Youth/Young Adult Peer Recovery Specialist

Frontier Health • Bristol, TN

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About The Position

A Youth/Young Adult Peer Recovery Specialist works to provide hope, encouragement, support, self-determination, and connection to individuals served. Youth/Young Adult Peer Recovery Specialists help plan and implement supportive interactions, support groups, and activities for youth/young adults in services. A Youth/Young Adult Peer Recovery Specialist must be a young adult with lived experience who has met the criteria for a diagnosable mental, behavioral, substance use or emotional disorder at some point in their life. A Youth/Young Adult Peer Recovery Specialist must demonstrate stability in their own recovery for a significant period of time and demonstrate a willingness to identify self, at present, as a young adult in recovery.

Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma/GED required.
• Licensure: Obtain and maintain a driver's license with 'F' endorsement within 30 days of hire. No endorsement required for VA residents.
• Certification: Upon hire, obtain Certified Young Adult Peer Support Specialist (CYAPSS) and Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) from the State within required timeframe.
• Experience: Past/present utilization of mental health services required.
• Knowledge/Skills: Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain composure in difficult situations.
• Ability to safely operate a company vehicle.
• Must have intermediate computer skills.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in implementing/creating a recovery environment.
• Obtain CEUs to maintain status as a Certified Young Adult Peer Support Specialist (CYAPSS) and Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS).
• Attend relevant seminars, in-service trainings, including out of town trainings, as directed.
• Share progress and barriers with other staff providers, as applicable.
• Organize and lead peer support activities and groups.
• Adhere to all program standards and requirements.
• Maintain documentation required for services.
• Assist individuals in developing and achieving personal goals for recovery.
• Attend and participate in required staff meetings and supervisions.
• Assist individuals in developing natural supports.
• Model personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness via telling of their recovery story, how needs are respectfully met, and how a belief in themselves is maintained.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and commitment to recovery philosophy.
• Adhere to the state Peer Recovery Specialist Code of Ethics.
• All other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: High school or GED