What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Recovery Support Specialist - URC position at HOPE Community Services, Inc.?
Overview
HOPE Community Services, Inc. is a leading outpatient treatment provider in south Oklahoma City. We provide compassionate trauma-informed care to individuals whose lives have been impacted by mental health and substance use disorders. We do this by providing compassionate and evidence-based treatment, aimed at improving the quality of life for those we serve.
We are currently seeking a Peer Recovery Support Specialist to join our Urgent Recovery Center (URC) team. This role involves providing peer-based recovery support, advocacy, and supervision to individuals in crisis. If you have lived experience in recovery and a commitment to empowering others, we encourage you to apply!
Shift Available:
Mon, Tues, Wed: 11am - 11pm
Thurs, Fri, Sat: 11am - 11pm
About the Position
As a Peer Recovery Support Specialist, you will provide peer support and advocacy to individuals in crisis, fostering hope and promoting recovery. Your role will include ensuring client safety, offering education on coping strategies, connecting clients to community resources, and supporting them in identifying and achieving their immediate stabilization and recovery goals. You will also maintain professional relationships, adhere to trauma-informed care principles, and ensure compliance with confidentiality guidelines, clinical documentation standards, and agency policies.
About the Urgent Recovery Center
The Urgent Recovery Center (URC) is a crucial component of HOPE Community Services' mission to provide immediate, short-term stabilization and support for individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. The URC operates as a safe and welcoming space where clients receive peer-based support, resources, and care coordination to assist them in their recovery journey. Our goal is to create a recovery-focused environment that is trauma-informed, supportive, and equipped to meet the diverse needs of individuals in crisis.
Requirements
- Demonstrated recovery from a mental health or substance use disorder
- HS Diploma or GED
- Reliable transportation
Skills
- Ability to build rapport and maintain positive relationships with clients, employers, and colleagues.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with a diverse range of individuals.
- Empathy and Compassion
- Must be efficient in managing multiple tasks, maintaining
accurate records, and meeting deadlines.
EOE Statement
At HOPE, our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the community we serve. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and and mental ability, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.