Recovery Support Specialist

Community for New Direction • Columbus, OH

6h

About The Position

The Recovery Support Specialist provides peer recovery support services to individuals with severe mental illness. The role is for a person with lived experience of mental health and/or substance use disorder who works with a multidisciplinary team to support individuals dealing with mental health challenges, psychological trauma, or substance use. The position uses lived recovery experience to empower and assist others in their recovery journeys.

The specialist serves as a client advocate and peer role model, supports clients’ recovery and wellness goals, and helps them access services and build the skills needed for greater independence in the community. The role also includes facilitating recovery support groups, providing transportation when needed, and sharing consumer information and recovery support onsite and in the community. The specialist attends relevant educational programs and training and performs other duties that promote CND’s mission and vision or are assigned by the Clinical Director and CEO.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Lived experience with a behavioral health diagnosis.
• Certification as a Peer Recovery Specialist and completion of Peer Supporter training and certification at the time of hiring.
• At least two years of sobriety in mental health or substance abuse, or experience with homelessness, as stated in the posting.
• Good to excellent spelling, grammar, and written communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate clear, professional boundaries.
• Ability to drive, personal transportation, and ability to transport clients in a personal vehicle when needed.
• Valid Ohio driver’s license.
• Must pass a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screen.
• Proficiency with personal computers and related software, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and office equipment such as fax machines, copiers, and printers.

Responsibilities

• Act as a client advocate and role model to peers, demonstrating competency in personal recovery and wellness.
• Develop working relationships with clients’ healthcare providers to help accomplish clients’ goals.
• Assist clients in accessing social services and monitor their recovery and wellness progress.
• Help clients and residents develop and maintain activities of daily living, including cooking, housekeeping, personal hygiene, budgeting, and shopping.
• Provide transportation as needed and accompany residents to medical appointments, employment sites, and other destinations when necessary.
• Facilitate ongoing recovery support groups addressing healthy social interaction, overcoming fears, problem solving, personal wellness, and recovery.
• Provide consumer information and recovery support onsite and in the community.
• Support clients from diverse cultural backgrounds in regaining community independence and mastery over their recovery process.
• Encourage clients’ independence in community involvement and accessing necessary services.
• Attend Peer Support educational programs, trainings, conferences, and workshops to improve job knowledge and obtain continued education.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support CND’s mission and vision or as deemed necessary by the Clinical Director and CEO.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED