PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST - SECAUCUS AREA

PREFERRED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF NEW JERSEY•Secaucus, NJ

About The Position

The Peer Recovery Support Specialist draws upon their lived experience to carry a message of hope and recovery to individuals who are experiencing a substance use disorder. By offering encouragement, support, outreach, service linkages, and advocacy. The PRSS cultivates and secures a connection with the parent/caregiver while coaching the parent/caregiver to achieve recovery goals and modeling personal responsibility. As part of their job responsibilities, the PRSS may be asked to provide direct services to individuals such as outreach and engagement, personal assistance in the completion of daily living skills, linkage to community supports, transportation, in-home services and advocacy.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency, Bachelor’s Degree is preferred
Communication Skills: written and verbal
Basic Computer skills
Valid Driver’s License
Must be 21 years of age
Knowledge of addictions preferred
At least 2 continuous years of sustained recovery or 2 years of practicing the principles of recovery as a family member affected by substance use
Must pass a pre-employment drug test and background check
The Department of Children and Families approved Peer Recovery Support Service training including Ethics and Division of Child Protection and Permanency

Responsibilities

Maintains relationships with parent/caregiver and families in order to assist individuals in the treatment engagement and retention process
Reinforces, guides and ensures parents/caregivers and their families that recovery is possible, and is built on multiple strengths, coping abilities and resources of each individual
Provides supportive outreach and engagement, in-office and out of office, for the purpose of furthering recovery in coordination with staff members including but not limited to phone calls, letter and home visits
Enhances identification and participation in the recovery community
Empowers parents/caregivers to make self-determined and self-directed choices about their recovery pathway
In collaboration with the parent/caregiver, develops a Recovery Plan which should include culturally competent and relevant services that identifies goals with measurable objectives, assesses strengths, can be used to work toward those goals, identifies barriers that can inhibit goal attainment, and monitors the progress made attaining those goals
Attend all Family Team Meetings and Focus on Supervision, as requested, participates in case consultation with parent/caregiver and DCP&P case worker, attend consortia (if parent/caregiver is presented), attend agency staff meetings
Educates parent/caregiver on how to appropriately navigate treatment, social service and recovery support systems
Is a positive role model to parent/caregiver and their families by sharing knowledge, hope and skills.
Proficiently communicates - written and verbal
Exhibits critical thinking