Wellness & Recovery Representative

Wellness & Recovery Representative

Location: Remote Connecticut

The Wellness & Recovery Representative r esponsible for peer support, care coordination and/or care management activities focused on the Wellness and Recovery of members.

How you will make an impact:

• Identifies opportunities for engagement of members and their families in forming a supportive, recovery network.

• Works collaboratively with formal systems, service providers and informal networks in pursuit of person-centric holistic approaches to care.

• Serves as a member advocate by sharing common experiences, engaging, educating and encouraging members to connect with support services, resources and advocacy assistance.

• Provides individualized member support in accordance with the care coordination plan.

• Provides members with opportunities to improve help-seeking behavior and foster trusting and supportive relationships.

• Acts as a resource for staff to support their decision making and problem solving.

• Initiates and maintains contact with assigned individuals and providers to determine member's response to services.

• Initiates and maintains contact with assigned individuals and providers to determine member's response to services.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires H.S. diploma or equivalent and minimum of 2 years of lived experience recovery and/or resiliency; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experience:

• Peer Specialist Certification strongly preferred.

• Experience working with juveniles and young adults highly preferred.

• Working knowledge of care-coordination and case management concepts strongly preferred.

• BA/BS strongly preferred.