Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS)
Garfield Counseling Center Incā¢Chicago, IL
About The Position
Provides peer recovery support services, participant engagement, recovery coaching, and workforce readiness support, drawing on lived recovery experience.
Requirements
- Illinois Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) credential or state equivalent, or attainment within 12 months of project start.
- Minimum 1ā2 years of peer support or recovery coaching experience.
Nice To Haves
- Lived recovery experience strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide recovery coaching and peer support to enrolled participants, using SAMHSA's dimensions of recovery.
- Support participant engagement, retention, and warm handoffs between clinical and recovery supports.
- Assist participants with workforce readiness, employment navigation, and linkage to treatment, workforce, and community resources.
- Participate in community outreach and engagement activities.
- Maintain participant contact records consistent with confidentiality requirements (Attachment 6).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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