Peer Support

Community Medical Services•Minot, ND

23m•Onsite

About The Position

Community Medical Services (CMS) is hiring a substance abuse Peer Support Specialist to assist patients recovering from addictions to opioids and other illicit substances. You will use your personal recovery experience to provide ongoing guidance, coaching, and support to individuals seeking—or in active—recovery with us. As part of our mission to help individuals recover from substance use disorders, you’ll thrive in a supportive, engaging, and fulfilling work environment where your contributions are valued. Community Medical Services (CMS) is a CARF-accredited addiction treatment program providing services in the form of outpatient medication-assisted treatment and one-on-one and group counseling to those seeking help with their opioid use disorder. Headquartered in Arizona with more than 70 treatment clinics in 14 states, CMS is dedicated to meeting the challenges presented by the growing opioid epidemic in communities where treatment is lacking.

Requirements

Has lived experience with a substance use disorder and is living in recovery.
Is comfortable working in a wide range of settings, including any CMS clinic location, community-based outpatient setting, or correctional health facility.
Is open to, and available for, occasional weekend and holiday shifts.
High School Diploma or GED.
Peer Support or RSS training certificate required
May consider candidates without a Peer Support or RSS training certificate, if they can obtain a certificate within 90 days of hire and have an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to behavioral health.
Experience with substance abuse, serious mental illness, and/or general mental health.
Valid Driver License and Motor Vehicle Clearance (clean driving record for 39 months).
Knowledge of behavioral management, de-escalation methods, crisis intervention, and defusing techniques to prevent harmful behavior to self or others with the ability to apply these techniques to a client population in various levels of crisis.

Nice To Haves

Associate Degree with an emphasis in Human Services, Counseling and Psychology

Responsibilities

Assist clients in identifying effective coping techniques, self-help strategies, and increasing social support networks.
Maintain confidentiality and adhere to professional standards.
Draw from prior behavioral health experience, either as a recipient of services, a family member of someone receiving services, or a primary caregiver of a service recipient.
Provide clinical support, including assessments, to special populations and projects.
Promote harm reduction and recovery in group settings.
Travel (with reimbursement) up to 25% of the time to various CMS clinic locations and community events.
Communicate CMS program and assessment information to community-based service providers.