Part Time Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (20 hours per week)

New Season; Cape Girardeau (MO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

New Season Treatment Centers is seeking a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (PRS) to provide direct peer-to-peer support to individuals with opioid use disorder and co-occurring conditions. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary treatment team, draw from your own recovery experience to inspire hope, help patients develop recovery plans, and connect them with community and clinic resources.

Requirements include a High School diploma, the Missouri Credentialing Board Certified Peer Support

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Missouri Credentialing Board Certified Peer Support Specialist certificate.
• Minimum 2 years experience with Adult MH/SA disorders.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct peer-to-peer support to individuals with substance use disorders.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary treatment team to promote recovery planning.
• Assist patients in developing personal recovery plans and identifying community resources.
• Support patients in navigating treatment and aftercare options.
• Document activities and outcomes in accordance with policy.

Skills

Peer support

Counseling & crisis intervention

Patient advocacy

Education

High School diploma

Missouri Certified Peer Support Specialist

Job description

Description

For over 30 years, New Season Treatment Centers have been a leading national health care service provider of outpatient treatment centers that specialize in providing safe, quality and best in class care for individuals living with Opioid Use Disorder (\"OUD\").

Operating in over 70 treatment centers in multiple states, our team members are engaged in medication-assisted treatment, counseling, support, and care management of individuals living with OUD. We treat the whole person and, in so doing, address the underlying causes of OUD in an effort to provide a continuum of care that not only addresses treatment needs but supports the patient on their journey to recovery.

Job Summary:

The Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (PRS) will provide direct peer-to-peer support services to individuals who have substance abuse or co-occurring disorders. As an advocate for patients, the Certified Peer Recovery Specialist will be responsible for providing essential expertise and consultation to the entire multidisciplinary treatment team to promote a culture in which each individual's treatment needs and preferences are recognized, understood, respected and integrated into treatment, rehabilitation, and community self-help activities. The Certified Peer Recovery Specialist will draw from his/her own journey of recovery to inspire hope and provide support to others who are facing similar situations.

Essential Functions:

• Assists patients in developing problem-solving skills to respond to challenging experiences in their recovery


• Models effective coping and self-help strategies and techniques to individuals or groups of patients to overcome personal fears, anxieties, urges, and triggers


• Assists/supports patients in daily decision making, resolution of minor problems, and crisis intervention as necessary


• Assists patients in identifying their personal goals and objectives for recovery and sobriety


• Assists clinic staff in a collaborative process of identifying programs and environments that are conducive to recovery


• Assists patients in creating their personal recovery plans


• Meets with patients to provide advice and support in accordance with treatment plans


• Assists/coordinates patient support groups on a regular basis


• Assists patients in obtaining and utilizing clinic based and community based services that support individual recovery needs


• Assists patients by identifying community resources and encouraging participation, to engage in healthy social activities, employment opportunities or provide other assistance as needed


• Observes behaviors and evidence of general well-being and discusses observations with the patient


• Assists patients in developing empowerment skills through self-advocacy


• Ensures timely and appropriate documentation as required by company, state, and federal policy

Essential Position Requirements:

Education/Licensure/Certification:

• Have a High School diploma or equivalent. Hold a Missouri Credentialing Board Certified Peer Support Specialist certificate.

Required Knowledge:

• Entry-level knowledge. (Basic week-long 35 hour training conducted by the Missouri Credentialing Board). Must complete annual continuing education offered by the Missouri Credentialing Board to allow the Peer Specialist to maintain certification. Must be computer literate and have basic knowledge of all Google products.


• Additional training in behavioral intervention, CPR, First Aid and Human Rights will be provided by the company.

Experience Required:

• Self identify as a present or former primary consumer in substance abuse recovery or of mental health services.


• Must have at least 2 years experience working with Adult MH/SA disorders.


• Complete a State approved training program and pass a standardized examination.

New Season provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Job or State Requirements

• MO Peer Recovery Specialist certificate