Peer Recovery Specialist Anchor Community Center

Job Summary

This position is eligible for $2,000 retention bonus.

The Providence Center Peer Recovery Specialist Anchor Community Center provides peer support services, serves as a client advocate, and provides clients with written and experiential information and resources to promote recovery. They perform a wide range of tasks which assist clients in regaining control over their own lives and over their recovery process. They work within a multi-disciplinary treatment team to identify, support, assess and address client barriers to achieving goals and objectives.

• Assess client needs using a holistic approach that includes medical/physical, vocational, educational, spiritual, social, recreational, financial, and community integration and recovery-focused needs and supports.
• Provide peer‑based support and interventions regarding symptoms of physical or psychiatric illness, coping skills, medications/side effects, employment supports, and relapse prevention.
• Coordinate and/or deliver services to promote recovery, modeling effective coping strategies, self‑advocacy, and personal wellness practices grounded in lived experience.
• Facilitate development of and access to personal, agency, and community‑based supports, services and resources that sustain ongoing rehabilitation and recovery; accompany clients as needed to acquire resources.
• Lead or co‑lead client‑focused groups addressing life skills, benefits/resources, social skills and self‑directed advocacy and recovery.
• Assist clients in how to effectively communicate with providers and navigate community service systems.
• Be a role model to clients by exhibiting competency in personal recovery and use of coping skills.
• Communicate progress and actively contribute to daily team operations.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant documentation in accordance with Center, regulatory, and accreditation standards, including those for RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH) and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) as applicable.
• Uphold client rights by treating individuals with dignity, respecting diverse values and lifestyles, and maintaining confidentiality.
• Participate in required trainings, conferences, in‑service education and continuing education in order to maintain certification (CPRS). Share knowledge with staff and clients. This includes training in professional boundaries and ethics.
• Maintain cooperative, professional relationships with staff, clients, community partners, and the public.
• Accept supervision and feedback constructively and contribute to a positive, collaborative work environment. Foster cooperative relationships with staff, clients, and community partners.
• Transport clients safely when required, adhering to traffic laws, safety protocols, and vehicle use policies.
• Attend team meetings to share updates and collaboratively address client challenges.
• Conduct home visits and community outreach to support clients in their natural environments.
• Maintain accurate, detailed, and timely records of all client interactions and services provided, including clinical documentation as required.
• Ensure compliance with agency policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Serve on committees and participate in agency initiatives as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support client goals and program needs.

• High School or GED Preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of lived experience with substance use and/or mental health disorders for self, family member, or loved one, and the ability to appropriately share experience with clients. Someone who views clients’ needs with a high priority and who would be a strong advocate for them with other treatment providers. Someone who espouses a strong desire to help others.
• Experience in accessing community resources such as housing, medical, financial, etc.
• Experience in behavioral and/or medical health preferred.
• Computer experience preferred.
  
  Must have valid driver's license, registration, current inspection and insured automobile.
• Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) certification or must obtain…