Job Title : Peer Recovery Specialist Mental Health
Job Description
Peer Recovery Specialist - $22 / hour
Peak shift : Tuesday through Saturday, 1-10 pm
- Respond to community response calls as directed by dispatcher and / or director / supervisor.
- Maintain project logs, reports, and records in appropriate files and database(s).
- Assist in problem-solving and de-escalation of distress at any given time.
- Provide a model for both people in recovery and staff by demonstrating that recovery is possible for people with Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health.
- Assist recovering persons to identify their personal interests, goals, strengths, and weaknesses regarding recovery.
- Assist / coach recovering persons in developing their own plan for advancing their recovery; for getting the life they want.
- Facilitate (via personal coaching) the transition from a professionally directed service plan to a self-directed Recovery Plan.
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.
- Actively identify and support linkages to community resources (communities of recovery, educational, vocational, social, cultural, spiritual resources, mutual self-help groups, professional services, that support the recovering person’s goals and interests.
This involves a collaborative effort including the recovering person, agency staff, and other relevant stakeholders.
Support connections to community-based, mutual self-help groups. Link individuals to appropriate professional resources when needed.
Provide vision-driven hope and encouragement for opportunities at varying levels of involvement in community-based activities (.
work, school, relationships, physical activity, self-directed hobbies, .
- Develop relationships with community groups / agencies in partnership with others in the agency.
- As the recovery specialist position evolves and knowledge increases, visit community resources with recovering persons to assist them in becoming familiar with potential opportunities.
- Identify barriers (internal and external) to full participation in community resources and develop strategies to overcome those barriers.
- Maintain contact by phone and / or email with recovering persons after they leave the program to ensure their ongoing success and to provide re-engagement support in partnership with others in the agency if needed.
Provide long-term engagement, support, and encouragement.
Hard Skills
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum of 12 months total of successful paid or voluntary work experience within the last three years
- Active Certification in good standing as a Certified Recovery Specialist (must acquire within 6 months of employment)
Soft Skills
- Problem-solving
- De-escalation
- Personal coaching
- Self-advocacy promotion
- Relationship building
- Long-term engagement and support
Job Type
This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 9 Month(s).
Work Site
This is a fully on-site position in Hartford, Connecticut.