ATR Recovery Coordinator LOOKING FOR ATR Recovery Coordinator JOB AT Des Moines, IA

Recovery and Harm Reduction Coordinator for Recovery Support Services:

• Manage the Recovery Support Services Statewide Voucher Management System (Access to Recovery) – Approximately $5 Million per year.
• Conduct voucher management system training for in-network providers.
• Provide technical assistance and education on recovery and harm reduction to established network providers and interested stakeholders.
• Coordinates press releases and press conferences on recovery and harm reduction.
• Prepares required reports for various funding entities, bureau staff, and project partners regarding recovery and harm reduction.
• Develop and maintain processes to organize various recovery and harm reduction project monitoring activities.
• Develop a strong understanding of recovery and harm reduction data.
• Review, analyze, and interpret recovery and harm reduction data and evaluate outcomes to determine technical assistance to the communities.
• Participate in and contribute to bureau projects as needed, including but not limited to: writing Requests for Proposals (RFP’s), reviewing proposals, attending meetings, preparing reports, writing sections of federal reports and proposals, writing portions of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant, responding to requests for information, and writing letters.
• Conducts on-site and virtual site visits with contractors to review program accomplishments, contract compliance and record-keeping procedures.

Applicants with lived experience are encouraged to apply.

Assists in the development and implementation of other recovery-related and harm reduction service initiatives for substance use and other addictive disorders, including but not limited to: Recovery Community Centers; Recovery Coaching; Recovery work in the Judicial system; Recovery Housing; Naloxone Distribution; and other Harm Reduction efforts.

Develop documents for procurement, contracting, and oversight of recovery-related and harm reduction service initiatives for substance use and other addictive disorders, including but not limited to: Recovery Community Centers; Recovery Coaching; Recovery work in the Judicial system; Recovery Housing; Naloxone Distribution; and other Harm Reduction efforts.

Other duties as assigned, including in an emergency or disaster as mutually agreed upon by employee and employer.

Applicant must pass a background check prior to employment.

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1) Seven years of full-time work experience in the administration or operation/execution (i.e., providing consultation and/or technical assistance to stakeholders, research and analysis, or enforcement of program guidelines/policies/procedures) of a program (i.e., the provision of a service or an administrative oversight/enforcement responsibility).
2) All of the following (a, b, and c):
a. One year of full-time work experience in the administration or operation/execution (i.e., providing consultation and/or technical assistance to stakeholders, research and analysis, or enforcement of program guidelines/policies/procedures) of a program (i.e., the provision of a service or an administrative oversight/enforcement responsibility); and
b. A total of four years of education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and
c. A total of two years of graduate-level education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
3) Graduation from an accredited school of law.
4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes nine months of full-time work as a Program Planner 2 or twenty-seven months of full-time work as a Program Planner 1.

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