Job Description

Title: Peer Support Specialist / House Manager
Worksite: Men’s Recovery Home
County: WARREN COUNTY
Hours Status: FULL-TIME , $13.20  Hourly  

Brief Job Description: The Peer Support Specialist / House Manager position is a unique opportunity for an individual seeking to work with a team of dedicated staff who recognize the importance of serving individuals with substance use disorders. Our team is committed to providing recovery support to individuals in a safe, professional and compassionate recovery environment in order to promote greater independence, community integration and recovery from substance use.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with the development and oversight of day to day operations at the men’s recovery home.
• Work with peers to identify wellness and recovery goals. Assist peers in creating a recovery plan that identifies the individual’s self-determined goals, as well as specific objectives to carry out these goals.
• Exemplify recovery principles in order to show by example that recovery is possible and attainable. Share their own recovery story as appropriate, and walks the road of recovery alongside the service recipient.
• Work with peers on specific objectives identified on the recovery plan.
• Attend and positively participate in required team, agency, and interdisciplinary meetings.

Benefits of Becoming a Peer Support Specialist / House Manager

• Opportunity to work for an organization that is passionate about quality care and providing a thoughtful approach to improving the lives of individuals who have substance use and mental health disorders.
• Work with a supportive and encouraging team of mental health professionals.
• Participate with other community agencies such as workforce development, the health department, educational programs and recovery support advocates, to ensure strong recovery resources are available for individuals at the men’s recovery home.
• Paid holidays and Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Continuing education opportunities
• Health Insurance
• 401-K match after one year

Work Hours

• Schedule primarily day shift

Education and Experience

• Position requires candidate to be a self-identified person in recovery from a substance use disorder and has demonstrated at least two years of commitment to his/her own personal recovery.
• Position requires candidate to identify on the application or cover letter how they have “lived” personal experience leading to an understanding of the needs of persons with substance use issues.
• Position requires candidate to be a Certified Peer Support Specialist at the time of hire or within 6 months of hire.

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