Recovery Support Specialist

Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center in Altus, OK is currently recruiting Recovery Support Specialists to join our Adult and Children’s Outpatient Departments. In this role, you will play a crucial part in helping individuals regain control of their lives and navigate their recovery processes.

As a Recovery Support Specialist, you will assist consumers in developing the skills they need to manage their mental health and substance use recovery, while providing ongoing support and encouragement. This position requires an individual with a high level of professionalism, ethics, and the ability to build positive, respectful relationships with both staff and consumers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Recovery: Assist consumers in their recovery journey by offering guidance and encouragement as they work toward regaining control of their lives
• Collaborate: Work closely with individuals in the Adult and Children’s Outpatient Departments, providing essential support to both staff and consumers
• Professional Interactions: Maintain a high standard of professionalism and ethics in all interactions with ODMHSAS staff and facility consumers
• Assist with Recovery Planning: Help facilitate the development and implementation of recovery plans, ensuring consumers are supported throughout their process
  
  

What We’re Looking For:

• Individuals with a strong commitment to supporting others in their mental health and recovery journey
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with a diverse population
• A high standard of professionalism and ethics in both individual and team settings
• Strong interest in working with adult and children consumers to provide essential support in their recovery
  
  

If you’re passionate about supporting recovery and want to make a lasting difference in the lives of others, apply today to join the team at Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center in Altus, OK!

Job Type/Salary:

• Full-time position
• Non-exempt
• Sr. Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist: $38,000 plus benefits!
• Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist: $34,500 plus benefits!
• Recovery Support Specialist: $30,000 plus benefits!
  
  

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Sr. Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist: This position requires that the application be currently certified as a Peer Recovery Support Specialist, high school diploma or GED, demonstrates personal knowledge in advocacy in recovery, and two years of PRSS experience.
• Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist: This position requires that the application be currently certified as a Peer Recovery Support Specialist, high school diploma or GED, and demonstrates personal knowledge in advocacy in recovery.
• Recovery Support Specialist: This position requires a high school diploma or GED, demonstrates personal knowledge or advocacy in recovery, and the ability to become a Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist
  
  

Why Join Us?

• Generous Benefits: Annual base salary range of $30,000 - $38,000, plus a generous benefits allowance
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: A wide choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Options for healthcare and dependent care expenses
• Ample Time Off: 11 paid holidays, 15 days of vacation, and 15 days of sick leave in the first year
• Retirement Savings Plan: With a generous company match to help secure your future
• Employee Assistance Program: Support when you need it
• Longevity Bonuses: For years of dedicated service
• Training Opportunities: Continuous learning and development for CEU requirements
  
  

About us: Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center in Lawton, Altus and Duncan, OK is a community-based center with a primary focus on mental health and substance abuse treatment. The inpatient and outpatient services they provide include special groups and programs for adolescents, persons with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, seniors and older adults, women, men, and criminal justice groups.

Drug and Alcohol Pre-employment and Pre-placement Testing: Upon a conditional offer of employment, applicants for safety sensitive positions shall be required to submit to urinalysis to test for drugs. Appointment to a safety sensitive position shall be contingent upon a negative drug test result.

THIS AGENCY REQUIRES COVERAGE 24 HOURS, 7 DAYS PER WEEK. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION MAY VARY DEPENDING ON BUSINESS NECESSITY. EMPLOYEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK WEEKENDS AND OVERTIME.

Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

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