Recovery Peer

Polk County • Dallas, OR

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About The Position

As a Recovery Peer, you will use your lived experience to help others in their recovery journey by sharing skills, tools, and information that have helped transform your own life. You will instill hope and support improved engagement, self-confidence, and quality of life. Most of your time will be spent meeting with clients in community settings, including residential facilities, adult foster homes, and private residences. You will assist individuals with accessing and participating in appointments, skill-building, and socialization activities such as recovery support meetings. Peer support specialists use SAMHSA’s Eight Dimensions of Wellness Initiative to support improved quality of life and longevity for peer consumers.

The work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A Peer Support Specialist certificate with a specialty in Addictions is required at the time of appointment. Spanish bilingual ability is preferred and includes a 5% pay differential.

Requirements

• Hold a Peer Support Specialist certificate with a specialty in Addictions at the time of appointment.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual Spanish-speaking ability; a 5% pay differential is offered.

Responsibilities

• Use lived experience to share recovery skills, tools, and information with clients.
• Instill hope and support clients’ engagement, self-confidence, and quality of life.
• Meet with clients in community settings, including residential facilities, adult foster homes, and private residences.
• Assist individuals in accessing and participating in appointments, skill-building, and socialization activities such as recovery support meetings.
• Use SAMHSA’s Eight Dimensions of Wellness Initiative to support improved quality of life and longevity for peer consumers.

Benefits

• 11 paid holidays per year.
• 8 hours of vacation earned monthly, increasing with years of service.
• 8 hours of sick leave earned monthly.
• 4–5 personal leave days earned each fiscal year, depending on position and prorated based on hire date.
• PERS (Public Employees Retirement System) contributions that are 100% employer funded.
• Full health benefits, with the employee paying 10% of the premium; coverage includes the employee’s immediate family.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Qualifying employer for the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness program.
• HRSA/NHSC-approved site for certain positions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed