Veteran Peer Support Specialist (Part-Time)

Rockbridge Area Community Services • Lexington, VA

20h • Onsite

About The Position

Rockbridge Area Community Services (RACS) is seeking a part-time Veteran Peer Support Specialist (VPSS). RACS aims to positively impact the local community through innovative behavioral health, substance use, and developmental services. We enhance lives and promote whole health wellness by utilizing exceptionally qualified staff from diverse backgrounds and offering a wide array of supportive services. Serving Rockbridge and Bath counties, and the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista since 1982, this role provides non-clinical, person-centered, strengths-based, wellness-focused, and trauma-informed support. The VPSS performs various therapeutic and supportive tasks, including offering support to clients in crisis, assisting in articulating recovery goals, tracking progress, and connecting clients to other therapeutic or veteran services. As veterans with lived experience, VPSS support other veterans facing challenges in daily life or navigating veteran services.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Veteran with an honorable discharge who has spent a minimum of two years in personal recovery from trauma, a mental health diagnosis, and/or substance use condition.
• Must have a valid Virginia driver's license and maintain a safe driving record.

Nice To Haves

• Certification as a Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) preferred. Required within six months of hire.
• Strong computer and organizational skills are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist veteran clients with communicating their personal recovery or wellness goals.
• Provide clients education on wellness and recovery.
• Provide needed information and referrals to appropriate community resources.
• Share their own recovery story in an organized and succinct manner to convey hope and assist veterans to achieve wellbeing.
• Maintain client's electronic health record/medical records in compliance with Board, licensure, and Medicaid standards.
• Function as an advocate for veterans with recovery needs or serious mental illness through attendance or participation in RACS clinical staffing and CIT meetings.

What This Job Offers

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