to express relevant personnel recovery experience in a clear and
• effective manner.
• 3. Must be able to travel to programs, service and appointments independently.
• 4. Must conduct self in a manner that is conducive to growth, learning, and
• independence
• 5. Must maintain confidentiality at all times.
• 6. Must be knowledgeable of the services and regulations pertaining to recovery
• from co-occurring disorders and confidentiality
• 7. Must be able to function as a team member.
• 8. 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

• 1. Provide hope and encouragement needed for the client in reaching his/her
• goal(s) for recovery;
• 2. 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.
• 3. Assist the person in recovery in articulating of their personal recovery
• goals.
• 4. Assist the recovering person in the development of their aftercare (wellness
• recovery) plan;
• 5. Provide resources for the recovering person about community and natural
• supports and how to utilize these in the recovery process;
• 6. Promote empowerment skills through self-advocacy and stigma-busting tools;
• 7. Advocate for effective recovery based services;
• 8. 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.
• 9. Become a referral source and act as a liaison with established 12 step and
• other identified community support groups;
• 10. Model effective coping techniques and self-help strategies;
• 11. Support the vocational choices of the recovering person and assist him/her
• in coping with job-related anxiety, support groups;
• 12. Teach and utilize problem solving techniques and coping skills;
• 13. Assist the recovering person in building and reinforcing newly learned
• social skills in the community that will enhance his/her job acquisition and
• tenure.
• 14. Accompany recovering person to appointments, meetings, and other events in
• the community including leisure activities while maintaining ethical boundaries
• and communication with supervisor;
• 15. Document in MyAvatar progress, his/her objectives, goals, and development of
• treatment plan.
• 16. 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.