Anchor Peer Recovery Specialist CCBHC $2,000 retention bonus

The Providence Center•Providence, RI

17d

About The Position

The Providence Center CCBHC Peer Recovery Specialist provides peer support services, advocates for clients, and offers written and experiential information and resources to promote recovery. The role helps clients regain control over their lives and recovery processes while working within a multidisciplinary treatment team to identify and address barriers to their goals. The specialist assesses client needs holistically; provides peer-based support, interventions, and services to an assigned caseload and other clients as needed; and collaborates with clients and care teams on client-centered care plans. The role promotes recovery through lived-experience-informed support, coping strategies, self-advocacy, wellness practices, and connections to personal, agency, and community resources. Services may take place in office, community, home, or school settings and may include accompanying clients to obtain resources, facilitating groups, and helping clients communicate with providers and navigate service systems. The specialist contributes to team operations and case reviews, maintains accurate and compliant client documentation and reports, upholds client rights and confidentiality, and follows agency, ethical, accreditation, and regulatory requirements. The position also involves training and continuing education, maintaining CPRS certification, building cooperative relationships, transporting clients when required, and participating in agency initiatives and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred.
At least 2 years of lived experience with substance use and/or mental health disorders for oneself, a family member, or a loved one, with the ability to appropriately share that experience with clients.
Strong desire to help others and prioritize clients’ needs, including advocating for them with other treatment providers.
Experience accessing community resources such as housing, medical care, and financial assistance.
Valid driver's license, vehicle registration, current vehicle inspection, and insured automobile.
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) certification, or ability to obtain CPRS certification within one year of hire.
Strong knowledge of community resources and systems, including housing, education, employment, and healthcare.

Nice To Haves

Experience in behavioral and/or medical health.
Computer experience.

Responsibilities

Assess client needs using a holistic, recovery-focused approach.
Provide services to an assigned caseload and other clients as needed, meeting program standards for service intensity and in-person contacts in office- and community-based settings.
Provide peer-based support and interventions related to physical or psychiatric illness, coping skills, medications and side effects, employment supports, and relapse prevention.
Collaborate with clients and care teams to develop and implement client-centered care plans.
Coordinate or deliver services that promote recovery, modeling coping strategies, self-advocacy, and personal wellness practices grounded in lived experience.
Help clients develop and access personal, agency, and community supports, services, and resources; accompany clients to acquire resources as needed.
Lead or co-lead client-focused groups on life skills, benefits and resources, social skills, self-directed advocacy, and recovery.
Help clients communicate effectively with providers and navigate community service systems.
Model personal recovery and effective coping skills for clients.
Communicate client progress and contribute to daily team operations, team meetings, and case reviews.
Maintain accurate, timely, detailed, and compliant records of client interactions and services, including clinical documentation; complete reports and evaluations as required.
Uphold client rights, dignity, diverse values and lifestyles, and confidentiality.
Participate in required trainings, conferences, in-service education, continuing education, and case presentations to maintain CPRS certification; share knowledge with staff and clients, including professional boundaries and ethics.
Maintain cooperative and professional relationships with staff, clients, community partners, and the public; accept supervision and feedback constructively.
Transport clients safely when required, following traffic laws, safety protocols, and vehicle-use policies.
Conduct home visits, school meetings, and community outreach to support clients in their natural environments.
Ensure compliance with agency policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements, including CCBHC, RI BHDDH, and CARF standards.
Serve on committees, participate in agency initiatives, and perform other duties as assigned to support client goals and program needs.