Peer Recovery Specialist
About The Position
Elevate your journey as a Peer Recovery Specialist and make a significant impact by sharing your own recovery story to inspire and support others. In this role, you'll engage in pre, during, and post-treatment engagement, offering vital family support and education. Your dedication will link individuals to recovery communities, navigate barriers, and facilitate empowerment, adhering to Recovery and Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) philosophies. Join us in promoting hope, respect, empowerment, health/wellness, and spirituality/connectedness while advocating for individuals' rights and fostering a continuum of care in the community. Chestnut Health Systems is a leader in the effort to achieve health equity, providing high-quality health and human services in underserved communities. We deliver trauma-informed, fully integrated care by combining behavioral health with community-based primary health care. Chestnut’s research division is nationally recognized for its contribution to evidence-based practices. Our empathic and innovative employees live our mission of making a difference.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Five years in recovery or a combination of experience and education totaling 5 years
- Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) or preference for crisis intervention training
- Valid driver’s license, private automobile insurance, and insurability
- Basic computer skills: MS Word, email, and electronic medical record (EMR) usage
Nice To Haves
- Individuals with recovery experience are welcomed to apply.
Responsibilities
- Actively engage in linking individuals to recovery communities and ancillary services.
- Encourage sobriety-based activities.
- Provide ongoing support throughout their recovery journey.
- Advocate on behalf of individuals with families, courts, and service systems, ensuring access, responsiveness, and protection of personal rights.
- Coordinate services.
- Complete necessary documentation.
- Promote positive interactions within Chestnut and the broader community.
Benefits
- Health equity
- High-quality health and human services
- Trauma-informed, fully integrated care
- Nationally recognized research division
- Empathic and innovative employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
