Peer Recovery Specialist-WRTC **SIGN-ON BONUS ELIGIBLE**

Richmond Behavioral Health; Richmond (VA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to promoting health and recovery in the community! As a Peer Recovery Specialist, you will play a vital role in supporting individuals on their journey to wellness. Your responsibilities will include facilitating group meetings, providing supportive counseling, and developing recovery plans tailored to clients' needs. This full-time position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of others while working within a compassionate and inclusive environment. If you are passionate about helping others and have experience in peer recovery support, this could be the perfect role for you!

Qualifications

• High School diploma required; peer recovery support experience preferred.
• Must maintain a healthy recovery lifestyle and have a valid VA driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates group meetings and develops wellness recovery action plans.
• Monitors clients' mental health status and provides crisis intervention services.
• Provides documentation of services and maintains medical records.

Skills

Peer Recovery Support

Crisis Intervention

Client Advocacy

Supportive Counseling

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Medications Administration

Job description

Peer Recovery Specialist-WRTC **SIGN-ON BONUS ELIGIBLE**

Description

RBH is now offering sign-on bonus opportunities for qualifying professionals!

The Richmond Behavioral Health Authority is seeking a full time Peer Recovery Specialist to join our Women's Residential SUD Team. The successful candidate will perform intermediate skilled human support work involving the assessment of client needs and providing access to needed and appropriate services including treatment, rehabilitation and service linkage, case monitoring and client advocacy functions, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the assigned Program Supervisor.

• Provides support through the transportation-encouragement-role model.
• Facilitates group meetings; composes minutes for meetings.
• Supervises and schedules support associates.
• Develops wellness recovery action plan with consumers; develops a plan of care appropriate to the evaluation with the client/family consensus; assists clients in developing recovery goals.
• Provides and administers medications to clients.
• Monitors and assesses clients mental health status; provides supportive counseling as needed.
• Provides crisis intervention services.
• Arranges and provides transportation for clients to appointments, grocery stores, offices, etc; takes clients on social outings.
• Provides documentation of services; provides group notes; maintains medical records.
• Develops staff and client schedules.
• Attends training and team meetings as required.

Position Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Experience with providing peer recovery support is preferred.
• Must have a valid Virginia driver’s license.
• Must self-identify as either a current or former consumer of substance use services, or a person recovering from a substance use disorder.
• Must be maintaining a healthy recovery lifestyle.
• CPRS Preferred.

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time

Open Date: 12/4/2024

About the Organization: Join the Fearless!

Richmond Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA) is licensed by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and is the statutorily established public entity responsible for providing mental health, intellectual disabilities, substance abuse and prevention services to the citizens of the City of Richmond.

Our Mission: RBHA promotes health, wellness, and recovery for the people and communities we serve.

Our Vision: An inclusive, healthy community where individuals are inspired to reach their highest potential.

Our Values: Equity / Innovation / Quality / Inclusion / Accessibility / Transparency / Compassion / Integrity.

Creating Healthy Communities - One Person, One Family, One Community at a time.

RBHA is committed to providing behavioral health services to all Richmond residents regardless of race, color, gender, age, religion, disability, or national origin.

Starting Salary Range: $20.13

EOE Statement: Richmond Behavioral Health Authority 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.

This position is currently accepting applications.