Peer Recovery Coach I

Job Summary

The Peer Support Specialist will provide support, assistance, and advocacy for individuals with substance use and mental health challenges by utilizing their own lived experiences to provide support, mentoring, and sharing of resources. The role involves building community, creating relationships, connecting with follow-up care and resources, mentoring, and setting goals and helping clients to overcome obstacles to achieving their goals. Additionally, the role involves partnering with treatment providers, hospitals, harm reduction organizations, supportive housing agencies, and law enforcement to educate about available treatment and support services.

Essential Functions

• Perform outreach and engagement into local evidence-based treatment for people experiencing substance misuse and mental health challenges.

• Create authentic and meaningful supportive relationships with individuals with substance use and/or mental health challenges seeking treatment and understand their needs to assist them in being linked to the appropriate supportive resources.

• Facilitate peer recovery support services, in a group and/or individual settings.

• Aid participants in the creation of a personal recovery plan and/or provide resources to reduce barriers to care.

• Assist patients in completing any necessary paperwork.

• Document appropriately according to job requirements.

Partnering

• Partner with treatment providers, hospitals, Emergency Departments, harm reduction organizations, support services, law enforcement, and community-based organizations to educate each about the availability of treatment and ensure effective linkage to services from the community.

Supportive Services

• Assist patients in accessing therapeutic and supportive services, promote personal growth, development, and recovery while meeting patients where they are at.

• Be a mentor and role model, aid in goal setting, building skills, and removing barriers to follow up care.

• Advocate for people in recovery while serving as a living example of someone who has previously suffered from addiction or mental health issues and desires to help others achieve and maintain recovery.

Education and Training

• No High School Diploma and/or No GED Required
• High School Diploma or GED Preferred
• Minimum 60 hours of peer support specialist training or willingness to complete this training within 6 months of employment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong, effective, responsive communication skill.

• Excellent customer service.

• Organized and attention to details.

• Ability to summarize the positive effects personal recovery experience, and willing to share this experience in a way that would be helpful to others.

• Must honor, support and accept all pathways to recovery.

• Basic computer skills, including ability to use Microsoft Office Programs such as Outlook, Word and Excel and to operate a copier and scanner.

• Cross-cultural skills, and experience with culturally diverse populations.

Shift

Days (United States of America)

Salary

$21.00 - $26.37 / hr

Benefits

• Paid time off starting at 28 days per year, inclusive of vacation, personal/sick, and 7 Holidays

• 100% paid parental leave up to 6 weeks

• Immediate eligibility for retirement plans with employer contribution up to 9.5%

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision plans in addition to employer paid disability and life insurance.

• Comprehensive well-being programs including on-site employee fitness center located on Denver Health main campus and nationally recognized RESTORE Center

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education, coaching, and professional development opportunities through the Workforce Development Center (WFDC) that support internal career growth and advancement pathways

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer