Peer Recovery Leader

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Complete a strength-based assessment of participants' strengths, challenges, and goals in multiple life domains and assist in the development of a recovery plan based on the wants, needs, and interests of the participant.
• Conduct enrollment of participants into the program and maintain accurate, neat, and timely documentation on all case files.
• Collect necessary data in a timely manner and as determined by the contract.
• Conduct outreach in the community, at schools, and locations where youth/adolescents may congregate.
• Provide transportation for participants to and from the program site to activities, to referrals, and as needed by the participant.
• Employ brief interventions in the context of a peer-to-peer relationship to engage participants and encourage retention in program services; this may include crisis intervention, relapse prevention, and individual or family consultations.
• Serve as the point of contact through the entire continuum of care from enrollment through treatment and aftercare, including providing information on available community resources, assistance in accessing services, coordination of services, and transportation.
• Introduce and link participants to recovery community organizations, peer-run services, and other community organizations that will assist them in meeting recovery needs and building recovery capital.
• Maintain frequent contact (at a minimum of every 30 days) with participants/families through home visits, internet communication, telephone, or office visits to identify continuous needs associated with the participants' recovery, monitor progression and regression, intervene on a timely basis, and encourage recovery activities.
• Facilitate peer-to-peer group sessions, as assigned, and in accordance with participant and programmatic needs.
• Establish and facilitate a Peer Leadership Advisory Council in which participants in recovery, their family members, and supportive allies are involved with program design, evaluation, and have opportunities to advise and/or make organizational decisions related to recovery orientation.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree preferred. Experience working with individuals in recovery from substance use disorders. Must be able to pass a background check and drug screening. Valid driver's license and reliable transportation are required.