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Recovery Support SpecialistHopeLink Behavioral Health • Fairfax, VA, US
Recovery Support Specialist

Recovery Support Specialist

HopeLink Behavioral Health • Fairfax, VA, US
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Job Description

Job Description

For over 60 years, HopeLink Behavioral Health (formerly PRS) has been a beacon of hope for individuals and families facing behavioral health challenges and life crises. We envision a world where everyone has access to the support they need. Through quality services, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention, we foster an inclusive community where everyone can thrive.

Position Summary :

The Recovery Support Specialist is a peer with lived experience and provides outreach and support to clients in any one of HopeLinks' three (3) Psychosocial Day Programs (Recovery Academy, Stepping Stones, CRSP) and facilitates skill-teaching groups. This position also provides information on the recovery process and will promote opportunities to enhance the ability of clients served to move into recovery.

Primary Responsibilities :

  • Provides outreach phone calls to active / inactive clients.
  • Documents outreach contacts in client electronic heath record within the same business day the contact is made
  • Completes Orientation Checklist on newly admitted clients in the electronic health record.
  • Facilitates a minimum of 8 groups per week utilizing established curriculum and materials
  • Provides feedback to supervisor on course curricula and materials.
  • Updates program team on changes in level of functioning for clients served.
  • Communicates to clinical staff the need for crisis intervention for clients served.
  • Provides assistance in transportation education.
  • Provides education on the recovery process based on personal experience and program material.
  • Demonstrates flexibility in performance of duties as needed.
  • Participates in activities to promote professional growth.
  • Represents staff in agency and / or community-based workgroups to enhance services provided within, and related to, program services for target population, as needed.

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES :

  • Adaptability to changes in environment and situations
  • Strong and effective communication skills and accepts criticism and feedback
  • Dependability by following instructions, responds to management direction and keeps commitments
  • Meets attendance punctuality guidelines
  • Maintains emotional self-awareness and manages relationships positively
  • Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming and building interpersonal relationships
  • Contributes to building a positive team spirit and exhibits objectivity and openness to others views

    • Qualifications :

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Peer Recovery Specialist (PRS) Certification (preferred)
  • High degree of empathy toward the clients we serve.
  • Excellent public speaking skills including the ability to facilitate groups.
  • Strong computer skills relevant to this position.
  • Must be a Peer which is a person who has personal lived experience and has used mental health services (past or present)

    • Schedule, Location & Salary :

  • 100% on-site at CRSP (Community Readiness and Support Program) 8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive Suite 3-409 Fairfax, VA 22031
  • $20.00 per hour (estimated starting salary based on qualifications and experience)
  • 30 hours per week

    • Monday - 8 : 30 am - 3 : 00 pm

    Tuesday - 9 : 30 am - 3 : 30 pm

    Wednesday - 9 : 30 am - 3 : 30 pm

    Thursday - 9 : 30 am - 3 : 30 pm

    Friday - 10 : 00 am - 3 : 30 pm

    Ready to Make a Difference?

    Join our team and help individuals achieve their employment goals. Apply Now!

    Equal Opportunity Employer. Committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

    'Where Hope Meets Help.'

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    Recovery Specialist • Fairfax, VA, US