Certified Peer Recovery Specialist

Job Description

Under the supervision of the Clinic Administrator, the Recovery Specialist provides peer-to-peer recovery support services to adults afflicted with substance use and co-occurring disorders and other bio-psycho-social conditions and complications.

This role involves outreach and engagement services designed to assist clients in accessing prevention, treatment, and recovery support services. Responsibilities include scheduling screening and intake appointments; arranging client transportation to appointments when needed; providing one-on-one peer-to-peer recovery support; developing recovery plans with measurable goals and identifying barriers; facilitating peer-to-peer recovery support groups and workshops; making phone outreach and check-up calls; serving as an advocate and mentor;

helping clients secure and maintain government assistance, social services, unemployment and social security benefits; assisting with obtaining birth certificates, social security cards, and judgment of convictions; referring to sheltering, transitional, supportive, and permanent housing; working with members to develop life skills; and making appropriate referrals based on member needs.

• Provides outreach and engagement services designed to assist clients in accessing prevention, treatment and recovery support services.
• Schedules screening and intake appointments.
• Responsible for arrangement of client transportation to appointments when needed and if asked to do so.
• Provides one-on-one peer-to-peer recovery support.
• Develops recovery plans, which include measurable goals and barriers to goal obtainment.
• Facilitates peer‑to‑peer recovery support groups and workshops as assigned.
• Makes phone outreach and check‑up calls to members as assigned.
• Serves as an advocate and mentor and supports individuals in their recovery.
• Assists with securing and maintaining government assistance benefits, social services, unemployment and social security cases when and where applicable.
• Assists members obtaining their birth certificates, social security cards and judgment of convictions, etc.
• Assists with referring to sheltering, transitional, supportive and permanent housing for members.
• Works with members to help them develop life skills.
• Makes appropriate referrals based on the needs of the member.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) or High School Diploma or equivalent and one year of full-time equivalent experience in the substance-related disorders field and currently enrolled in a program leading to the CPRS and under the supervision of a person who has the required credentials and at least three years’ experience in the substance-related disorders field.
• Knowledge of all aspects of addiction treatment and how to access it, including the Stages of Change Theory;
  Motivational Interviewing; behavioral problem solving techniques; principles of recovery for either substance use or mental health disorders; case management activities and applications particular to recovery management; indigenous and community competencies; community resources for social support and how to access each; resources for food, clothing, shelter and other distal needs and how to access; resources for medical care and how to access;
  
  resources for mental health care and how to access; mutual aid recovery groups, their functions, values and beliefs and how to access; faith-based organizations and how to access; confidentiality rules and regulations related to substance use and mental health disorders prevention, treatment and recovery supports.
• Ability to work independently in community settings.
• Ability and willingness to follow established procedures.
• Ability to be nonjudgmental of adolescents or adults who have a substance use or mental health disorder.
• Must have acceptance of extremely flexible working hours.