Description

Do you feel called to work in a Christian Ministry?

Do you want to work where you make a difference in the lives of others?

Join us at the Atlanta Mission, where we make a difference in the lives of over 1000 men, women, and children every day by providing food, shelter, clothing, counseling, vocational and spiritual guidance. We get to witness radical life transformations.

As a Peer Recovery Specialist, you will serve as a role model and advocate assisting peers in regaining independence within the community and mastery over their recovery process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Walks clients through the AA 12 steps, utilizing "Power to Choose" by Mike S O'Neil
• Facilitates client classes and recovery-focused process groups
• Works with clients to main stability in their recovery and achieve outcomes
• Guides the activities that contribute to client success and completing goals to include supporting their family relationships
• Relates personal experience in recovery in order to coach clients toward their own progress
• Serve as a spiritual mentor in a client's recovery process
• Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team and clients to ensure client success
• Prepares and produces reports, upholding a high standard of data integrity
• Documents client's progress utilizing a client management system
• Assists clients in arranging transportation and driving as needed
• Coordinates client attendance for internal and external activities

Qualifications

You will uphold the following Christ-Centered values:

• Humbly Serve: You strive to live, Love and Lead like Jesus
• Faithfully Steward: You honor and wisely use the time, talent and treasures that God has provided
• Courageously Innovate: Youare driven towards excellence, you continuously learn, adapt and improve
• Joyfully Celebrate: You intentionally appreciate and recognize all that God is doing in and through all the stakeholders of Atlanta Mission.
• Strength in Unity: You embrace God’s desire for oneness and kingdom-focused unity

Position Requirements:

• Georgia-certified Peer Specialist (CPRP), CARES or CADC certification, or willing to obtain
• 3-5 years of abstinent recovery
• Personal experience with long-term recovery
• Demonstrated experience coaching as a peer in recovery on a one-on-one basis and group setting
• Familiarity with Alcoholics Anonymous 12 steps
• Demonstrated experience serving as a personal coach on a one-on-one basis and group setting

What we have to offer you and your family:

Full-Time Employee Benefits:

• Retirement Savings with Matching Contribution
• Medical Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance

Employer Paid Benefits:

• Life Insurance 
• Short-Term Disability 
• Travel Assistance Program 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• Medical Concierge
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Spiritual & Professional Training & Development