Community Recovery Specialist (Day Shift – Monday to Friday)

Job Title: Community Recovery Specialist
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Job Type: Full-Time | Non-Exempt
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM (Day Shift Only)
Starting Pay: $20.24 per hour
Department: Behavioral Medicine – GOLDMAN
Reports To: Program Director / Clinical Supervisor

Overview
The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard is a well-established behavioral health facility in Philadelphia providing inpatient psychiatric care, substance abuse treatment, and outpatient behavioral health services. We are a leader in behavioral healthcare, committed to delivering trauma-informed, evidence-based, and culturally responsive care to meet the needs of our diverse community.

We are seeking a Community Recovery Specialist (CRS) to join our team. This position is a full-time, Monday through Friday, daytime schedule (6:00 AM – 2:30 PM) with no evening or weekend hours. The CRS provides peer-based support to individuals in intensive outpatient and outpatient programs, including 1:1 peer counseling, group facilitation, recovery support, and post-treatment follow-up. The role also plays a vital part in outreach, engagement, and reentry planning for individuals transitioning from incarceration or inpatient treatment back into the community.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual peer counseling during treatment and in post-discharge follow-up

• Facilitate and co-lead recovery-focused groups

• Conduct outreach through phone calls, home visits, and mailings

• Lead orientation and provide recovery education for new program admissions

• Assist with reentry transition planning for individuals returning from prison

• Use motivational interviewing and de-escalation techniques when appropriate

• Accurately document services and interactions in the Electronic Health Record (EHR)

• Monitor urine collections, model positive behaviors, and document observations

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and actively participate in staff meetings

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required

• Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) or Certified Peer Specialist certification required within 90 days of hire

• Minimum of 12 college credits in Behavioral Health or Human Services preferred

• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record required

• Lived experience in recovery strongly preferred

• Familiarity with 12-Step programs (AA/NA)

• Proficiency with computers and Electronic Health Records (EHR)

• Strong communication, engagement, and documentation skills

• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

About Us
The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard is committed to empowering individuals and strengthening communities through evidence-based behavioral health services that are spiritually and culturally responsive. Our vision is to be the region’s premier provider of behavioral healthcare, guided by our values of Choice, Hope, Integrity, Respect, and Professionalism.

Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer – EOE/M/F/D/V