Peer Supporter
About the role
As a Peer Supporter in addiction medicine, you will leverage your lived experience with recovery to guide and inspire individuals on their own journeys to sobriety. Operating in Ohio, you will provide empathetic support, share recovery resources, and foster a non-judgmental environment where clients feel empowered to make positive changes.
Responsibilities
- Provide peer-based support to individuals in detox and residential care, drawing from personal recovery experience to foster trust and connection
- Facilitate peer-led support groups that promote hope, shared experience, and motivation for change
- Offer one-on-one encouragement, emotional support, and active listening to clients navigating early recovery and withdrawal
- Aid clients in understanding and accessing available treatment services, recovery resources, and community-based supports
- Collaborate with clinical teams to support individualized care plans, offering insights based on lived experience
- Serve as a recovery role model, demonstrating healthy coping strategies, self-advocacy, and engagement in long-term recovery practices
- Help clients set personal goals, identify barriers to recovery, and celebrate milestones and progress
- Support discharge planning and continuity of care by connecting clients with aftercare resources such as 12-step groups, sober housing, or outpatient services
- Maintain appropriate professional boundaries while cultivating a safe, non-judgmental space for open dialogue
- Participate in staff meetings, case reviews, and training sessions to integrate peer support within the broader treatment program
- Document peer interactions and relevant observations in accordance with organizational guidelines and confidentiality standards
- Uphold ethical standards and comply with state regulations like OhioMHAS and including certification requirements for Peer Recovery Supporters in Ohio
Requirements/Qualifications
- OhioMHAS 40-hour Peer Recovery Supporter (PRS) Training
- 1+ years of experience in a detox or residential addiction treatment setting
About Argon Agency
In the ashes of 2020, a team of creatives came together and noticed a void in the digital marketing realm. A black hole, if you will. Traditional digital marketing was a series of smoke screens, empty promises, one size fits all cookie cutter campaigns, and charts and graphs that look pretty, but don’t actually mean much. There had to be a better way. There had to be a way to provide clear, customized marketing campaigns that provided results, not just pretty charts and vague answers as to where a budget went. From that realization was born Argon Agency.
Disclaimer
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
About Argon Agency
Argon Agency is a digital marketing firm dedicated to providing clear, customized marketing campaigns that deliver results. Our team of creatives believes in transparency and effectiveness in the digital marketing realm, aiming to fill the void left by traditional methods. We connect qualified candidates with potential employers through our recruitment process, ensuring that both parties are matched appropriately.