Peer Recovery Specialist

BRANDYWINE COUNSELING & COMMUNITY SERVICES INC•Georgetown, DE

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About The Position

Brandywine Counseling & Community Services (BCCS), a community organization providing substance abuse and behavioral health treatment, is hiring a Peer Recovery Specialist. The role primarily provides case management to assigned clients while delivering appropriate, quality services and maintaining high professional standards. The specialist supports clients in developing recovery and wellness goals, building community social skills that can support job acquisition, and learning coping, self-help, problem-solving, and recovery strategies. The position is for a peer, which BCCS defines as someone in recovery from addiction to drugs or alcohol.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Valid driver's license with 2 points or less.
Must be a peer; BCCS defines a peer as someone in recovery from addiction to drugs or alcohol.
If not already certified, obtain Certified Peer Recovery Specialist certification within the first year of employment.

Nice To Haves

Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) certification.

Responsibilities

Provide case management to assigned clients.
Support clients in building community social skills that enhance job acquisition.
Model effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.
Support clients in articulating personal recovery and wellness goals and the objectives needed to reach them.
Teach clients how to facilitate their recovery.
Teach techniques for identifying and combating negative self-talk and identifying and overcoming fears.
Teach and role-model the value of each individual's recovery experience.
Use and teach problem-solving techniques with individuals and groups.
Complete wellness plans and make appropriate referrals to outside agencies.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Peer Recovery Supervisor.