Certified Peer Recovery Specialist certification; CPRS

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Volunteers of America Chesapeake & Carolinas empowers self-reliance and inspires hope. As a church without walls, we do this through personalized housing, ministry, health, and human services that benefit vulnerable individuals, their families and the community. Founded in 1896 in Baltimore, MD by social reformers, Ballington and Maud Booth, we were one of the first of over 30 affiliates of Volunteers of America – one of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive human services organizations.

We firmly believe our employees drive the success of the organization. Through our diversity, equity and inclusion efforts (DEI), we endeavor to attract, engage and retain qualified, diverse, compassionate individuals to join our journey and experience a work environment that offers challenging, stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities.

Reporting to the Mobile Crisis Supervisor, the Peer Support Specialist (PSS) will serve as a recovery agent for participants of the Mobile Crisis Program who are experiencing acute psychiatric crises. The PS will provide and advocate for effective recovery based services to aid in creating a stable environment for individuals with a substance abuse disorder or a dual diagnosis (substance abuse disorder and mental health).

The focus is improving daily living skills and improving access to programming. The PS brings a unique asset to the treatment team as the PS has firsthand and or learned experience with recovery that allows the PS to fully empathize and relate to the life experiences of program participant and offers hope and support in overcoming obstacles. The Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) role is to support others in recovery from a substance use disorder.

The CPRS will serve as a role model, mentor, advocate and motivator to recovering individuals to help prevent relapse and promote long-term recovery. The CPRS will demonstrate an ability to share personal recovery experiences and to develop authentic peer-to-peer relationships.

• Provide recovery education to clients for every phase of the recovery journey from pre-recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance.
• Assist clients to identify their personal interests, goals, strengths and opportunities regarding recovery.
• Promote advocacy by assisting clients to identify their needs, goals, and objectives consistent with recovery and reintegration.

• Facilitate groups and individual sessions concerning various topics.
• Assist clients in articulating personal goals for recovery using one-to-one and group sessions. The CPRS will support clients in identifying and creating goals and developing recovery plans with the skills, strengths, support and resources to aid them in achieving desired goals.
• Utilize motivational and coaching techniques, with supervision, to support clients in actively engaging in their care by providing reminder calls, and wellness checks.
• Identify barriers (internal and external) to full participation in community resources and developing strategies to overcome those barriers.
• Complete discharge planning and procedures for clients completing the program.
• Complete discharge follow-up contacts to ensure appropriate transition from the program.
• Document within required guidelines all contacts with individuals in their clinical record.
• Develop, implement, and promote ongoing community training opportunities.
• Provide coaching and education either at the client’s home or within the community on daily living skills and community integration, including linking them to recovery networks and offering guidance on household responsibilities.

• Certified Peer Recovery Specialist certification (CPRS)

• High School Diploma or GED
• Must have 2 or more years of sustained recovery from a substance use disorder
• Must have acquired or meet the qualifications as a Certified Recovery Specialist
• Must complete training and maintain certifications for Basic First Aid, Mental Health First Aid, Crisis Intervention and drug testing procedures
• Must understand and respect clients’ unique path to recovery

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Other

• Individual and Family Services

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