Peer Recovery Specialist - Full Time

Frontier Health•Norton, VA

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About The Position

Peer Recovery Specialist work with individuals in services to provide hope, encouragement, support, self-determination, and connection to the community. Peer Recovery Specialist plan and implement support and community-based activities for individuals in services and report progress or special problems to the peer coordinator or agency supervisor. Transportation of clients using a 15-passenger van required. Peer Recovery Specialist must be a person with lived experience who has met the criteria for a diagnosable mental, behavioral, substance abuse or emotional disorder at some point in their adult life.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED required.
Valid driver's license with "F" endorsement in Tennessee. No endorsement required in Virginia.
Within one year of hire, must obtain Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) certification from the Tennessee Dept. of Mental Health or Virginia Department of Health Professions.
Past/present utilization of mental health or substance use disorder services required.
Verbal/written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Assist in implementing/creating a recovery environment
Maintain accurate attendance and participation records.
Share progress and barriers with other staff providers, as applicable.
Provide transportation for individuals using services in 15-passenger van.
Organize and lead peer support activities and groups.
Attend and participate in regularly scheduled staff meetings, in-services and individual staffings as needed.
Assist individuals in developing natural supports.
Model personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness via telling of their recovery story, how needs are respectfully met, and how a belief in themselves is maintained.
All other duties as assigned.

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