Peer Support Specialist

Stepworks is a thriving company and trusted addiction treatment provider with facilities throughout Kentucky. We walk with patients during the early steps of recovery and provide resources to support their long-term sobriety. Our mission is to help people hurt by addiction reclaim their dignity and build a better life. Stepworks gives team members continuing opportunities to learn, grow, and inspire in a valued sector of the healthcare industry. Read more of our story at stepworks.com/careers.

POSITION: Peer Support Specialist

LOCATION: La Grange, Kentucky (This is a Hospital-Based position)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• high school diploma or equivalent
• active peer support specialist certification in Kentucky
• two years of sobriety
• familiarity with various recovery models: 12 Step, Rational Recovery, faithbased initiatives, medicationassisted treatment (MAT)

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TRAINING:

• set the example: teach and model recovery
• facilitate group and individual sessions as needed
• help patients define their personal recovery goals
• teach and model coping techniques and selfhelp strategies
• empower patients to overcome and combat the stigma of addiction
• support medicationassisted addiction recovery when appropriate
• support whichever recovery strategy works best for the individual patient
• meet with all patients on the first appointment date
• participate in treatment team meetings
• help develop patients’ treatment plans
• maintain peer support certification under the direction of the Clinical Services Director
• complete training in crisisintervention, standard first aid, and CPR by a certified instructor

SHIFT: Monday-Friday

BENEFITS:

• health, dental, and vision insurance
• life insurance, shortterm disability, hospitalization, accident, and critical illness policies
• 401K with employer matching after one year of employment
• paid time off

APPLICATION:

Please visit to complete an application and submit a resume.

If you currently work at Stepworks, please send your resume and the position you are applying for to humanresources@stepworks.com

Does the Stepworks mission to help people hurt by addiction reclaim their dignity and build a better life excite you? Does our active, collaborative culture appeal to you? If so, we would love for you to join our team. Apply today.

About Stepworks Recovery Centers LLC

Stepworks is a thriving company and trusted addiction treatment provider with facilities throughout the state of Kentucky. We walk with patients during the early steps of recovery and provide resources to support their long-term sobriety. Our mission is to help people hurt by addiction reclaim their dignity and build a better life. Stepworks gives team members continuing opportunities to learn, grow, and inspire in a valued sector of the healthcare industry. Read more of our story at stepworks.com/careers.