SUD Support Specialist (732)

Job Description

Job Description

At Greater Reach, we are making behavioral health care accessible, compassionate and stigma-free. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to help people feel seen, heard and supported, we want to hear from you! Here, you are not just joining a company; you’re joining a mission. Our Emporia- Greensville Clinic has an opening for a full time Recovery Specialist for the Substance Use program. Essential job duties include providing holistic treatment to consumers.

The Recovery Specialist offers peer support services to consumers with substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders in a manner that is healthy for the consumer to regain or maintain independence within the community and mastery over their own recovery process.

The Recovery Specialist will serve as a role model to consumers by exhibiting competency in personal recovery through the use of coping skills; function as a consumer advocate and educate consumers about available behavioral health services. Recovery Specialist will provide such supports in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Other duties include disseminating recovery resources such as booklets, tapes, pamphlets, and other written materials within the agency and throughout the community and other general outreach duties.

The successful applicant must also be actively engaged or connected in the recovery community; have experience in writing recovery plans; have excellent verbal and written skills; be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel, be able to work with a diverse population, be able to multi-task and perform work task in a harmonious and effective manner.

Travel will be required throughout the service area : Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Colonial Heights, Sussex, Surry, Prince George / Hopewell, and Emporia / Greensville.

Requirements :

Certification with the Virginia Certification Board and registration as a Peer Recovery Specialist (RPRS) by the Virginia Board of Counseling.

Bachelor's degree and 5 years sustained recovery form addiction or High School Diploma or equivalent and 10 years sustained recovery form addiction.

Valid Driver’s License with a point balance of -6 or higher.

Preferred :

Knowledge of mental health / co-occurring behaviors and experience in diagnosing substance use disorders and familiarity with the tri-city recovery community.

Knowledge of electronic health records.

Annual Salary Range

Grade S-C5

$45,417.00 - $51,094.00

$2,500 Sign on Bonus - Restrictions Apply

Excellent fringe benefits

Fingerprints, State and FBI criminal record reports, drug test, and central registry report will be required upon selection. Our Agency maintains a drug-free workplace.

EOE Statement :

Greater Reach Community Services Board provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.