Recovery Specialist - Support Team Addiction Recovery

Recovery Specialist - Support Team for Addiction Recovery

Requisition Number
: RECOV
001341

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• Posted :
  November 26, 2025
• Full-Time
• On-site
• Rate : $17.42 USD per hour

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Cumberland County
Vineland, NJ 08360, USA

Join our team today and immerse yourself in a rewarding career for years to come!

As a Recovery Specialist, you will be working within our Support Teams for Addiction Recovery (STAR) program located in Vineland, Cumberland County NJ.

The STAR Program offers assistance to adults in Burlington and Cumberland Counties experiencing issues that often occur concurrently with an Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), such as homelessness, incarceration, legal issues, employment, education, transportation, need for social services, healthcare, child welfare involvement, child care, health insurance and treatment linkage including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).

Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours, Monday - Friday; 3 days 8:30am - 5:00pm; 2 evenings 11:30am-8pm

The potential employee will have the ability assess and interpret information related to population; have knowledge of the symptoms of substance use disorders and ability to recognize exacerbation of symptoms; have a general understanding of treatment needs; knowledge of available treatment resources and appropriate use;
Population-specific communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a collaborative partnership with the individuals on your caseload to assist them in developing plans for their care that are culturally informed and allow them to work towards their chosen value role.
• Utilize lived experience to guide individuals in reaching their recovery goals.
• Provide education to individuals on how to appropriately navigate treatment, social services, and recovery support systems.
• Provide recovery support peer services based on the individual’s preference and his/her assessed needs.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team that can include nurses, therapists, case managers, and other community partners involved in an individual’s life.
• Assist individuals with accessing recovery support services in the community.
• Help individuals maintain healthy community, family, and social functioning.
• Be a positive role model by appropriately sharing experiential knowledge, hope, and skills.
• Maintain ethical boundaries with individuals.
• Maintain ongoing, regular, and consistent professional relationships with individuals.
• Meeting individuals in the community and utilizing company resources to provide transportation, when appropriate for that individual.
• Develop and maintain relationships with community providers and treatment facilities.
• Complete documentation in adherence with agency and program standards.
• Medical and dental insurance
• Vision plan
• Flexible spending plans
• EXCELLENT time benefits for qualified positions!
• Opportunity for personal and career growth, including supervision towards professional licensure for eligible candidates
• Team-oriented environment – we practice the FISH! Philosophy

Qualifications:

• Individual will identify as a person with lived experience or a family member of person with lived experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent required;
  Associate’s degree preferred;
• Must have 2 years’ experience in the guiding principles of recovery that assist individuals to improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and reach their full potential.
• Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) preferred or enrollment in courses upon hire

Programs funded through SAMHSA must follow federal guidelines for a drug free workplace.

All positions require a valid driver’s license in good standing and pre-employment drug screening. Oaks Integrated Care considers applicants for all positions without regard to: race; color; religion; sex; national origin; age; sexual orientation; marital or veteran status; the presence of a medical condition, genetic information or handicap, unrelated to performing the tasks of the job; or any other legally protected status.

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