What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Peer Recovery Specialist position at Virginia Recovery Centers LLC?
Join Our Team and Make a Difference
We’re looking for a compassionate, dependable Peer Recovery Specialist to join our team and support individuals on their journey toward recovery and wellness.
Position Overview
The Peer Recovery Specialist uses lived experience and recovery-focused skills to provide encouragement, mentorship, advocacy, and practical support to individuals navigating substance use or mental health challenges. Must have be a registered peer recovery specialist.
Key Responsibilities
- Build supportive, trusting relationships with individuals receiving services
- Share personal recovery experience appropriately to provide hope and encouragement
- Help individuals identify personal goals and develop recovery plans
- Provide peer mentoring, advocacy, and emotional support
- Connect individuals with community resources, treatment programs, housing, employment, and other services
- Accompany or assist individuals in accessing community-based resources when appropriate
- Maintain professional boundaries, confidentiality, and accurate documentation
- Participate in team meetings, trainings, and other professional-development activities
- Complete breathalyzers daily, as well as 2 UDS per week per client
Qualifications
- Personal lived experience with recovery from substance use, mental health challenges, or both
- Strong commitment to supporting others in recovery
- Excellent communication, listening, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality
- Reliable, compassionate, and nonjudgmental approach
- Registered Peer Recovery Specialist license
Pay: $39,000.00 - $45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
Salary : $39,000 - $45,000