COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSOCIATE B/PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST - NELSON (FULL TIME)

About the role

The Nelson County ACT Team is recruiting for a Registered Peer Recovery Specialist to partner with severely mentally ill adults to help them live successfully in the community. The incumbent utilizes their experience as a primary mental health service provider to engage, motivate, and support ACT consumers. This position serves a diverse population of adults with mental illness in the community and requires professionalism, flexibility, dependability, belief in recovery from mental illness, patience, and the ability to work with individuals from a variety of backgrounds. A person‑centered approach and service planning skills are critical.

Responsibilities

• Partner with severely mentally ill adults to support successful community living.
• Engage, motivate, and support ACT consumers using lived experience.
• Provide person‑centered service planning and recovery‑oriented support.
• Maintain professionalism, flexibility, dependability, and patience while working with diverse populations.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• One year of comparable experience preferred.
• Peer Recovery Specialist certification required.
• Valid Virginia Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record.
• For business use of a personal car, provide a certificate of valid personal automobile insurance.

Skills

• Person‑centered approach and service planning.
• Professionalism, flexibility, dependability.
• Belief in recovery from mental illness.
• Patience and ability to work with individuals from varied backgrounds.

Benefits

• Rotating on‑call shifts eligible for additional compensation.

Pay

Hourly Salary Range: GRADE 8 (Non‑Credentialed): $19.11 – $28.66 per hour; GRADE 9 (Credentialed): $21.02 – $31.53 per hour.

Schedule

Full‑Time (Non‑Exempt) with rotating on‑call shifts.

Location: Region Ten, 71 Tanbark Plaza, Lovingston, VA 22949.