What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Recovery Specialist - New Haven position at Marrakech Inc.?
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Join Marrakech as a Peer Recovery Specialist
Marrakech – New Haven, CT
Paid Training | Career Growth
Make a Difference Every Day
Our Mission:
At Marrakech, your work truly matters. We provide person-centered support and advocacy that enhances quality of life and promotes independence for individuals with and without disabilities always with dignity, respect, and meaningful connection at the center.
For more than 50 years, Marrakech has supported over 1,000 individuals across Connecticut each year, helping people of all abilities build confidence, independence, and strong community connections.
Our Vision:
We envision a world where every individual is valued for their inherent worth, regardless of ability or circumstance, and has equitable access to the support needed to live a life of their own design.
About the Role
As a Peer Recovery Specialist, you’ll use your lived experience with challenges such as mental health, substance use, or system involvement to provide guidance and support to young adults. This role focuses on building trust, offering hope, and empowering peers. You’ll help people live safe, fulfilling lives while building trusting relationships that encourage independence and personal choice.
Your responsibilities may include:
- Assisting visitors in identifying goals for their future
- Facilitating peer-led groups
- Advocating for young adults needs, whenever possible
- Working collaboratively as part of a compassionate, supportive team
No two days are the same—and every day brings the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking positive and reliable individuals who are can serve as mentors for young adults going through challenges similar to your lived experience.
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Experience Navigating behavioral health services
- Valid Connecticut Driver’s License
This position is intended for individuals with lived experience as participants in the mental health service system who have demonstrated the ability to access and utilize community resources effectively.
Pay
- $17.85 per hour
Why Work at Marrakech?
We’re committed to supporting our employees just as much as the individuals we serve.
Benefits:- Paid time off (PTO) and Dedicated Sick Time
- Paid Holidays
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
- Paid and Unpaid Leave for:
- Bereavement
- Jury Duty
- Disaster Relief Volunteer
- Family and Non-FMLA Medical Leave
- Military Leave
- Employer- Sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance (for full time employees)
- External Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (for full time employees)
- 401K and Profit Sharing Plan
- Educational Benefits, Including:
- DSP Credentialing through the NADSP
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Tuition discounts at local colleges and universities
- Access to Various Voluntary Insurances and Benefits
- Staff Recognition Program
- Other Financial Benefits, Including but not limited to:
- Dayforce Wallet (On-Demand Pay)
- Marrakech’s Homeownership Program
- Perfect Attendance Bonus Program
- Recruitment Referral Bonus
- Other Corporate Discount Programs
Marrakech is an equal opportunity employer. Marrakech, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status of veteran, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation.
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