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https://bhchpjobs.applytojob.com/apply/tE3yvW43Sz/PartTime-Recovery-Coach-RISE-Team Job Summary: Boston Health Care for the Homeless (BHCHP) is seeking a Recovery Coach to work with its Reentry Initiatives for Support and Empowerment (RISE) team. The RISE team provides recovery support and overdose prevention services to individuals without stable housing that are incarcerated in Suffolk County. This includes access to Medication for Opiate Use Disorder (MOUD), case management, therapy, psychiatry, and recovery coaching At BHCHP, we believe in a world without stigma. We advocate for the expansion of access to all types of addiction treatment, and we also recognize a parallel need to reduce the harms associated with drug use for people who do not seek treatment, who cannot currently access treatment, or who have recently relapsed. We do not require our recoverees to stop using before we start helping them, and we know that recovery is a life-long process. We let our patients, clients, and peers define what recovery means to them. Lived experience of substance use disorders, homelessness, and/or the criminal justice system would be a strong asset for this role and those with these experiences are encouraged to apply. Additionally, we are looking for someone who embraces the mission of BHCHP, and who is committed to offering hope to homeless, incarcerated and unstably housed individuals as they work towards achieving sustained recovery. Hours: Part-time, 20 hours per week; Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30am-5pm or 9am-5pm AND Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays 10am-2pm (4-hour work day is flexible) Responsibilities: With recoveree and team members, conducts initial needs assessment, reviews the recoveree?s substance use disorder (SUD) history, develops a wellness plan, and identifies the recoveree?s goals and expectations; works collaboratively with the recoveree and the care coordinators to develop a recovery-supportive care plan that includes services for treatment of SUDs, including evidence-based practices; engages with recoverees diagnosed with OUD, collaboratively identifying and addressing barriers to successful recovery while serving as role model, ally, and advocate. Provides overdose prevention education, post-overdose support, and resources as needed; provides timely and responsive support to recoverees in immediate risk of relapse or other unsafe behaviors during working hours and creates relapse prevention plans to support recoveree during non-business hours. Supports the recoveree in their process among the multiple systems which impact the recovery--including their recovery community, the addiction treatment system, the medical treatment system, and the recoveree?s own cultural/social context, community, family, to facilitate positive connections across systems of care. Negotiates and creates opportunities for access to treatment and social services for recoverees; advocates on behalf of recoverees to help decrease barriers to care; offers education to recoverees about addiction and utilizes motivational enhancement techniques to explore ambiguity and encourage progress in stages of change. Escorts recoverees on day of release to facilitate their connection to care; facilitates and/or co-facilitates weekly recovery support group(s). Assists care coordinators and project director with data collection for program evaluation as needed. Work collaboratively with BHCHP harm reduction services, Community Care in Reach mobile clinic, and OBAT teams to support people seeking recovery support and to refer people to SUD treatment modalities as needed; Work collaboratively with external recovery-oriented services to facilitate referrals on behalf of clients to provide assistance with detox, medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), additional treatment/support referrals. Clearly and effectively facilitates communication between the recoveree, providers, care coordinator, proj ct director, and any external pr