PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST - LAWRENCEVILLE AREA

About the role

Preferred Behavioral Health Group is seeking a Peer Recovery Support Specialist to join our award-winning team. Our mission is to change lives 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, and we encourage staff development and embrace a growth mindset.

Responsibilities

• Reinforce, guide, and ensure parents/caregivers and their families that recovery is possible, built on multiple strengths, coping abilities, and resources of each individual
• Assist parents/caregivers with gaining skills and resources needed to initiate and maintain recovery
• Assist in establishing and sustaining a social and physical environment supportive of recovery
• Enhance identification and participation in the recovery community
• Empower parents/caregivers to make self-determined and self-directed choices about their recovery pathway
• In collaboration with the parent/caregiver, develop a Recovery Plan which includes culturally competent and relevant services that identifies goals with measurable objectives, assesses strengths, identifies barriers, and monitors progress
• Attend all Family Team Meetings and Focus on Supervision, as requested; participate in case consultation with parent/caregiver and DCP&P case worker; attend consortia (if parent/caregiver is presented); attend agency staff meetings
• Educate parent/caregiver on how to appropriately navigate treatment, social service, and recovery support systems
• Serve as a positive role model to parent/caregiver and their families by sharing knowledge, hope, and skills
• Provide direct services including outreach and engagement, personal assistance with daily living skills, linkage to community supports, transportation, in-home services, and advocacy

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency; Bachelor's degree preferred
• Communication skills: written and verbal
• 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

Required Training

• 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

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

Program: CPSAI | Location: Lawrenceville Area - Main Office, 3131 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville New Jersey, Building 6 | Position Type: Full Time | Starting Salary: $37,450.00

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