Peer Recovery Specialist

Launch a meaningful career with Morris County Prevention Is Key and make a lasting difference in the lives of people pursuing long-term recovery. We are looking for compassionate, motivated individuals with a strong work ethic, positive energy, and a genuine passion for helping others to join our team of Peer Recovery Specialists. In this role, you will partner with participants to inspire hope, strengthen resilience, and support positive, sustainable change through practical guidance, encouragement, and connection to resources. If you are ready to use your own recovery journey—or your deep commitment to helping others—to uplift participants and be part of a mission-driven team, we would love to hear from you!

Who we are:

About Prevention Is Key

Prevention Is Key is a nonprofit organization that provides substance use prevention and recovery support services across the seven northern counties of New Jersey. For 37 years, we have supported individuals, families, and communities with a proven track record of meaningful impact.

Our approach to recovery is built on respect, choice, and individualized support. We recognize that recovery looks different for each person, and participants lead the process of identifying the pathway that works best for them.

· We promote multiple pathways of recovery, including abstinence-based and harm-reduction approaches

· We encourage participant-centered services that honor each person’s goals, strengths, and choices

· We are committed to helping people build sustainable recovery and improved quality of life

Our Mission

To reduce the prevalence of addiction and improve the health and wellness of the people and communities we serve.

Our Vision

To build a future where addiction, suffering, and loss are rare and Recovery is as ubiquitous as the air we breathe.

Our Core Values

Respect for the individual

Either everyone matters or nobody matters

Regardless of circumstance we believe that Every Person we encounter has innate value, health, wellness, creativity, goodness, and is deserving of our respect, compassion, talents and kindness Every Day.

We are Every Person, Every day.

Integrity

We do what is right

We inspire trust by having the courage to say what we mean, matching our behaviors to our words, and taking responsibility for our actions. We value and support transparency, knowing that open, honest communication is critical to our success. We use science and data to inform our decisions and passionately advocate for what is right and fair for our participants, our communities, and each other.

Innovation and Lasting Impact

We challenge ourselves to constantly learn and improve

We believe in challenging the status quo, replacing underperforming systems with bold new approaches that make a difference for our participants, communities and people. We encourage discovery, knowing that exploring the unknown is the best way to fuel progress in solving intractable social problems. We attract, develop and retain people who possess the passion, curiosity and drive to pursue innovative solutions that improve the health and wellbeing of the people and communities we touch.

Stewardship

We each take responsibility for strengthening PIK to better serve our communities, today and in the future.

We approach everything we do as a united organization, One PIK. We build relationships and work collaboratively across all parts of the organization, leveraging our respective expertise to drive collective success and deliver exceptional and compassionate services to the people and communities we serve.

Measure

We measure success by the ways we touch the lives of people.

Peer Recovery Specialist Key Responsibilities:

• Provide person-centered peer recovery support using motivational interviewing, strengths-based engagement, and other evidence-informed practices.
• Use lived experience appropriately and ethically to promote hope, self-efficacy, self-advocacy, and recovery engagement.
• Collaborate with participants to develop individualized recovery-management plans with measurable and sustainable goals.
• Administer approved recovery-capital and engagement tools and use the results to guide service planning.
• Connect participants with treatment, housing, employment, education, health, mutual-aid, and other community resources.
• Identify barriers to service participation and collaborate with participants and community partners to develop practical solutions.
• Maintain timely, accurate, and confidential documentation in electronic health records (EHRs), program databases, and required grant-reporting systems.
• Conduct community outreach and build collaborative relationships with treatment providers, courts, law enforcement, recovery organizations, and other stakeholders.
• Support achievement of program goals, service-quality standards, grant deliverables, and participant-outcome requirements.
• Participate in supervision, team meetings, professional development, and continuous quality-improvement activities.
• Other duties as directed by Management.

Qualifications:

• Strong critical thinking and sound judgement skills.
• Problem-solving ability in complex situations.
• Ability to assess needs and prioritize next steps.
• Understanding of professional boundaries and ethical decision-making.
• Adaptability in community-based settings and ability to work closely with community partners.
• Accurate documentation and follow-through.
• Ability to distinguish peer support from clinical treatment.
• Strong technical skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook).
• Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communication skills.
• Positive team member with strong work ethic.
• Motivational and encouragement skills necessary.

Education and Experiences:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in relevant course of study (Psychology, Counseling, Social Sciences, Education, Health Sciences).
• Previous peer-support, case-management, behavioral-health, harm-reduction, or community-outreach experience.
• Experience with motivational interviewing, recovery-capital assessment, grant-funded programs, or multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Experience working with culturally diverse populations.
• Must acquire Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) credential issued by the APCBNJ within six months of employment.
• Bilingual English/Spanish proficiency is a plus
• Valid NJ State Driver’s license in good standing and reliable transportation.

Peer Recovery Specialists work out of our CARES Recovery Centers located in Hibernia, Pompton Lakes and Montclair. Evening and weekend availability may be required from time to time. Visit www.preventioniskey.org for more information about all our services.

Physical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.Work Environment:This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

AAP/EEO: The company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, the company complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer leaves of absence, compensation and training.The company expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the company’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00 - $26.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• 403(b) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person

Salary : $23 - $26