Peer Recovery Specialist

Legacy Treatment Services Group; Hainesport Township (NJ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Insurance

Holidays

403(b) match

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Legacy Treatment Services in Hainesport, NJ seeks a Peer Recovery Specialist for the SBIRT program. You will engage peers, provide outreach, coaching, mentoring, advocacy, transportation support, and recovery planning for SBIRT participants, linking them to behavioral health and community resources.

This role emphasizes recovery-oriented practice, warm handoffs, and follow-up, using lived experience to support informed choices. Grant-funded position with crisis intervention training required.

Qualifications

• Must meet grant's peer eligibility requirements including crisis intervention training.
• At least two years of continuous recovery from a SMI or SUD and at least one year of field experience.
• Must hold at least one grant-accepted peer credential (CRSP, CPRS, NCPRSS, Wellness Coach, CMH Associate or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Provide peer engagement, outreach, recovery coaching, mentoring, advocacy, transportation support, and recovery planning.
• Support warm handoffs and follow-up, linking SBIRT participants to behavioral health and other resources.
• Identify barriers to engagement and communicate consumer needs to the interdisciplinary team.
• Operate within SBIRT program scope; not a licensed clinical practice.

Skills

Crisis intervention training

Recovery coaching

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: SBIRT - Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Tx - Hainesport, NJ, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: High School, Salary Range: $20.67 - $31.25Hourly, The Peer Recovery Specialist fulfills the Certified Peer Recovery Specialist function identified in Legacy's approved SBIRT staffing plan and provides peer-based engagement, outreach, recovery coaching, mentoring, advocacy, transportation support, and recovery planning for consumers participating in the SBIRT project, including community and mobile outreach activities. Using lived experience and recovery-oriented practice, the Peer Recovery Specialist builds trust, supports informed choice and self-advocacy, helps consumers identify recovery goals and natural/community supports, and assists with linkage to behavioral health, substance use treatment, primary care, mutual-help, and other recovery resources. The Peer Recovery Specialist supports warm handoffs and follow-up, helps identify practical barriers to engagement, reinforces education provided by clinical and medical staff, and communicates consumer-identified needs to the interdisciplinary team. The role is distinct from licensed clinical practice and does not independently provide diagnosis, clinical assessment, psychotherapy, medication management, or nursing services. The primary assignment during time charged to the SBIRT award is peer engagement, recovery support, outreach, linkage, and follow-up for the SBIRT project. Other outpatient peer functions may be performed during SBIRT-funded time when they directly support SBIRT participants, project outreach, referral completion, integration, or sustainability.

Legacy's Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Program is funded through a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The program provides early identification and intervention for substance use concerns for individuals age 12 and older, with a particular focus on youth and young adults ages 12-21. The program operates across Atlantic, Burlington, and Camden Counties and integrates SBIRT into outpatient behavioral health, healthcare, school, mobile outreach, and community-based settings.

Services include evidence-based substance use screening, brief intervention and brief treatment when indicated, and referral to treatment for individuals needing more intensive substance use services. The program also provides care navigation, warm handoffs, follow-up, peer and recovery support, and coordination with behavioral health, primary care, substance use treatment, and community resources to reduce barriers and improve continuity of care.

Hours

Position is full time and includes the following:

• 3.2 weeks of Paid Time Off during the first year
• Medical, vision, dental and life insurance
• 9 Agency-paid holidays
• 403(b) match and employee participation
• Tuition Reimbursement after 1 year of employment

Education/Experience:

Must meet the grant's peer eligibility requirements, including training in crisis intervention, at least two years of continuous recovery from a Serious Mental Illness (SMI) or Substance Use Disorder (SUD), and at least one year of field experience working with individuals in the community. Must possess at least one grant-accepted peer credential or certificate, including Certified Recovery Support Practitioner (CRSP), Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS), National Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS), Certified Wellness Coach, Community Mental Health Associate certificate, or another credential accepted by the project and Agency consistent with grant requirements.

Legacy Treatment Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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