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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist

Hygea Healthcare, Inc.

#Mentoring #Advocacy #Healthcare #Crisis Intervention #Drug Testing #Substance Use Disorder #Social Services #Clinical Documentation #Community Resources

Quick overview

The Peer Recovery Specialist supports individuals in recovery by serving as a mentor, advocate, and motivator to prevent relapse. They facilitate recovery planning, provide education, and maintain ongoing support through community engagement and clinical documentation.

Requirements summary

Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and at least two years of sustained recovery from a substance use disorder. Applicants are required to hold or meet the qualifications for a Certified Recovery Specialist and maintain certifications in first aid and crisis intervention.

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Job description

The Peer Recovery Specialist’s role is to support others in recovery from a substance use disorder.
The Recovery Specialist will serve as a role model, mentor, advocate and motivator to recovering individuals in order to help prevent relapse and promote long-term recovery.
The Recovery Specialist must demonstrate an ability to share personal recovery experiences and to develop authentic peer-to-peer relationships.
This is a Part-Time opportunity, 20 hours at this time.
Essential Job Functions Provide recovery education to clients for every phase of the recovery journey from pre-recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance.
Provide a model for both people in recovery and staff by demonstrating that recovery is possible.
Assist recovering persons to identify their personal interests, goals, strengths and opportunities regarding recovery.
Recovery Planning -- facilitate (via personal coaching) the transition from a professionally directed service plan to a self-directed Recovery Plan.
The goal should be to transition from professionally assisted recovery initiation to personally directed, community supported recovery maintenance.
Promote self advocacy by assisting recovering persons to have their voices fully heard; their needs, goals and objectives established as the focal point of rehabilitation and clinical services.
Develop relationships with community groups/agencies in partnership with others in the agency.
Identify barriers (internal and external) to full participation in community resources and developing strategies to overcome those barriers.
Maintain contact by phone and/or e-mail with recovering person after they leave the program to insure their ongoing success and to provide re-engagement support in partnership with others in the agency if needed.
Long-term engagement, support, and encouragement.
Document within required guidelines all contacts with individuals in their clinical record.
Develop, implement, and promote ongoing community training opportunities.
Other duties as directed.
Education and Experience High School Diploma or GED Must have 2 or more years of sustained recovery from a substance use disorder Must have acquired or meet the qualifications as a Certified Recovery Specialist.

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