Program: CPSAI

Multiple locations available: Randolph, Asbury Park, West Long Branch, Bayonne, Secaucus

Position Summary:

The Peer Recovery Support Specialist draws upon their lived experience to carry a message of hope and recovery to individuals who are experiencing a substance use disorder.  By offering encouragement, support, outreach, service linkages, and advocacy.  The PRSS cultivates and secures a connection with the parent/caregiver while coaching the parent/caregiver to achieve recovery goals and modeling personal responsibility.  As part of their job responsibilities, the PRSS may be asked to provide direct services to individuals such as outreach and engagement, personal assistance in the completion of daily living skills, linkage to community supports, transportation, in-home services, and advocacy

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 or 2 years of practicing the principles of recovery as a family member affected by substance use
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test and background check

Required Training:

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.

Specific Responsibilities/Functions/Competencies:

• Educates parent/caregiver on how to appropriately navigate treatment, social service and recovery support systems
• Is a positive role model to parent/caregiver and their families by sharing knowledge, hope and skills
• Maintains relationships with parent/caregiver and families in order to assist individuals in the treatment engagement and retention process
• 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
• Provides supportive outreach and engagement, in-office and out of office, for the purpose of furthering recovery in coordination with staff members including but not limited to phone calls, letter and home visits
• Assists parents/caregivers with gaining skills and resources needed to initiate and maintain recovery
• Assists in establishing and sustaining 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
• In collaboration with the parent/caregiver, develops a Recovery Plan which should include culturally competent and relevant services that identifies goals with measurable objectives, assesses strengths, can be used to work toward those goals, identifies barriers that can inhibit goal attainment, and monitors the progress made attaining those goals
• Attend all Family Team Meetings and Focus on Supervision, as requested, participates in case consultation with parent/caregiver and DCP&P case worker, attend consortia (if parent/caregiver is presented), attend agency staff meetings
• Completes mandatory orientation and training, demonstrates ability to perform basic computer functions as required by job function, follows policies and procedures outlined in employee handbook, demonstrates familiarity with organization and program specific policies, and all other duties as assigned
• Helps create a safe environment for the parent/consumer through encouragement and the modeling of recovery principles, including self-determination, empowerment and personal responsibility
• Provides direct client services not less than 75% of work time
• Maintains appropriate service record according to agency and program guidelines
• Competes all documentation of parent/caregiver contact within 24 hours
• Written communication is legible, concise and adequate;
• Attends and participates in external training as relevant to improving job skills;
• Demonstrates collegial attitude and cooperative behavior with co-workers within department program;
• Participates in Clinical Rounds by sharing information, proposing ideas, and providing feedback to enhance service delivery;
• Performs job responsibilities and duties with a minimum of supervisory prompting;
• Exhibits commitment and pride through personal example, contributes to teamwork and creates effective and positive working relationships;
• Documents in a clear, concise manner all client contacts and/or attempted contact with client;
• Responsible for the company vehicle, i.e. oil changes, inspections, cleaning vehicle and sending Vehicle Monitoring Check list Monthly to Administrative Assistant;
• When assessment complete, organize paperwork in blue binder, stamp confidentiality on all paperwork given out;
• Transport clients when required;
• Able to maintain appropriate boundaries with clients and other staff and has an understanding of ethics in the field of substance abuse;
• Attend weekly supervision alternating between individual and group with a minimum of two individual supervision sessions per month.  Group supervision is no less than one hour and individual supervision is no less than 45 minutes per session.

EOE

Apply to: jobs@preferredbehavioral.org

Benefits:

• Dental Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Referral Program
• Retirement Plan
• Vision Insurance

Preferred Behavioral Health requires all qualified candidates to be fully vaccinated upon their first day of employment.  Requests for reasonable accommodation due to disability or religious belief will be considered.