Texas
TJJD - Certified Peer Support Specialist I-II – Recovery Coach - (EVN) - 55110
Texas, Edinburg, Texas, us, 78540
How to Apply
Complete a State of Texas Application for Employment and the following additional forms available at https://www.tjjd.texas.gov/careers/
TJJD Employment Application Supplement (HR-003)
Child Abuse Registry Check Consent Form (HR-028)
Disclosure of PREA Employment Standards Violation (HR-975)
Authorization to Release Information (HR-074)
Failure to complete and submit the above forms will cause delays in your consideration for this position.
Apply Online at https://capps.taleo.net/careersection/644/jobdetail.ftl?job=00055110&tz=GMT-05:00 and attach the additional forms along with copies of high school/college diploma(s), official college transcripts, licenses/certifications, and, if a military veteran, the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214).
Apply through Work-In-Texas at https://www.workintexas.com/vosnet/loginintro.aspx. You will also need to complete and attach to the application the supplemental questions/forms indicated above along with a copies of high school/college diploma(s), official college transcripts, licenses/certifications, and, if a military veteran, the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214). The additional forms are available at https://www.tjjd.texas.gov/careers and can be submitted via email to HRJobs@TJJD.Texas.gov.
General Description The Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) provides a trauma‑informed, holistic Substance Use Services (SUS) Specialized Treatment Program to youth committed to the agency who have been assessed as needing SUS treatment in addition to participating in the agency’s Texas Model core treatment programming.
The Certified Peer Support Specialist I-II – Recovery Coach serves as a role model, mentor, advocate, and motivator to individuals engaged in the Substance Use Services Specialized Treatment Program. This position serves youth who have been adjudicated of felony offenses, committed to the agency by a juvenile court, and placed in a high‑security correctional facility. Duties involve providing non‑clinical services intended to aid youth in establishing and maintaining individual recovery from addiction. The recovery coach promotes a recovery‑based approach to youth care with an emphasis on respect, self‑direction, and empowerment by providing recovery support, personal assistance, education on community resources, and other supportive services for individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD).
May be required to work in excess of 40 hours per workweek, different shift patterns, and travel occasionally.
Essential Duties Recovery coaches are non‑clinical support persons, services provided for each participating youth in accordance with Case Management Standards (CMS) and SUS program requirements. They provide peer support in a positive and supportive manner through coaching, role‑modeling and mentoring in order to assist members in developing skills to achieve their goals. They maintain confidentiality and standards of ethical practice, attend any and all meetings and trainings held in the SUS department, and work in collaboration with transitional placement staff to identify appropriate services, such as SUS aftercare.
They conduct and facilitate required groups permitted by recovery coaches, SUS psycho‑educational groups, and participation in some family contact, and retrieve youth for group and return them in accordance with CMS.
They participate in staff development related to the agency’s approved treatment program, group facilitation, CMS, SUS specific training, substance abuse training, and renew annual mandatory training requirements. They read, review, and properly apply information found in youth records related to youth health, safety, and security; provide appropriate information to the SUS staff; and comply with policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
They prepare and maintain records, forms, and reports, as required by CMS and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). They assist the SUS provider during the time the youth is enrolled in treatment by identifying individual treatment goals, maintaining consistent communication with the SUS provider to ensure the youth is progressing in treatment, including participation in groups, progress, transition plans, etc.
They perform all duties in compliance with agency safety policies and procedures: report safety hazards and correct them when possible; complete required documentation in the event of an accident or injury within requested time frames.
They attend work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency attendance and leave policies and will be required to travel up to 20% of the time. They actively embody and support the Texas Model by demonstrating its core values in daily tasks and interactions with others.
Minimum Qualifications Required for Certified Peer Support Specialist I – Recovery Coach High school graduation or a GED from an accredited organization, or Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree with major coursework in Clinical Psychology, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Family Relations, Guidance and Counseling, Rehabilitation, or other related social sciences.
No experience required.
Required for Certified Peer Support Specialist II – Recovery Coach High school graduation or a GED from an accredited organization or Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree with major coursework in the same fields as above. One (1) year of full‑time wage‑earning experience providing recovery coaching services. Certified in the State of Texas as one of the following:
Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS)
Re‑Entry Peer Specialist (JI‑RPS)
Recovery Support Peer Specialist (RSPS) – Preferred
All degrees, diplomas, or course hours required to meet minimum qualifications must be from an accredited educational institution.
Must be at least 23 years of age. Must be in good standing with the certification agency.
Preferred:
Experience working with multidisciplinary teams, experience in substance use programs within a correctional setting, experience providing substance use recovery coaching services to adolescents, having certification or working toward certification as a Recovery Support Peer Specialist.
Experience and Education Substitutions: Pro‑rated part‑time experience may satisfy the experience requirements.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of substance use and alcoholism, addiction, co‑dependency, and related disorders.
Knowledge of recovery coaching techniques, processes, community resources, and SUS program policies.
Knowledge of adolescent behavior and counseling and guidance techniques, recovery and wellness support, mentoring, and advocacy.
Skill in advocacy interviewing, active listening, and counseling clients/patients.
Skill in acting quickly in emergencies, using a computer and applicable software, maintaining accurate records and files, de‑escalation skills with youth in a crisis situation, mentoring, and being a role model.
Ability to assess youth needs, coordinate client services, monitor youth participation, maintain communication with SUS providers, prepare youth for groups, communicate effectively orally and in writing, organize workloads, establish and maintain effective working relationships, and physically restrain youth appropriately.
Ability to gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze facts; work collaboratively with all stakeholders; and work occasionally, including travel, on‑call duties, excess hours, and different shift patterns.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
Analyzing, communicating effectively orally and in writing, seeing, hearing (with or without aid), performing tactile discernment, identifying colors, depth perception, operating motor equipment.
Lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs., restraining combative youth, climbing stairs and ladders, pulling, pushing, repeated bending, reaching above shoulder, walking, standing, sitting, twisting, kneeling, stooping, finger and manual dexterity, dual simultaneous grasping.
Veterans
To receive veteran’s preference, provide a copy of DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), VA disability rating (if applicable), or DD Form 1300 (Report of Casualty).
Use https://texasskillstowork.com/, https://www.onetonline.org/, or http://www.careeronestop.org/ for assistance translating military experience into civilian terms, qualifications, and skill sets.
Sponsorship Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.
Additional Information
If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation, inform the hiring representative who contacts you.
Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Due to high volume of applications, we do not accept telephone calls.
If you submitted your application through CAPPS Career Center, you may check the status by accessing your profile and selecting My Jobpage and My Submissions.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer The Texas Juvenile Justice Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services.
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TJJD Employment Application Supplement (HR-003)
Child Abuse Registry Check Consent Form (HR-028)
Disclosure of PREA Employment Standards Violation (HR-975)
Authorization to Release Information (HR-074)
Failure to complete and submit the above forms will cause delays in your consideration for this position.
Apply Online at https://capps.taleo.net/careersection/644/jobdetail.ftl?job=00055110&tz=GMT-05:00 and attach the additional forms along with copies of high school/college diploma(s), official college transcripts, licenses/certifications, and, if a military veteran, the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214).
Apply through Work-In-Texas at https://www.workintexas.com/vosnet/loginintro.aspx. You will also need to complete and attach to the application the supplemental questions/forms indicated above along with a copies of high school/college diploma(s), official college transcripts, licenses/certifications, and, if a military veteran, the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214). The additional forms are available at https://www.tjjd.texas.gov/careers and can be submitted via email to HRJobs@TJJD.Texas.gov.
General Description The Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) provides a trauma‑informed, holistic Substance Use Services (SUS) Specialized Treatment Program to youth committed to the agency who have been assessed as needing SUS treatment in addition to participating in the agency’s Texas Model core treatment programming.
The Certified Peer Support Specialist I-II – Recovery Coach serves as a role model, mentor, advocate, and motivator to individuals engaged in the Substance Use Services Specialized Treatment Program. This position serves youth who have been adjudicated of felony offenses, committed to the agency by a juvenile court, and placed in a high‑security correctional facility. Duties involve providing non‑clinical services intended to aid youth in establishing and maintaining individual recovery from addiction. The recovery coach promotes a recovery‑based approach to youth care with an emphasis on respect, self‑direction, and empowerment by providing recovery support, personal assistance, education on community resources, and other supportive services for individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD).
May be required to work in excess of 40 hours per workweek, different shift patterns, and travel occasionally.
Essential Duties Recovery coaches are non‑clinical support persons, services provided for each participating youth in accordance with Case Management Standards (CMS) and SUS program requirements. They provide peer support in a positive and supportive manner through coaching, role‑modeling and mentoring in order to assist members in developing skills to achieve their goals. They maintain confidentiality and standards of ethical practice, attend any and all meetings and trainings held in the SUS department, and work in collaboration with transitional placement staff to identify appropriate services, such as SUS aftercare.
They conduct and facilitate required groups permitted by recovery coaches, SUS psycho‑educational groups, and participation in some family contact, and retrieve youth for group and return them in accordance with CMS.
They participate in staff development related to the agency’s approved treatment program, group facilitation, CMS, SUS specific training, substance abuse training, and renew annual mandatory training requirements. They read, review, and properly apply information found in youth records related to youth health, safety, and security; provide appropriate information to the SUS staff; and comply with policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
They prepare and maintain records, forms, and reports, as required by CMS and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). They assist the SUS provider during the time the youth is enrolled in treatment by identifying individual treatment goals, maintaining consistent communication with the SUS provider to ensure the youth is progressing in treatment, including participation in groups, progress, transition plans, etc.
They perform all duties in compliance with agency safety policies and procedures: report safety hazards and correct them when possible; complete required documentation in the event of an accident or injury within requested time frames.
They attend work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency attendance and leave policies and will be required to travel up to 20% of the time. They actively embody and support the Texas Model by demonstrating its core values in daily tasks and interactions with others.
Minimum Qualifications Required for Certified Peer Support Specialist I – Recovery Coach High school graduation or a GED from an accredited organization, or Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree with major coursework in Clinical Psychology, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Family Relations, Guidance and Counseling, Rehabilitation, or other related social sciences.
No experience required.
Required for Certified Peer Support Specialist II – Recovery Coach High school graduation or a GED from an accredited organization or Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree with major coursework in the same fields as above. One (1) year of full‑time wage‑earning experience providing recovery coaching services. Certified in the State of Texas as one of the following:
Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS)
Re‑Entry Peer Specialist (JI‑RPS)
Recovery Support Peer Specialist (RSPS) – Preferred
All degrees, diplomas, or course hours required to meet minimum qualifications must be from an accredited educational institution.
Must be at least 23 years of age. Must be in good standing with the certification agency.
Preferred:
Experience working with multidisciplinary teams, experience in substance use programs within a correctional setting, experience providing substance use recovery coaching services to adolescents, having certification or working toward certification as a Recovery Support Peer Specialist.
Experience and Education Substitutions: Pro‑rated part‑time experience may satisfy the experience requirements.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of substance use and alcoholism, addiction, co‑dependency, and related disorders.
Knowledge of recovery coaching techniques, processes, community resources, and SUS program policies.
Knowledge of adolescent behavior and counseling and guidance techniques, recovery and wellness support, mentoring, and advocacy.
Skill in advocacy interviewing, active listening, and counseling clients/patients.
Skill in acting quickly in emergencies, using a computer and applicable software, maintaining accurate records and files, de‑escalation skills with youth in a crisis situation, mentoring, and being a role model.
Ability to assess youth needs, coordinate client services, monitor youth participation, maintain communication with SUS providers, prepare youth for groups, communicate effectively orally and in writing, organize workloads, establish and maintain effective working relationships, and physically restrain youth appropriately.
Ability to gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze facts; work collaboratively with all stakeholders; and work occasionally, including travel, on‑call duties, excess hours, and different shift patterns.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
Analyzing, communicating effectively orally and in writing, seeing, hearing (with or without aid), performing tactile discernment, identifying colors, depth perception, operating motor equipment.
Lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs., restraining combative youth, climbing stairs and ladders, pulling, pushing, repeated bending, reaching above shoulder, walking, standing, sitting, twisting, kneeling, stooping, finger and manual dexterity, dual simultaneous grasping.
Veterans
To receive veteran’s preference, provide a copy of DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty), VA disability rating (if applicable), or DD Form 1300 (Report of Casualty).
Use https://texasskillstowork.com/, https://www.onetonline.org/, or http://www.careeronestop.org/ for assistance translating military experience into civilian terms, qualifications, and skill sets.
Sponsorship Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.
Additional Information
If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation, inform the hiring representative who contacts you.
Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Due to high volume of applications, we do not accept telephone calls.
If you submitted your application through CAPPS Career Center, you may check the status by accessing your profile and selecting My Jobpage and My Submissions.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer The Texas Juvenile Justice Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services.
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