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Recovery Support Specialist - Living Room (3rd Shift)

Kenneth Young Center
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Case Management Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) Nonprofit Full time
Recovery Support Specialist - Living Room (3rd Shift)
 
Kenneth Young Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to providing comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to individuals of all walks of life. Located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, we offer a wide range of services including outpatient therapeutic care, recovery-oriented support, community prevention, LGBTQ+ outreach, older adult services, and crisis intervention. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities. Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger, healthier communities.   
Ken­neth Young Cen­ter offers a robust ben­e­fit pack­age that is high­ly com­pet­i­tive to the mar­ket and offers all full-time employ­ees the following: 
  • 403(b) plan with orga­ni­za­tion­al matching   
  • Medical Insurance (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illi­nois - BCBS) 
  • Den­tal (BCBS), and Vision Insur­ance (BCBS) with low employee premiums  
  • Long Term and Short Term Dis­abil­i­ty (BCBS), no cost to employee     
  • Flex­i­ble Spend­ing Account (with annu­al rollover)  
  • Basic life insur­ance (50k) paid for by the organization and option for addi­tion­al vol­un­tary cov­er­age for self, spouse, or depen­dents (BCBS)   
  • Incentive program with potential for quarterly bonuses  
  • Opportunity for annual bonus and salary increase (discretionary based on annual KYC financial audit)  
  • Eligibility to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)  
To fur­ther pro­mote an active and healthy work/ life bal­ance, KYC also offers a gen­er­ous amount of paid time off and staff holidays.  
  • 4 weeks of Paid Time Off (With increas­es based on seniority) 
  • 8 Paid Orga­ni­za­­­tion-Wide Hol­i­days
  • 3 Per­son­al Float­ing Hol­i­days annually

Job Scope: Actively contribute as a peer recovery support specialist (RSS) while working with other staff members to provide a safe place to go during crisis. This role will guide the exploration of recovery crisis planning and development of a personal safety plan or even a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP). Living Rooms embrace the Recovery Model and offer people experiencing mental health crises a calm and safe environment. The community outpatient centers are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and people receive care immediately. The Living Room will eventually operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well. 
 
Program Operations
  • Engage and orient the client to the Living Room.
  • Engage with local First Responders to assist in providing a warm hand off of clients.
  • Assist peer support supervisor to plan and implement activities.
  • Responsible for facility set-up and maintenance.
  • Responsible for travel assistance and transportation.
  • Provide supportive peer counseling utilizing personal lived experience to establish a warm and empathic connection with clients and as needed, their families/significant others.
  • Promote opportunities for clients to develop a personal safety plan.
  • Assist in the development of personal Wellness Recovery Action Plans.
  • Regularly consult with other Adult Outpatient Behavioral Health Team members to address specific client issues and coordinate care strategies.
  • Support safety of clients and assist with important service linkages to resources desired by clients.
Administrative and Performance Requirements
  • Assist in training center staff.
  • Assist in development and maintenance of local community resources and groups (NAMI, AA etc.), recovery literature, on-line materials/websites to support clients.  
  • Participate in supervision as directed.
  • Participate in team and other agency meetings and trainings as directed by supervisor.
  • Interpret and communicate, at the service delivery level, Living Room policies and procedures.
Education & Experience 
  • Bachelors degree preferred from an accredited college or university in social work, psychology or a related discipline and/or
  • A Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) or Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) certification or ability to complete course work and able to obtain certification within 12 months of hire.
  • Preferred 1-2 of years experience working with individuals recovering from serious and persistent mental illness providing case management and community support and/or
  • Preferred 1-2 years experience working in non-traditional community settings i.e.: Drop in, senior center, special recreation program
  • Basic computer proficiency, knowledge of Word and Internet skills
  • Applicant must have a valid IL Driver’s License, valid auto insurance, and access to a well maintained/insured vehicle
Schedule
  • Full-time, Hourly, Non-exempt, 37.5 hours per week
  • Hiring for primary overnight/third shift.  Must be prepared to work a flexible schedule in response to the needs of the target population served, including daytime, evening and/or weekend hours to assist with 24/7/365 program coverage. (Additional pay differential for second and third shift)
 
Kenneth Young Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer
 
Pay Range: $24.10 - $29.50 per hour
About Kenneth Young Center

We part­ner with com­mu­ni­ties to sup­port peo­ple of all ages to nav­i­gate life’s chal­lenges through per­son­al­ized pre­ven­tion, inter­ven­tion, treat­ment, and recovery.

Ken­neth Young Cen­ter is a 501(c)(3) not-for-prof­it fos­ter­ing health­i­er com­mu­ni­ties through: 

  • Coun­sel­ing for adults, chil­dren, families
  • Assess­ment, sta­bi­liza­tion, link­age for adults/​children in psy­chi­atric crisis
  • Treat­ment, sup­port, and recov­ery ser­vices for those with seri­ous men­tal illness
  • Ser­vice coor­di­na­tion and in-home ser­vices for old­er adults
  • Sub­stance use pre­ven­tion and recovery
  • Alco­hol, drug, and preg­nan­cy pre­ven­tion pro­grams for youth
  • LGBTQ+ Cen­ter for youth and young adults
  • Vol­un­teer opportunities

We are accred­it­ed by the Joint Com­mis­sion, a nation­al­ly respect­ed body with strin­gent stan­dards of excel­lence in healthcare.

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