Peer Recovery Drug and Alcohol Substance Specialists

About the role

Provides recovery education for every phase of the recovery journey, including pre-recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance. Demonstrates that recovery is possible by providing a model for both people in recovery and staff.

Responsibilities

• Assists recovering persons in identifying their personal interests, goals, strengths, and weaknesses regarding recovery.
• Coaches recovering persons to develop their own plan for advancing their recovery.
• Facilitates the transition from a professionally directed treatment plan to a self-directed Recovery Plan.

Requirements

• Lived experience with substance use disorder and awareness of the importance of recovery.
• Ability of providing individualized, ongoing guidance, coaching and support.
• 2+ years sobriety [Required]
• Past or present consumer of substance use disorder services with a history of managing one's own illness [Required]

Skills

• Adequate knowledge of activities of daily living.
• Customer service skills.
• Organizational ability, sound judgement and initiative.

Benefits

• Benefits from Day One: Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off from Day One
• 403-B Retirement Plan
• 4 Weeks 100% Paid Parental Leave
• Career Development
• Whole Person Well-being Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• Pet Benefits
• Student Loan Repayment Program

Pay

$16.30 - $26.08

Schedule

Full time, Day shift (Monday - Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm) with three weekend shifts every 6 weeks, with some travel to other campuses.