Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRS)

Lighthouse Behavioral Health Solutions•Marysville, OH

19d•Onsite

About The Position

Lighthouse Behavioral Health Solutions (LBHS) provides a continuum of behavioral health care, including outpatient, intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, residential treatment, psychiatric services, and medication-assisted treatment. The Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRS) provides individualized, community-based support to improve engagement and overall wellness for people recovering from substance use disorders. Services emphasize empathy, respect, self-directed recovery, informed choices, and independence, and draw on the specialist’s lived recovery experience. Services may be delivered in the community, a client’s home, or a treatment facility office, either in person or by phone; text-based services are not provided. The PRS supports clients in exploring recovery options, accessing appropriate care in consultation with licensed behavioral health clinicians, developing community connections, and pursuing personal recovery goals. The role also includes facilitating peer-led groups and maintaining required records. The specialist must live a life in recovery, be committed to the recovery community, and serve as a mandated reporter in Ohio.

Requirements

Minimum high school diploma or GED.
Must possess an OMHAS or other designated Ohio accrediting-body Peer Recovery Support certification and be in good standing.
Valid State of Ohio driver’s license and valid car insurance.
Must pass a BCI check, corporate compliance checks, and an employment drug screen.
Must be at least 25 years old.
Must live a life in recovery and demonstrate commitment to the recovery community.
Working knowledge of the drug and alcohol treatment system.
Ability to respect and maintain confidential information.
Ability to drive and occasionally transport clients.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of community resources and ability to educate clients about those resources.
Good interpersonal skills.
Strong listening, supporting, motivating, and encouraging skills.
Good time management, organizational, and prioritization skills.
Comfort and dedication in helping others.
Self-directed and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

Proactively support individuals recovering from substance use disorders.
Provide services in the community, clients’ homes, treatment facility offices, or by phone; do not provide services through text.
Respect and support the different recovery paths clients may choose.
Assist clients in accessing appropriate levels of care in consultation with licensed behavioral health clinicians.
Maintain confidentiality while following mandated reporting requirements applicable in Ohio.
Serve as a role model, mentor, advocate, and motivator.
Facilitate peer-led support groups.
Share personal recovery experiences and develop authentic peer-to-peer relationships.
Maintain electronic health records, billing sheets, group sign-in records, and other required documentation.
Help clients identify personal interests, goals, strengths, and areas for growth related to recovery.
Support connections to community-based mutual self-help groups and other community resources.
Participate in and contribute to weekly staffing discussions with clinical and case management staff.
Educate clients about community resources and promote natural support systems.
Promote progressive pro-social interventions, including community connectedness, safe and supportive environments, social acceptance, and positive reinforcement.
Encourage community-based Wellness and Recovery Action Plans.
Drive and occasionally transport clients.
Perform other duties as assigned.