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Certified Recovery Coach

12/2/2025

The Certified Recovery Coach provides expertise in supporting individuals in recovery by helping them self-direct their recovery journey. They assist clients in achieving their identified goals while addressing barriers to recovery both during incarceration and post-release.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

201-500 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

Arms Acres is a private health care system providing the highest quality comprehensive treatment to those suffering from substance use disorders. Inpatient rehabilitation, detoxification and outpatient services are provided using the latest evidence based practices in a caring and respectful environment. Arms Acres places great emphasize on quick access to treatment, quality care when engaged, and excellent discharge planning. For additional information and location details- check out our website.

About the Role

Description

Arms Acres

Certified Recovery Coach

Full-time, Sunday to Thursday 11am to 7:30pm

Function: The Certified Recovery Coach is responsible for providing expertise in supporting successful change through partnership where the person in recovery, or seeking recovery, self directs his/her recovery while the coach focuses on assisting the individual to achieve their identified goals while incarcerated and post release. The Certified Recovery Coach promotes recovery by attempting and helping to remove barriers and obstacles to recovery. Certified Recovery Coaching is a peer-based recovery support service that is non-clinical and designed to engage others beyond initiation through stabilization and into recovery maintenance.

Requirements

Help to initiate and sustain an individual/family in their recovery from substance use and/or addiction. Promote recovery by removing barriers and obstacles to successful recovery. Meet with identified clients and serve as a personal guide and mentor for these clients through their early recovery. Help the identified clients find resources for treatment, family support and education, local or online support groups; or help a client create a change plan to recover on their own. Help the identified clients find ways to stop using (abstinence), or reduce harm associated with addictive behaviors. Meet the identified clients at their first appointments with aftercare, and initial self-help meetings, as needed. Follow up with aftercare providers to track whether the identified clients made their first appointments.

The employee must have a current, valid NYS Driver’s License. The employee must have be an accurate record keeper with good interpersonal skills and have reliable transportation.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma, general education degree (GED) or degree of higher education in a non-related field of study. Certified Recovery Coach (CCAR) required.

We are an equal opportunity employer according to all current standards.

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Key Skills

Recovery SupportMentoringResource IdentificationGoal SettingInterpersonal SkillsRecord KeepingSubstance Use RecoveryHarm ReductionChange PlanningPeer SupportAftercare CoordinationClient EngagementBarrier RemovalSelf-Directed RecoveryEducation SupportSupport Group Facilitation