Peer Recovery Leader

Aliviane, Inc.•El Paso, TX

21h•$12 - $14•Onsite

About The Position

Aliviane Inc. is seeking a Peer Recovery Leader to support people who are in or seeking recovery services, including their family members, significant others, and other supportive allies. The role involves making referrals, coordinating services, helping participants develop skills for improved functioning, and maintaining frequent contact with participants at home and in the community. The Peer Recovery Leader supports daily living and practical needs, advocates for participants, provides transportation, helps build recovery capital, and promotes sobriety and long-term recovery. The position includes assessing participants’ strengths, challenges, and goals; helping them develop recovery plans; enrolling participants and maintaining program documentation; conducting community outreach; and providing peer-based interventions and support throughout enrollment, treatment, and aftercare. The Peer Recovery Leader also links participants with community and recovery resources, facilitates peer groups as assigned, and establishes and facilitates a Peer Leadership Advisory Council.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Must have been in recovery for at least six months.
Must be between 18 and 35 years of age.
Must be seeking certification as an RSPS.

Responsibilities

Complete strength-based assessments of participants’ strengths, challenges, and goals across multiple life domains, and help develop recovery plans based on participants’ wants, needs, and interests.
Enroll participants in the program and maintain accurate, neat, and timely case-file documentation; collect required data on time and as determined by the contract.
Conduct outreach in the community, at schools, and at locations where youth and adolescents may congregate.
Provide transportation to and from the program site, activities, referrals, and other destinations as needed by participants.
Use brief interventions in peer-to-peer relationships to engage participants and encourage retention in services, including crisis intervention, relapse prevention, and individual or family consultations.
Serve as a point of contact throughout the continuum of care, from enrollment through treatment and aftercare; provide information about community resources, help participants access services, coordinate services, and provide transportation.
Introduce and connect participants with recovery community organizations, peer-run services, and other community organizations that can support recovery needs and build recovery capital.
Contact participants and families at least every 30 days through home visits, internet communication, telephone, or office visits to identify ongoing recovery needs, monitor progress or regression, intervene promptly, and encourage recovery activities.
Facilitate peer-to-peer group sessions as assigned and according to participant and program needs.
Establish and facilitate a Peer Leadership Advisory Council involving participants in recovery, family members, and supportive allies in program design, evaluation, and organizational decisions related to recovery orientation.