Spera Coordinator

CONTRIBUTION TO MISSION & CONTINUUM OF CARE

The goal of Dawn Farm is to remove the barriers that people with addictions face to entering into recovery. The Spera Coordinator at Dawn Farm furthers this mission by overseeing programming of the Spera Recovery Center.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitors admissions waitlist and reviews records for clients that need psychiatric clearance
• Reviews and oversees treatment activities, including didactic group materials, individualized recovery plans, and continuing care plans
• Develops and maintains working relationships with various community agencies, such as hospitals, police, or other treatment centers
• Performs routine Spera Recovery Center functions, including admissions, monitoring vital signs, providing referral services, cooking meals, and answering phones
• Provides crisis intervention services
• Refers and proactively connects clients to other social services, as needed
• Maintains complete record of client's treatment
• Administers substance testing throughout course of treatment
• Monitors funding for treatment services (self pay record, public-funding, etc)
• Coordinates with family members for support and family therapy, as appropriate
• Evaluates progress of treatment goals and adapts treatment, as needed
• Acts as the assigned Medical Designee in absence of Medical Director
• Maintain staff schedule

PROGRAM COORDINATOR CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops programming for the Spera Recovery Center in consultation with Clinical Director and President
• Provides 24/7 on-call support for Spera
• Hires and oversees training of new Spera Counselors and interns
• Provides regular supervision, facilitates regularly scheduled staff meetings, and completes annual evaluations for Spera Counselors and interns
• Acts as part of the Dawn Farm administrative team by participating in admin meetings and activities
• Compiles and maintains program data and other information for program evaluation
• Oversees compliance with licensing, accreditation, and contract requirements, as applicable, in consultation with Project Manager
• Addresses complaints, as needed
• Maintains relationships with other community providers
• Participates in all required trainings, staff inservices, and special events
• Completes other duties, as requested by Clinical Director or President

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

ALL DAWN FARM EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Integrates Dawn Farm mission and core values into daily functions
• Familiar with recovery principles and the philosophy and practice of 12-step recovery
• Pursues continuing education to improve job knowledge and maintain licensing/certification, as applicable
• Able to interact with a wide variety of people in a cordial, professional manner, both independently and as part of a team
• Able to interact with clients and family members in an empathetic manner while maintaining professional boundaries

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervises Spera staff

CREDENTIALS

• Master’s degree from an accredited program in social work or a related field (per LARA: “a licensed counselor, LMSW, or licensed psychologist”)
• CAADC or plan for certification
• CCS or plan for certification
• CPR Certification

RECOVERY

• At least eighteen months of continuous sobriety, if in recovery from addiction.
• If ever a client in any Dawn Farm program, at least one year since the date of last service.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

For all Dawn Farm employees

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and listen.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to write, type, use phone, and to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, and walk.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.

Additional demands specific to this job

If any

FLSA Status: Exempt

Approved By: James Balmer

Approved Date: 5/21/2009