**Wellness & Recovery Representative** **Location: Remote Connecticut** The **Wellness & Recovery Representative r** esponsible for peer support, care coordination and/or care management activities focused on the Wellness and Recovery of members. **How you will make an impact:** + Identifies opportunities for engagement of members and their families in forming a supportive, recovery network. + Works collaboratively with formal systems, service providers and informal networks in pursuit of person-centric holistic approaches to care. + Serves as a member advocate by sharing common experiences, engaging, educating and encouraging members to connect with support services, resources and advocacy assistance. + Provides individualized member support in accordance with the care coordination plan. + Provides members with opportunities to improve help-seeking behavior and foster trusting and supportive relationships. + Acts as a resource for staff to support their decision making and problem solving. + Initiates and maintains contact with assigned individuals and providers to determine member’s response to services. + Initiates and maintains contact with assigned individuals and providers to determine member’s response to services. **Minimum Requirements:** + Requires H.S. diploma or equivalent and minimum of 2 years of lived experience recovery and/or resiliency; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. **Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experience:** + Peer Specialist Certification strongly preferred. + Experience working with juveniles and young adults highly preferred. + Working knowledge of care-coordination and case management concepts strongly preferred. + BA/BS strongly preferred.