Peer Support Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• 5 years’ experience providing substance use services in a human services environment
• Must have personal experience as a past recipient of substance use/co-occurring services and have been in recovery for a minimum of 2 years.
• Certified Peer Recovery Specialist in the state of Virginia
• Possession of a valid driver's license
• Must pass DMV record check
• Must pass TB Test
• Certification in First Aid and Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation, as required.
• Offer of employment is contingent upon the candidate passing a fingerprint based National Criminal History Record Check.
• Not eligible for employment with barrier crime history
• Certified Peer Recovery Specialist or in the process of obtaining training with Virginia DBHDS to be completed within six months of employment.
• Lived personal experiences of mental illness, justice/legal involvement or experience, and/or substance use disorders.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a certified peer support specialist
• Experience working with serious mentally ill and/or co-occurring adults
• Experience providing person-centered, strength-based support services
• Experience assessing client needs and providing access to appropriate services
• Experience providing case management activities for clients
• Experience providing clinical documentation necessary to maintain client records including treatment planning/wellness recovery plan, progress notes, quarterly reviews, and annual assessments
• Experience facilitating peer-led recovery groups

Responsibilities

• Maintaining a caseload of clients who will be in services with other clinicians and physicians
• Implementing and documenting progress of clients
• Working closely with community partners such as Trillium
• Documenting all services, contacts, and attempted contacts with clients and collaterals
• Linking, monitoring, referring, coordinating, facilitating services needed by clients.
• Collaborating with other departments within the CS and the community
• Maintaining healthy boundaries with clients