Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist

Maryland Treatment Centers; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Maryland Treatment Centers seeks a Full Time Peer Recovery Support Specialist to help clients access treatment resources and navigate public entitlements. The role focuses on assessment, referrals, and liaison between treatment providers and community stakeholders, with evening and weekend availability.

Candidates should have a Peer Recovery Specialist Certification, strong customer service, and excellent written and verbal communication.

Qualifications

• Requires evening and weekend availability.
• Excellent customer service skills required.
• Must maintain professional composure with demanding personalities.
• Excellent email & phone etiquette.
• High attention to detail.
• Able to remain organized under a high volume of work.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and referral for JCEIP participants and to act as a liaison between treatment and community stake holders.
• Understand the community based treatment opportunities, types of funding or payment required and how to access public entitlements
• Assist clients in engaging in the appropriate treatment resource, based on a sustainable plan of care.
• Assist clients in making application for public entitlements (i.e. Medicaid, TCA, Food stamps, etc), as appropriate.
• Provide regular written reports, documents all contacts with clients, referral sources, and stake holders

Skills

Customer service

Email etiquette

Phone etiquette

Attention to detail

Organization

Education

Peer Recovery Specialist Certification

Job description

About Us

Maryland Treatment Centers Inc. provides a full continuum of levels of care to clients who struggle with chemical dependency as well as co-occurring psychiatric disorders. We feature specialty services for adolescents, young adults and adults. Clinical programs include assessment, residential/inpatient, detoxification, day treatment, intensive outpatient and outpatient substance abuse, dual diagnosis, mental health, special education, and prevention services.

Maryland Treatment Centers Inc. provides a full continuum of levels of care to clients who struggle with chemical dependency as well as co-occurring psychiatric disorders. We feature specialty services for adolescents, young adults and adults. Clinical programs include assessment, residential/inpatient, detoxification, day treatment, intensive outpatient and outpatient substance abuse, dual diagnosis, mental health, special education, and prevention services. We are looking for a Full Time Peer Recovery Support Specialist.

Responsibilities

• The responsibility of the Peer Recovery Support Specialist is to provide assessment and referral for JCEIP participants and to act as a liaison between treatment and community stake holders.
• Understand the community based treatment opportunities, types of funding or payment required and how to access public entitlements
• Assist clients in engaging in the appropriate treatment resource, based on a sustainable plan of care.
• Assist clients in making application for public entitlements (i.e. Medicaid, TCA, Food stamps, etc), as appropriate.
• Provide regular written reports, documents all contacts with clients, referral sources, and stake holders

Requirements

• This position requires evening and weekend availability, your own reliable transportation and a Peer Recovery Specialist Certification.
• Excellent customer service skills required
• Must be able to maintain a professional composure when confronted by demanding personalities
• Excellent email & phone etiquette
• High attention to detail
• Able to remain organized under a high volume of work and/or distractions
• Drive, tenacity, flexibility, and confidence
• Enthusiasm, open-mindedness, & integrity required