Peer Recovery Specialist-Contract (4295)

Danville-Pittsylvania Community Services; Danville (VA); On-site; USD 25,774 - 44,579; Part time

Job summary

Danville-Pittsylvania Community Services is seeking a Contract/PRN Peer Support Specialist to engage individuals in treatment and recovery goals. The role emphasizes lived recovery experience to inspire hope, with supervision and collaboration within the consumer's treatment team.

Responsibilities include facilitating wellness activities, advocating for community reintegration, and providing crisis support, daily living help, transportation, and documentation of contacts in client records.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Valid driver’s license with a safe driving record.
• Must have been a recipient of mental health or substance use services and be progressing in recovery.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centered wellness support to engage individuals in treatment and wellness plans.
• Work with the treatment team, document contacts, and support community integration.
• Offer outreach, daily living support, crisis intervention, and advocacy to families.
• Promote employment, education, health, and meaningful community participation.

Skills

Driver's license

Recovery experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

This is a Contract/PRN position that provides services on an as‑needed basis. Hours are not guaranteed and will fluctuate based on program needs. This position is not a regular full-time or part‑time role.

Responsibilities

Provide person‑centered wellness focused support to engage individuals in treatment and to promote use of the individual’s wellness recovery plan; share first‑hand lived experiences with recovery to inspire hope, increase engagement in treatment and in their communities, and support individuals in articulating personal goals for wellness, recovery resiliency, and self‑advocacy. Work within the consumer’s treatment team, receive individual supervision, and be knowledgeable of the signs and symptoms of mental illness and substance disorders, assisting individuals in addressing symptoms using their individual wellness plan. Provide peer support; serve as a consumer advocate; carry out wellness rehabilitation for mental health and substance use disorders; promote recovery from substance use and/or mental health conditions; promote employment, education, health, and community integration; serve as a role model for personal recovery; offer outreach, monitoring, advocacy, daily living support, crisis intervention, consultation to families, development of functional skills and appropriate behavior, and transportation to implement the individual service plan. Services may be rendered in group or individual settings, participate in special events, conferences, workshops, and training within the mental health system and community, work closely with staff, hospital, law enforcement agencies, and other community agencies and organizations, document all contacts and activities in the individuals’ records, and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Valid driver’s license and safe driving record
• Must be, or have previously been a recipient of mental health or substance use disorder services for a mental illness or substance use disorder and should be well along in the recovery process

Fingerprints, State and FBI criminal record reports, drug test, and central registry (CANIS) report will be required upon request. Our Agency maintains a drug‑free workplace.

Compensation

Hourly Rate Range: $18.71 - $32.36

3% Increase for Registered Peer Recovery Specialist