PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST - LAWRENCEVILLE AREA
If you are looking to make an impact by helping others, Preferred Behavioral Health Group is a dynamic and innovative non-profit organization proudly named one of "THE BEST PLACES TO WORK IN NEW JERSEY" for 2024 and 2025 by NJBIZ. Our mission is to change and save lives across New Jersey through a Trauma Informed Care culture. We are dedicated to building a diverse team where employees feel a sense of belonging and are valued for their individual contributions, encouraging staff development and embracing a growth mindset.
About the role
The Peer Recovery Support Specialist draws upon their lived experience to carry a message of hope and recovery to individuals experiencing a substance use disorder. By offering encouragement, support, outreach, service linkages, and advocacy, the PRSS cultivates and secures a connection with the parent/caregiver while coaching them to achieve recovery goals and modeling personal responsibility. Responsibilities may include direct services such as outreach and engagement, assistance with daily living skills, linkage to community supports, transportation, in-home services, and advocacy.
Responsibilities
- Reinforces, guides, and ensures parents/caregivers and their families that recovery is possible, built on multiple strengths, coping abilities, and resources of each individual.
- Assists parents/caregivers with gaining skills and resources needed to initiate and maintain recovery.
- Assists in establishing and sustaining a social and physical environment supportive of recovery.
- Enhances identification and participation in the recovery community.
- Empowers parents/caregivers to make self-determined and self-directed choices about their recovery pathway.
- In collaboration with the parent/caregiver, develops a Recovery Plan that includes culturally competent and relevant services, identifies goals with measurable objectives, assesses strengths, identifies barriers, and monitors progress.
- Attends all Family Team Meetings and Focus on Supervision, participates in case consultation with parent/caregiver and DCP&P case worker, attends consortia (if parent/caregiver is presented), and attends agency staff meetings.
- Educates parent/caregiver on how to appropriately navigate treatment, social service, and recovery support systems.
- Serves as a positive role model to parent/caregiver and their families by sharing knowledge, hope, and skills.
- Demonstrates proficient written and verbal communication and exhibits critical thinking.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalency; Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Basic computer skills.
- Valid Driver’s License.
- Must be 21 years of age.
- Knowledge of addictions preferred.
- At least 2 continuous years of sustained recovery.
- Must pass a pre-employment drug test and background check.
Qualifications
The Department of Children and Families approved Peer Recovery Support Service training including Ethics and Division of Child Protection and Permanency. Additional trainings may include: Domestic Violence (DV), Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, Psychological First Aid, and all agency-specific trainings.
Pay
Starting salary $37,450.00.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Prescription Insurance.
- 403(b) Retirement Plan.
- Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays.
- Long Term Disability Insurance.
- Life and AD&D Insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account.
- Voluntary Benefits, such as Vision Insurance, Aflac, Pet Insurance.
- Staff Training and Development Opportunities.
- Employee Referral Bonus program.