Impactful Peer Recovery Advocate

Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

CarePoint Response, Inc. seeks a Peer Recovery Specialist to provide supportive, person-centered services for individuals in behavioral health crises and substance use challenges.

As someone with lived experience, you will work alongside clinicians and community partners to guide individuals toward recovery, connect them with resources, and empower them to take the next step toward wellness. You will collaborate with clinicians, peers, and community partners to develop crisis plans, link to

Qualifications

• Personal lived experience with behavioral health and/or substance use recovery.
• Strong communication, empathy, and advocacy skills.
• Commitment to a strengths-based, person-centered approach.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams and community partners.
• Organizational and documentation skills to ensure timely reporting.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with clinicians, peers, and community partners to support individuals through crisis and recovery.
• Assist individuals in crisis with developing a crisis plan, linking to care, and accessing recovery tools before the first engagement concludes.
• Facilitate engagement and help individuals feel welcome, safe, and supported.
• Support continuity of care by connecting individuals to behavioral health, addiction, peer recovery, and community resources.
• Build strong partnerships with addiction services, behavioral health providers, community outreach organizations, and peer recovery networks.
• Document individual interactions accurately and in a timely manner.
• Empower individuals to become self-advocates for their recovery and wellness.
• Apply a strengths-based perspective to all interactions, providing encouragement and hope.
• Act as a liaison with internal and external stakeholders as needed.
• Adhere to CPR policies, expectations, and professional competencies.

Skills

Lived experience

Communication

Empathy

Advocacy

Team collaboration

Documentation skills

Job description

CarePoint Response, Inc. seeks a Peer Recovery Specialist to provide supportive, person-centered services for individuals in behavioral health crises and substance use challenges.

As someone with lived experience, you will work alongside clinicians and community partners to guide individuals toward recovery, connect them with resources, and empower them to take the next step toward wellness. You will collaborate with clinicians, peers, and community partners to develop crisis plans, link to