Community Services Associate B​/Peer Support Specialist

Req #109

The Nelson County ACT Team is recruiting for a Registered Peer Recovery Specialist to partner with severely mentally ill adults to help them live successfully in the community. The incumbent utilizes their experience as a primary mental health service provider to engage, motivate, and support ACT consumers. This position serves a diverse population of adults with mental illness in the community and requires professionalism, flexibility, dependability, belief in recovery from mental illness, patience, and the ability to work with individuals from a variety of backgrounds.

Person-centered approach and service planning skills are critical.

Please review the full job description for a full list of duties and tasks.

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• QMHP preferred

• One year of comparable experience is preferred.

• Peer Recovery Specialist certification required.
• To ensure the safe and efficient operation of the program, a valid Virginia Driver’s License plus an acceptable driving record as issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles are required.
• For business use of a personal car, a certificate of valid personal automobile insurance must be provided.

Full-Time (Non-Exempt) Rotating on-call shifts are eligible for additional compensation.

• GRADE 8 (Non-Credentialed): $19.11 - $28.66 per hour
• GRADE 9 (Credentialed): $21.02 - 31.53 per hour

• Region Ten
• 71 Tanbark Plaza
• Lovingston, VA 22949