The Recovery Support Coordination program uses a strengths-based approach to help clients develop a recovery plan of care. The Recovery Support Coordinator (RSC) assists clients to establish their own path to recovery, address barriers, and meet their individualized goals. They provide support and coordinate services to address a client’s unique needs related to mental health and substance use. The RSC develops collaborative relationships with community service providers to support the client and meets with the client at the client’s location of choice (including the client’s home, the RSC office, and other community locations). This position will require frequent travel and driving throughout Milwaukee County—including transporting clients.

The Peer Support Specialist has personal shared experience with substance abuse and recovery to provide services to clients struggling with substance use disorder issues who are in outpatient treatment and targeted case management programs in Washington County. The Peer Support Specialist meets one-on-one with clients in a variety of community settings to develop and support recovery goals.

Through engagement and developing rapport, the Peer Support Specialist provides emotional support, compassionate listening, and community resource navigation. In collaboration with clinical staff, this position delivers evidence-based interventions to promote recovery. The Peer Support Specialist assists clients with issues related to housing, transportation, developing a social network, crisis support, personal and system advocacy, education, and employment in line with their recovery goals. To support clients’ self-advocacy, the Peer Support Specialist attends mental health and other provider appointments as needed. This position facilitates communication with other team members and encourages connection with natural supports and community involvement.

The TAD (Treatment Alternatives and Diversion) & Youth Programs Coordinator serves the needs of youth and adults being diverted from traditional legal proceedings and assists them in addressing the circumstances that have led to their referral. The Coordinator will work with these participants to ensure that ordered conditions and legal responsibilities are met via case planning, accountability, and behavior change response through appropriate cognitive behavioral interventions during office sessions. The TAD Coordinator will engage clients in educational and behavior change strategies through substance use prevention and intervention programming. The Coordinator is also responsible for facilitating service referrals that can assist the client in meeting their individual goals. Clients often experience mental health and/or substance use disorders and require a Coordinator who is both empathetic and compassionate. The Coordinator works closely with the Program Director and should have knowledge of the criminal justice system and act as a neutral party between program participants and their referral sources.

The Coordinator is responsible for providing an appropriate level of supervision and accountability to aid participants in reaching successful program outcomes. This position will utilize evidence-based approaches to determine barriers, identify interventions, and will refer individuals to appropriate resources, including substance use and mental health services as needed. The Coordinator will also maintain consistent communication with stakeholders regarding participant progress by creating and submitting detailed compliance reports.

The Opioid Treatment Center is a recovery-focused, person-centered program for adults with opioid and/or stimulant use disorders. This program provides people with case management and treatment options to guide them toward achieving their recovery goals. This position is responsible for conducting psychosocial assessments, making treatment recommendations, and helping consumers understand, navigate, and grow through the OTC program.

The Recovery Support Specialist/CCS Service Facilitator will maintain a caseload of ongoing clients for which they provide services using the Recovery Support Coordination and Comprehensive Community Services models of case management.  RSS/CCS is a strengths-based case management model that provides the framework for an individualized plan of care to be developed with each participant. The purpose of case management is to assist clients in establishing their own path to recovery and ensure the client’s well-being beyond the provision of formal services. The RSS/Service Facilitator will assess, refer, and coordinate service planning and delivery, as well as help the client to access services. This position is based in Dodge County and requires the ability to travel and meet clients in the community.

Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) is a recovery-focused, rehabilitative, and integrated behavioral health program for youth & adults with severe mental illness and/or substance use disorders. The program is person-centered and uses client/family-directed service plans to describe the individualized services that will support the client in achieving their recovery goals.

As an integral part of the CCS team, the CCS therapist provides psychotherapy, psychoeducation, and supportive collateral services to participants in the CCS program. These services will take place in the office, in the community, and/or in clients’ homes. The CCS therapist would be responsible for assessing the therapeutic needs of clients and completing formal assessments, developing, implementing, evaluating, and reviewing client treatment plans, and counseling clients in accordance with their treatment plans.

Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) is a recovery-focused, rehabilitative, and integrated behavioral health program for adults with severe mental illness and/or substance use disorders. The program is person-centered and uses client/family-directed service plans to describe the individualized services that will support the client in achieving their recovery goals.

As an integral part of the CCS team, the CCS therapist provides psychotherapy, psychoeducation, and supportive collateral services to participants in the CCS program. These services will take place in the office, in the community, and/or in clients’ homes. The CCS therapist would be responsible for assessing the therapeutic needs of clients and completing formal assessments, developing, implementing, evaluating, and reviewing client treatment plans, and counseling clients in accordance with their treatment plans.