Recovery Court Liaison - Hope Haven, Inc.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Recovery Court Liaison

DEPARTMENT: Clinical

REPORTS TO: VP, Clinical Services

FLSA STATUS: Salary - Exempt

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JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for coordinating services of Recovery Court participants with Hope Haven and other agencies involved in providing client services, which includes implementation, operations and reporting on the progress of all participants

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assumes responsibility for the implementation of the STEP court written assignments for residents.

• Meets and informs supervisor and VP of Clinical Services of any issues, problems or concerns related to the STEP residents of Hope Haven.

• Attends STEP hearings as required.

• Works collaboratively with all staff of Hope Haven and with participating agencies to ensure smooth and efficient programming and client services.

• Provides written and verbal communication as required by the Mecklenburg Drug Treatment Court and as requested by the VP of Clinical Services of Hope Haven.

• Attends Recovery Court staffing as scheduled.

• Implements, interprets and communicates program policies and procedures to the DTC, participating agencies and residents.

• Shares information on a regular basis with the resident’s counselors.

• Enters data, completes forms, documents and drafts reports as needed.

• Compiles and maintains relevant sourcing and tracking information.

• Performs other duties as directed by the President/CEO and VP of Clinical Services.

• Serves as a member of the Clinical Services staff

• Participates in administrative, clinical activities as a clinical team member.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Four-year degree in job-related field with 2 years’ work experience in the Human Services field and/or criminal justice or comparable experience.

• Proficiency in communication with the HHI staff, DTC staff, DTC Judges, attorneys and consumers of service.

• Must be knowledgeable of and adhere to confidentiality regulations and laws.

• Ability to apply recovery principles and different techniques of counseling for consumers of the program.

• Ability to use spreadsheets and other software applications to monitor, evaluate and report on client and program outcome.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Keyboarding

• Walking/Sitting

• Lifting