Peer Recovery Support Specialist

Ascension Recovery Services • Morgantown, WV

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Wise Path Recovery Centers is hiring a Peer Recovery Support Specialist for its Camp Baer location in the Morgantown/Westover area of West Virginia. The role provides non-clinical, recovery-focused support to individuals receiving substance use disorder treatment. The specialist uses appropriate lived experience to offer hope, encouragement, mentorship, and practical support while helping patients build recovery capital, develop skills and routines, overcome barriers, and connect with recovery resources and community networks.

The specialist works alongside clinical, medical, case management, behavioral health technician, and recovery support staff as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team. The position involves maintaining professional boundaries and confidentiality, documenting services accurately, communicating safety concerns to appropriate staff, and participating in required training, supervision, competency assessments, and professional development. The position is based primarily in a behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment environment and may involve schedules that include evenings, weekends, holidays, or other shifts according to patient and facility needs.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Personal lived experience with substance use disorder and recovery consistent with West Virginia Peer Recovery Support Specialist requirements.
• Current and active West Virginia Peer Recovery Support Specialist certification, or ability to obtain required certification before independently providing PRSS services.
• Certification must remain active and in good standing throughout employment.
• Ability to complete required facility orientation, competency, compliance, confidentiality, and safety training.
• Ability to successfully complete required background screening and pre-employment requirements.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic computer skills and ability to complete electronic documentation.
• Ability to establish strong relationships while maintaining clear professional boundaries.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals from different backgrounds and recovery pathways and as part of a multidisciplinary behavioral health team.
• Ability to communicate concerns appropriately without stepping outside the scope of the peer role.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, residential treatment, recovery housing, community recovery services, or a related setting.

Responsibilities

• Build supportive, professional relationships with patients based on trust, respect, shared experience, and recovery principles.
• Use appropriate lived experience to provide encouragement, hope, mentorship, and practical recovery support.
• Help patients identify personal recovery goals and strengthen their recovery capital.
• Assist patients in identifying and overcoming barriers that may interfere with sustained recovery.
• Help patients develop recovery skills, healthy routines, coping strategies, and community connections.
• Connect patients with mutual-support meetings, peer networks, community resources, and other recovery-oriented services.
• Support patients in developing a strong recovery community before transitioning from treatment.
• Reinforce treatment goals and encourage continued engagement in clinical and recovery services.
• Collaborate with clinical staff, case managers, medical staff, BHTs, and other interdisciplinary treatment team members.
• Participate in treatment team meetings and communicate relevant patient needs or concerns to appropriate team members.
• Complete required documentation accurately and timely in accordance with organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain appropriate professional and ethical boundaries with patients.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, organizational policies, and applicable state and federal requirements.
• Recognize and promptly communicate safety concerns, relapse risks, behavioral changes, or other concerns to the appropriate clinical or supervisory team member.
• Participate in required training, supervision, competency assessments, and professional development.
• Maintain all required Peer Recovery Support Specialist credentials throughout employment.
• Perform other duties related to peer recovery support and patient care as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED