Peer Recovery Trainee/Peer Recovery Specialist - New Life
About The Position
The New River Valley New Life Recovery Center is seeking a full-time Peer Recovery Specialist and/or Peer Recovery Trainee who would provide non-clinical, person-centered, wellness-focused to engage clients in treatment and to promote use of the client's wellness recovery plan. The Peer Recovery position would share firsthand lived experiences with recovery to inspire hope, increase engagement in treatment and in their communities and support consumers in articulating personal goals for wellness, recovery resiliency and self-advocacy. The Peer Recovery role will have knowledge of the signs and symptoms of mental illness and substance use disorders and the ability to assist the individual to address symptoms using their individual wellness recovery plan. Peer Recovery position will provide: Peer Support; serve as a consumer advocate; carry out wellness rehabilitation for mental health and substance use and/or mental health conditions; promote employment, education, health, and community integration; and serve as a model for personal recovery. Services carried out by the Peer Recovery role include outreach, monitoring, advocacy, daily-living support, and similar functions.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
- Must have a mental health or substance use disorder that has impacted your life for two years or more, and must identify a year in recovery.
- Certification as a Peer Recovery Specialist or demonstrated work towards certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide Peer Support
- Serve as a consumer advocate
- Carry out wellness rehabilitation for mental health and substance use and/or mental health conditions
- Promote employment, education, health, and community integration
- Serve as a model for personal recovery
- Outreach
- Monitoring
- Advocacy
- Daily-living support
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Social Assistance
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
