Peer Recovery Specialist

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Please specify whether employment was Part Time or Full Time for each job listed on your application and resume.

Candidate must be Youth Support Partner trained.

Medical Marijuana:

In accordance with City policy, this position is deemed safety-sensitive. As such, applicants for this position are subject to pre-employment drug/alcohol testing after receiving a conditional offer of employment and may also be subject to random testing. This drug test includes testing for marijuana. Possession of a medical marijuana card will not excuse an applicant from the testing process; however, a test will not be considered positive for marijuana if a valid medical marijuana certification is presented unless the position requires a commercial driver’s license (CDL) or is a sworn law-enforcement officer/deputy.

Position Information

Working Title of Vacant Position

Job Type

Job Type Full Time

Posting Type

Posting Type Public

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Department

Department CHES INT BEHAV HEALTHC

Division

Division CIBH MENTAL HLTH SVC

Requisition Number

Requisition Number 2026369

Number of hours worked per week

Number of hours worked per week 40

Work Schedule

Monday – Friday 8:00a.m-4: 30pm with a 30 min lunch.

Employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies.

Work Site Location

Work Site Location Chesapeake, VA

Position Driving Requirement

Position Driving Requirement R - Routine

Pay Grade

Pay Grade GE07

Pay Basis

Pay Basis Semi-Monthly

Advertised Salary

Starting Range: $45,852- $68,205

Actual starting salary depends on experience and qualifications.

Job Description

This position is located at 369 Battlefield Blvd, Chesapeake, VA.

Are you a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist looking for an exciting opportunity to be a part of a new,
year-round Recovery School program serving Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Suffolk Public School students?
Harbor Hope Center provides a comprehensive blend of supportive educational and recovery-oriented services in a structured environment to youth who have received treatment for and are in recovery from substance use disorders as they progress towards earning a high school diploma. The Youth Support Partner at the Harbor Hope Center uses their lived experience with mental illness and substance use and recovery to model wellness, recovery and resilience while providing quality, evidenced-based, recovery-oriented supports and related services to students and families.

This position is primarily stationed at the Harbor Hope Center and provides direct services to students in the program. This position supports youth in their mental health and substance use recovery by modeling personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and wellness via telling their recovery story; assisting them in identifying personal recovery goals; and developing and utilizing recovery plans with the skills, strengths, supports and resources to aid them in achieving those goals.

Youth Support Partners leverage their unique perspectives and experiences to build stronger, more supportive relationships.

Please note:

The position is funded for five years by a grant, and available for renewal in year five.

Typical Tasks:

• Focuses on engagement in or barriers to resiliency and recovery, return to use prevention, career options, health and wellness and prosocial behaviors, and possible family involvement.
• Assists individuals in identifying personal recovery goals through the use of individual and group sessions.
• Provides recovery support with the community treatment team
• Provides peer services consistent with the Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Code of Ethics and responsibilities
• Provides community outreach and education on the role of a Youth Support Partner and recovery principles.
• Provides recovery support during service transitions as youth and young adults move through a treatment continuum or process. The YSP will work to assure seamless transitions that include recovery supports and provide information about additional community-based services.
• Promotes a social network of support by partnering with agencies, providers, family members and friends if identified by the individual in a wellness or recovery plan.
• Explores alternatives to reduce substance use or other addictive behaviors as identified by the individual in a wellness or recovery plan.
• Utilizes domains of wellness to support the…