Recovery Specialist
Company: Advanced Behavioral Health
Location: Bridgeport
Posted on: November 2, 2025
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Job Description:
POSITION SUMMARY: The Recovery Specialist provides and
coordinates a full array of outreach-based services for clients in
the DMHAS/ABH Behavioral Health Recovery Program. The primary goals
of the program are to: 1) Improve clinical linkages from one level
of care to another, 2) Provide holistic services to maximize the
likelihood of client success, 3) Decrease the ineffective use of
acute treatment services, 4) Ensure successful client treatment
outcomes and 5) Ensure the client receives quality treatment
services in an appropriate treatment setting. This position will
represent ABH® and its services in a positive and professional
manner and adhere to ABH®’s best practices, guidelines, policies
and procedures as established, promoting ABH® as a leader in
behavioral healthcare in all interactions and work. DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide full array of Recovery Specialist
services, including services that assist clients in obtaining basic
supports needed to improve their likelihood of success in recovery.
Including, but not limited to, the following: - Outreach and
engagement attempts with clients in various community settings,
including clients’ home, shelters, soup kitchens. Outreach efforts
may include attempts to contact clients via visits and /or letters
to last known address, phone calls, visits to shelters, soup
kitchens, collaboration with DSS, other recovery managers, and
visits to treatment agencies; - Service planning for non-clinical
needs (e.g., housing, transportation); - Assistance with arranging
transportation to treatment and other community supports
appointments; - Transportation to essential appointments when no
other arrangement is timely or/and practical and such transport can
be safely achieved; - Assistance and advocacy in accessing extant
community support services; - Assistance in accessing urgent and
standard Recovery Supports Program supports; - Face to face
supportive counseling; - Referrals and contacts with culturally
relevant organizations and individuals such as the following, as
needed, to establish and maintain adequate community supports: o
Vocational Providers; o Housing agencies, landlords; o Health care
providers; o Probation/Parole officers; o Crisis intervention
services, hospital emergency departments; o Other appropriate
support and treatment services; o Family members and other natural
supports; o Interpreter services; o Faith Communities (e.g.
churches, masjids, etc.); - Provide fully array of Recovery
Specialist services, including services that guide the course of
client treatment through various levels of care. Including, but not
limited to the following: o Assessment and referral to the
appropriate level of care; o Intake appointment scheduling; o
Review of treatment history; o Arrange and attend case coordination
meetings with clients and treatment providers to assure that
appropriate issues are being addressed in treatment; o Global
treatment planning and notification of the ASO regarding specific
treatment recommendations and the expected path of treatment
through various levels of care; o Case coordination meetings for
clients involved with multiple treatment providers and community
supports; o Outreach and/or phone contact to acute service
providers to participate in treatment and discharge planning with
the client and provider; o Tracking participation in treatment
through the ASO and with service providers; - Carry a cell phone
during work hours (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.) and respond to any messages
within 30 minutes of the message; - Carry a company issued laptop
and jet pack and conduct face to face sessions using the EHR where
possible. - Provide transportation to clients, using personal
vehicles; - Work out of a regional office and attend regular
regional and statewide meetings of all Recovery Specialists; -
Abide by all State and Federal Confidentiality Regulations; -
Comply and work towards goals established by DMHAS and ABH®; -
Maintain internal communications - notifying supervisors with all
relevant client or program based information; - Document all case
management activities within required time frame and in required
format - including documentation of all client related activities
into electronic database; - Submit data and reports as defined and
within required time limits; - Attend all required staff,
supervision and training meetings; - Maintain hard copy of clients’
records (i.e. ROI) with appropriate documentation and signatures; -
Function as a team member of a regional and statewide team,
including providing as needed coverage for other members of the
team; - Maintains confidentiality of all client protected health
information and adheres to all HIPAA related policies and
procedures; - Demonstrates ethical behavior and cultural
sensitivity in all activities involving individuals of diverse
backgrounds; - Performs other tasks/responsibilities as required to
support the business operations. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
REQUIREMENTS: - Bachelor’s or Associates degree in Human Services
or related field, with experience in behavioral health disorders;
OR - Two years of experience providing services to clients with
behavioral health disorders; - Compliance with current State of
Connecticut and federal health and vaccine requirements;
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES: - Knowledge of substance abuse and
mental health service; - Knowledge of community resources in the
local region; - Knowledge of Cultural Diversity, Engagement and
Ethics; - Must have valid Connecticut driver’s license, reliable
transportation and carry a minimum insurance coverage of
$100,000/$300,000/$100,000; - Must be willing to transport clients
in personal vehicles; - Strong attention to detail; ability to work
on multiple tasks and meet deadlines; - Excellent PC skills with
demonstrated experience using Microsoft Office Package (MS Word,
Excel, Power Point, Access, Outlook); internet; - Strong written
and verbal skills required. PI272399080
PIb601a42a8a0c-37156-37703259
Keywords: Advanced Behavioral Health, Bridgeport , Recovery Specialist, Healthcare , Bridgeport, Connecticut
