PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST - WARREN AREA
About the role
Preferred Behavioral Health Group is a dynamic and innovative non-profit organization that was proudly named one of "THE BEST PLACES TO WORK IN NEW JERSEY" for 2024 and 2025 by NJBIZ! Our mission is to change lives and save lives across the state of New Jersey through a Trauma Informed Care culture. Our staff is at the core of everything we do. We are dedicated to building a diverse team where employees feel a sense of belonging and are valued for their individual contributions. We encourage staff development and embrace a growth mindset.
Responsibilities
- Reinforces, guides and ensures parents/caregivers and their families that recovery is possible, and is built on multiple strengths, coping abilities and resources of each individual
- Affords parents/caregivers with skills and resources needed to initiate and maintain recovery
- Establishes and sustains 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
- Collaborates with the parent/caregiver to develop a Recovery Plan which 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, as requested, participates in case consultation with parent/caregiver and DCP&P case worker, attends consortia (if parent/caregiver is presented), attends agency staff meetings
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalency, Bachelor’s Degree is 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
- 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
Benefits
Comprehensive Benefits Package including 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
Pay
$37,500.00 Starting Salary
Schedule
Full Time