Recovery specialist

The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth 1100 Adams Ave | Audubon, PA 19403
(610) 277‐3715 | [email protected]
JOB DESCRIPTION: Certified Recovery Specialist
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Position Summary:
Certified Recovery Specialist
Exempt

Chief Clinical Officer
Founded in 1970 by a behavioral health hospital and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 1983,
TLC is an entrepreneurial social enterprise committed to transforming lives and communities—one
moment, one choice, one connection at a time. Headquartered in Pennsylvania, TLC operates across
multiple states, providing K‐12 alternative education, comprehensive mental and behavioral health
services, coaching, counseling, and trauma‐informed training. Additionally, TLC collaborates with
school districts, universities, hospitals, police departments, and nonprofit organizations,
offering consultation services to secure federal and state grant funding

The Certified Recovery Specialist will work collaboratively with the Montgomery County Overdose
Response Team (MCORT), which includes Access Services and the Montgomery County Department of
Public Safety (MCDPS), to assist individuals identified as having or at risk for opioid use
disorder (OUD) in entering treatment and successfully navigating recovery after treatment.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide support to MCORT’s crisis response team as requested.
• Respond to referrals from MCORT partners within 72 hours in non‐crisis situations.
• Establish rapport with individuals identified as having or at‐risk for OUD by MCORT

partners.

• Provide peer support, education, and information on treatment options, harm reduction

strategies, and community recovery resources.

• Work to motivate and encourage individuals to seek treatment who previously declined MCORT’s

efforts to connect them with treatment.

• Assist individuals in removing barriers to treatment.
• Provide a warm handoff to assist individuals in accessing treatment services, including

medication‐assisted treatment, detoxification, inpatient and outpatient services, and recovery
housing, as appropriate.

• Serve as a liaison between MCORT partners, first responders, and recovery

support services.

• Provide continued peer support as individuals transition from acute care to longer‐term

treatment and recovery services.

• Conduct follow‐up contacts to support treatment engagement, retention, and relapse

prevention.

• Receive referrals from MCORT partners for individuals currently enrolled in treatment to support

their recovery.

• Assist individuals who have successfully completed treatment in navigating their recovery,

including finding outpatient treatment and support group options.

• Connect individuals who have completed recovery to supportive services.
• Maintain case notes and accurate documentation of services provided.
• Participate in case reviews and care coordination meetings with MCORT partners.
• Work evenings and weekends, as needed.

Skills & Knowledge

• Excellent communication and relationship‐building skills
• Ability to work effectively on a multi‐disciplinary team
• Ability to communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to relate well with diverse socio‐economic groups
• Ability to work in high‐stress, rapidly changing crisis situations
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to establish a relationship of trust and respect with other professionals
• Ability to work independently

Education & Experience

• A minimum of a high school diploma or GED, with preference given to individuals with a

Bachelor’s degree.

• Current Certified Recovery Specialist credential through the Pennsylvania Certification Board,

must maintain current and active certification throughout employment.

• Trained as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP).
• Lived experience with opioid use disorder strongly preferred.
• Experience working with individuals in crisis strongly preferred.

Work Hours:

This is a full‐time position.

Work Environment:

EEO
Statement:
Montgomery County. Use of reliable transportation is required.
TLC is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and does not discriminate on any
legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to, race, age, color, religion, sex, marital
status, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or
any other basis recognized by federal, state or local law.