PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST

Augusta Health Brand; Fishersville (VA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Free onsite parking

Shift and weekend differentials

Onsite child care

Job summary

A nonprofit community health system in Virginia is seeking a Peer Recovery Specialist to provide essential support to individuals in behavioral health crises. This role emphasizes non-clinical, person-centered assistance and encourages the use of lived experiences to enhance recovery for those with mental health and substance use challenges. Candidates should possess a high school diploma, be registered as a Virginia Peer Recovery Specialist, and have at least a year of relevant experience. Generous benefits like paid time off and onsite child care are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year working with individuals with substance use and mental health challenges.
• Registered as a Virginia Peer Recovery Specialist.

Responsibilities

• Provide peer-to-peer support services during behavioral health crises.
• Offer emotional support and teach skills based on personal recovery experience.
• Connect individuals with resources and community support.

Skills

Active listening

Patient interaction

Time management

Knowledge of mental health

Teamwork

Computer literacy

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Certified Virginia Peer Recovery Specialist

Job description

Fishersville VA
78 Medical Center Drive
Fishersville, VA 22939, USA

The Peer Recovery Specialist (PRS) is responsible for providing peer-to-peer support services to individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis. The PRS performs a variety of paraprofessional duties in support of wellness and recovery by utilizing their lived experiences of recovery and mental health disorders. The PRS offers emotional support, shares knowledge, teaches skills, provides practical assistance, and connects individuals with resources, opportunities, communities of support and other people. Services are non-clinical, person-centered, strengths-based, wellness focused, and trauma-informed. Peer support services help to ensure the individual’s wellness-recovery plan reveals the needs and preferences of the individuals being served.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Registered as a Registered Virginia Peer Recovery Specialist
• Certified as a Virginia Peer Recovery Specialist within (1) year of hire
• Minimum of one year working with individuals with substance use and mental health challenges

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified & Registered as a Registered Virginia Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS)
• Minimum of two years of experience working with individuals with substance use and mental health challenges

Skills

• Ability to positively interact with patients with mental illness, substance use disorders, their family members, hospital staff and outside agencies
• Ability to provide active listening, education and assistive support to patients and family members
• Good personal management skills – time management, organization, dependability, and independence
• General knowledge and understanding of substance use and mental illness
• Knowledge of the local mental health/substance use services available in the community including public, private, and volunteer organizations
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to share recovery experience
• Aware of limitations and readily seeks supervision
• Computer literacy and ability to type

Benefits

• Generous paid time off to promote work life balance
• Free onsite parking
• Shift and weekend differentials
• Onsite child care

Company Information

Augusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255-bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.

Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.

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