The Peer Recovery Specialist provides recovery-oriented support services to individuals experiencing substance use and/or mental health challenges. Utilizing lived experience, the Peer Recovery Specialist fosters trust, promotes empowerment, provides emotional support and encouragement, helps individuals build coping skills for maintaining sobriety, and assists individuals in navigating treatment, resources, and community support systems.
Requirements
- Provide peer-based support, guidance, and encouragement to individuals in recovery
- Assist individuals in developing personalized recovery plans
- Serve as a liaison between individuals and service providers, helping to navigate healthcare and community support systems
- Facilitate peer support groups, workshops, or educational sessions
- Advocate for individuals' rights and needs within treatment and community settings
- Document interactions and maintain accurate records in accordance with organizational policies
- Promote harm reduction strategies and wellness-based approaches
- Support crisis intervention efforts and collaborate with crisis teams as needed
- Maintain confidentiality and uphold ethical peer support principles
- Maintain flexibility to provide necessary support to individuals after hours, evenings, weekends, and some holidays
- Provide on-call support to all participants to assist with crisis support
- Manage and oversee a caseload of up to 30 individuals at any given time
- Provide recovery education and coaching
- Offer recovery information; encouragement; support; enhancement of self-management skills; recovery resource identification; warm handoffs and navigation to and within addiction treatment services and other human services; mentorship; and modeling of recovery lifestyle
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Visa Sponsorship
- Four Day Work Week
- Generous Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation Assistance
