Recovery Support Technician or Specialist
Chestnut Health Systems
Summary
Share your recovery journey for the benefit of others and experience the satisfaction of helping to facilitate self-directed recovery. The Client Care Technician / Specialist provides recovery-focused, trauma-informed support to individuals receiving residential and crisis services. This role empowers clients to build hope, wellness, and independence while supporting a safe, welcoming, and therapeutic environment.
Job description
This full-time position is based in Maryville, IL, with evening, overnight, and weekend shifts available and eligible for shift pay differentials.
Responsibilities
Recovery-Focused Support
- Empower clients through recovery-focused, trauma-informed care emphasizing hope, respect, wellness, and self-advocacy, including use of tools such as WRAP
- Model professionalism, positivity, and personal responsibility while supporting clients in becoming active participants in their recovery
- Deliver individualized, goal-directed services in alignment with treatment and safety plans, maintaining at least 65% direct client service time
- Assist clients in connecting with natural supports, internal programs, and community resources to promote independence and stability
Coordination & Communication
- Maintain positive, professional relationships with hospitals, medical providers, Medicaid partners, and other community stakeholders
- Participate in staff meetings, program development activities, and required supervision and trainings
- Provide backup support to team members as needed to ensure continuity of care
- Support a safe, clean, and welcoming environment, including answering phones, managing mail, monitoring safety systems, and providing basic first aid when necessary
Documentation & Standards
- Complete accurate and timely documentation and data entry in the electronic medical record, with a goal of 80% completion within 48 hours of service
- Uphold Chestnut’s behavioral standards for customer service excellence
- Maintain strict confidentiality and security of all organizational and client information
- Perform other duties as assigned to support program and agency goals
Current Openings:
Crisis Residential Unit: Monday through Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm
Qualifications
- Must be at least 21 years old. Must possess a minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
- Or a bachelor’s degree;
- Various other certifications will be required depending on experience level.
- Personal experience with recovery process and willingness to discuss it as appropriate.
- Demonstrated skills in human services and in services to adults.
- Demonstrated ability to work within organizational structure.
- Ability to accept supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to work constructively with consumers, treatment resources, and the community.
- Valid driver’s license, private auto insurance, and be insurable.
- Basic computer skills including MS Office 365, Adobe Acrobat, and an electronic medical record.
Requirements
- Must be at least 21 years old
- Must possess a minimum high school diploma or equivalent
- Or a bachelor’s degree
- Various other certifications will be required depending on experience level
- Personal experience with recovery process and willingness to discuss it as appropriate
- Demonstrated skills in human services and in services to adults
- Demonstrated ability to work within organizational structure
- Ability to accept supervision
- Demonstrated ability to work constructively with consumers, treatment resources, and the community
- Valid driver’s license, private auto insurance, and be insurable
- Basic computer skills including MS Office 365, Adobe Acrobat, and an electronic medical record
Benefits
- Shift pay differentials
Company overview
Chestnut Health Systems is a comprehensive not-for-profit healthcare organization founded in 1973 that provides integrated behavioral health and primary care services across Illinois and Missouri. As a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), the organization delivers a wide range of services including mental health counseling, substance use treatment and recovery programs, primary medical care, dental services, housing assistance, and crisis intervention. With over 750 employees, Chestnut operates multiple locations and serves diverse communities through evidence-based treatment approaches. The organization is accredited by The Joint Commission and has established itself as a leader in researching evidence-based behavioral health treatments through its Lighthouse Institute. Chestnut's integrated care model connects physical and behavioral health services, offering whole-person care regardless of patients' ability to pay through sliding fee scales and insurance acceptance. In 2024 alone, the organization treated over 13,600 behavioral health clients, provided primary care to nearly 10,000 patients, and answered more than 305,000 calls for assistance.