Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (Part Time)

Pyramid Healthcare

Radford (VA)

On-site

USD 21,000 - 28,000

Part time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

First Stop Health: No-cost virtual Urg

UKG Wallet: Up to 50% of earned wages

Training and professional development

Job summary

Pyramid Healthcare New River Valley Inpatient in Radford, VA is seeking a part-time Certified Peer Recovery Specialist to support clients in recovery. You will work with a multidisciplinary treatment team, providing peer support, encouraging engagement, and guiding clients to resources that sustain recovery beyond treatment.

This role emphasizes professional boundaries, confidentiality, and using your lived experience to help others.

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED.
Virginia Board of Counseling – Peer Recovery Specialist certification REQUIRED.
Ability to maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary treatment team.

Responsibilities

Provide peer support using lived experience to encourage recovery and treatment engagement.
Build professional, supportive relationships with clients while maintaining boundaries.
Help clients connect with community resources and ongoing recovery support.
Collaborate with counselors, nurses, and other members of the treatment team.
Communicate client progress and service needs to supervisor.
Maintain timely, accurate documentation of client contacts.
Participate in peer record reviews and quality assurance activities.

Skills

Strong communication and interpersonal

Team collaboration

Maintain professional boundaries &Conf

Education

High school diploma or GED

Virginia Peer Recovery Specialist certification

Job description

Pyramid Healthcare is dedicated to offering the highest quality of care to those we serve. A focus on client-focused care establishes our family of brands as respected leaders in addiction treatment, mental health recovery and eating disorder treatment modalities.

Pyramid Healthcare offers comprehensive behavioral healthcare defined by supportive environments that offer patients the strength they need to overcome life’s challenges. We offer behavioral healthcare services – psychiatry, addiction recovery, mental disorder treatment, etc. – that allow clients at all stages of recovery or rehabilitation to reclaim health and well-being.

Certified Peer Recovery Specialist

Pyramid Healthcare New River Valley Inpatient | Radford, VA

Turn Your Recovery Experience Into Professional Support for Others.

Your lived experience can be powerful—but as a Peer Recovery Specialist , you'll use that experience within a professional treatment environment to help others navigate their own recovery.

At Pyramid Healthcare New River Valley Inpatient, you'll work alongside a multidisciplinary treatment team to provide peer support, encourage treatment engagement, and help clients connect with resources that support recovery beyond treatment.

This role is about more than sharing your story. It's about using your experience professionally, maintaining appropriate boundaries, protecting confidentiality, and helping clients build their own path to recovery.

What You'll Do

Provide peer support using your lived experience to encourage recovery and treatment engagement
Build professional, supportive relationships with clients while maintaining appropriate boundaries
Help clients connect with community resources and ongoing recovery support
Collaborate with counselors, nurses, and other members of the treatment team
Communicate client progress, concerns, and service needs to your supervisor
Maintain timely, accurate documentation of client and collateral contacts
Participate in peer record reviews and quality assurance activities
Maintain professional relationships with staff across disciplines
Communicate with referral sources as directed
Provide transportation to community resources and services when needed
Participate in assigned emergency and after-hours support activities, including crisis planning and hospital diversion
Protect client confidentiality and follow all organizational policies and professional standards
Complete required training and continuing education

Your Lived Experience Matters. So Does Your Professionalism.

We're looking for someone who can connect with clients through authentic lived experience while also recognizing that every client's recovery journey is different.

Successful Peer Recovery Specialists are able to:

Share personal experience appropriately and intentionally
Maintain healthy professional boundaries
Respect client confidentiality and individual choices
Work effectively as part of a clinical team
Document services accurately and on time
Accept direction, feedback, and supervision
Remain calm and professional during challenging situations
Support clients without attempting to take over their recovery

Required Qualifications

High school diploma or GED
Registered or Certified Peer Recovery Specialist certification through the Virginia Board of Counseling at the Department of Health Professions — REQUIRED
Ability to maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary treatment team

Position Details

6226 University Park Drive, Radford, VA

$15–$20/hour , based on experience and education

Part-time | 16–24 hours/week

Weekend scheduling required

Additional Benefits:

First Stop Health: No-cost virtual Urgent Care, Primary Care, and Mental Health visits for eligible employees
UKG Wallet: Optional access to up to 50% of earned wages before payday
Training and professional development opportunities

Make Your Experience Count.

You know that recovery is possible. Now you can use what you've learned to help someone else take their next step— professionally, respectfully, and as part of a team.

Pyramid CORE Values:

We are committed and proud to live our CORE values and use them to inspire those around us. Our employees are expected to align with these values, behaviors, and standards. We are held accountable for upholding these CORE Values: INTEGRITY is striving to be honest, transparent, and ethical when dealing with clients, staff, and the community. DEDICATION is demonstrating an unwavering commitment to always provide exceptional care and support to those we serve is needed daily. COLLABORATION is a steadfast, team-focused approach; working together to achieve excellence. PASSION is genuine, compelling, and relentless desire to improve lives and support Pyramid Healthcare’s mission.

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