Certified Recovery Specialist - CRS

Pyramid Healthcare; Altoona (PA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) with Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Recognition Programs

Referral Bonus opportunities

Free virtual health care

Job summary

Pyramid Healthcare is seeking a Certified Recovery Specialist to support individuals in recovery across multiple Altoona facilities. This role emphasizes mentorship, advocacy, and motivation to promote relapse prevention and long-term recovery.

Responsibilities include peer-based support, coordinating with community resources, and contributing to recovery plans within the COE and traditional CRS services. A strong focus on recovery education and professional boundaries is required.

Qualifications

• Active CRS certification required at time of hire.
• Minimum 1 year of work experience in a substance use treatment or behavioral health setting.
• One year of direct peer support experience preferred.
• High School Diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in initiating and sustaining recovery from substance use disorders through peer-based services.
• Assist individuals in establishing and maintaining connections with community-based recovery supports and resources.
• Provide consistent support before, during, and after treatment episodes across the continuum of care.
• Facilitate regular one-on-one recovery support sessions focused on strengths, goals, and wellness.
• Empower individuals to develop self-advocacy, independence, and personal responsibility for recovery.
• Collaborate with treatment teams, families, service providers, and community partners to support recovery goals.
• Attend treatment team meetings and provide a recovery-focused perspective.
• Encourage engagement in sober social, recreational, educational, vocational, and employment opportunities.

Skills

CRS certification

Peer support experience

Substance use knowledge

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

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.

This position will be worked in multiple facilities located in Altoona, PA.

Schedule: Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Pyramid Healthcare’s Recovery Support Services Division is seeking a Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) to support individuals in recovery from substance use disorders. The Certified Recovery Specialist plays a vital role as a mentor, role model, advocate, and motivator , helping individuals prevent relapse and achieve long-term recovery.

This position may support individuals receiving traditional CRS services as well as those engaged in Center of Excellence (COE) services specific to Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). The CRS utilizes lived experience, recovery-oriented principles, and a strengths-based approach to empower individuals to direct their own recovery journey.

Essential Responsibilities

• Support individuals in initiating and sustaining recovery from substance use disorders through peer-based services
• Assist individuals in establishing and maintaining connections with community-based recovery supports and resources
• Provide consistent support before, during, and after treatment episodes across the continuum of care
• Facilitate regularly scheduled one-on-one recovery support sessions focused on strengths, goals, and wellness
• Empower individuals to develop self-advocacy skills, independence, and personal responsibility for recovery
• Collaborate with treatment teams, families, service providers, and community partners to support recovery goals
• Participate in treatment team meetings and provide a recovery-focused perspective
• Encourage engagement in sober social, recreational, educational, vocational, and employment opportunities
• Assist individuals in rebuilding healthy relationships with family and sober supports
• Advocate for individuals while promoting skill-building and self-advocacy
• Connect individuals to mutual-help groups, social clubs, volunteer opportunities, and employment resources
• Provide recovery education tailored to the individual’s stage of recovery
• Serve as a positive role model, sharing personal recovery experience when appropriate and clinically indicated
• Monitor recovery stability and assist with referrals to treatment services when needed
• Support individuals in overcoming common barriers encountered in early recovery
• Assist in the development, review, and ongoing updating of individualized recovery plans
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation of services, progress, goals, and outcomes
• Attend required trainings, meetings, and continuing education activities
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Active Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) certification at time of hire (required)
• 1 year of work experience in a substance use treatment or behavioral health setting
• One (1) year of direct peer support experience preferred
• High School Diploma or GED required

Continuing Education Requirements

• Completion of 18 hours of continuing education annually , including 30 hours over a two-year certification cycle , in accordance with PCB CRS recertification standards

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of substance use disorders and recovery-oriented systems of care
• Ability to engage individuals at varying stages of readiness and recovery
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary treatment team
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries, ethics, and confidentiality awareness
• Ability to build rapport and trust using lived experience and strengths-based approaches
• Possession of strong organizational and documentation skills
• Possession of excellent communication, interpersonal, and motivational skills

Why Join Pyramid?

• Join a nationally recognized behavioral healthcare organization.
• Make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals in recovery.
• Be part of a supportive, mission-driven team.
• Help advance access to addiction treatment and recovery services in the Pittsburgh community.
• Work alongside dedicated professionals committed to client success.
• Employees and families all have free virtual health care.
• Take up to 50% of your earned pay in advance of payday to help cover surprise expenses.

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.

Total Rewards for Full-Time Positions:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Recognition Programs
• Referral Bonus opportunities
• And More!

Want to know more?

To learn more about Pyramid Healthcare, and how you can achieve personal and professional growth, visit us at: https://bit.ly/Pyramid-Careers.

Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. is proud of its diverse workforce, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.