Peer Recovery Leader

Aliviane•El Paso, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Aliviane Inc. seeks a Peer Recovery Leader to provide direct support to individuals who are in recovery or seeking recovery services, including their family members, significant others, and other supportive allies. The role includes making referrals, coordinating services, helping participants develop skills that improve functioning, and maintaining frequent contact in participants’ homes and the community to support daily living and practical needs. The Peer Recovery Leader promotes advocacy, provides transportation, helps participants build recovery capital, and supports sobriety and long-term recovery. The position involves assessing participants’ strengths, challenges, and goals; enrolling participants and maintaining program records; conducting community outreach; using brief peer-to-peer interventions; and supporting participants throughout enrollment, treatment, and aftercare. The Peer Recovery Leader also connects participants with recovery and community organizations, monitors their ongoing needs and progress, facilitates peer groups as assigned, and establishes and facilitates a Peer Leadership Advisory Council. The position is full-time and located at 3615 Rutherglen St., El Paso, Texas 79925. Pay is $12.00 per hour, or $14.00 per hour if fully licensed as an RSPS.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Complete strength-based assessments of participants’ strengths, challenges, and goals across multiple life domains, and assist them in developing recovery plans based on their wants, needs, and interests.
Enroll participants in the program and maintain accurate, neat, and timely case-file documentation.
Collect required data in a timely manner and as determined by the contract.
Conduct outreach in the community, at schools, and at locations where youth and adolescents may congregate.
Provide transportation for participants to and from the program site, activities, referrals, and other destinations as needed.
Use brief interventions in peer-to-peer relationships to engage participants and encourage program retention, 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.
Connect participants with recovery community organizations, peer-run services, and other community organizations to 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, their family members, and supportive allies in program design, evaluation, and organizational decisions related to recovery orientation.