Western Tidewater CSB
Peer Recovery Specialist-Peer Led Wellness Home
Western Tidewater CSB, Suffolk, Virginia, United States, 23437
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
Western Tidewater CSB is seeking a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist for our Peer Led Wellness Home.
Responsibilities
Provide lived experience with recovery from mental health and/or substance use challenges to support others navigating their own journeys.
Function as a role model to peers.
Exhibit competency in personal recovery and use of coping skills, serve as a consumer advocate, and provide consumer information and peer support for consumers in outpatient and inpatient settings.
Offer trauma‑informed, person‑centered, and culturally competent peer support in both structured and flexible environments.
Foster empowerment, mutuality, and self‑determination in alignment with the core values of peer respites.
Collaborate with individuals to co‑create goals, coping strategies, and community connections based on the Individual Service Plan (ISP).
Work within home‑like, non‑clinical settings such as the PLWS program, which emphasizes voluntary engagement, peer leadership, and community‑based supports.
Qualifications
Be a certified Peer Recovery Specialist.
Hold a valid driver’s license with an acceptable DMV record.
Experience in using various computer software applications and/or Electronic Health Record (Preferred).
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Other
Industry Non‑profit Organizations
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Responsibilities
Provide lived experience with recovery from mental health and/or substance use challenges to support others navigating their own journeys.
Function as a role model to peers.
Exhibit competency in personal recovery and use of coping skills, serve as a consumer advocate, and provide consumer information and peer support for consumers in outpatient and inpatient settings.
Offer trauma‑informed, person‑centered, and culturally competent peer support in both structured and flexible environments.
Foster empowerment, mutuality, and self‑determination in alignment with the core values of peer respites.
Collaborate with individuals to co‑create goals, coping strategies, and community connections based on the Individual Service Plan (ISP).
Work within home‑like, non‑clinical settings such as the PLWS program, which emphasizes voluntary engagement, peer leadership, and community‑based supports.
Qualifications
Be a certified Peer Recovery Specialist.
Hold a valid driver’s license with an acceptable DMV record.
Experience in using various computer software applications and/or Electronic Health Record (Preferred).
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Other
Industry Non‑profit Organizations
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