Peer Recovery Support Specialist

Special Health Resources For Texasorporated; Tyler, Longview (TX, TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Special Health Resources For Texasorporated in Tyler, TX is seeking a Recovery Support Specialist to help individuals initiate and sustain recovery from substance use. The role emphasizes a recovery‑oriented approach with a day shift, full‑time schedule, and opportunities to empower participants through counseling and community resources.

Responsibilities include leading small groups, facilitating peer support, identifying resources, and documenting encounters to track progress.

Qualifications

• Requires a valid Texas Driver’s License and auto liability insurance.
• Minimum of one (1) year of recovery from opiate disorder required.
• Requires computer literacy.
• Have excellent people skills that enable them to establish rapport and put others at ease.

Responsibilities

• Counsel participants in identifying their interests, gifts and goals.
• Strengthen community connections and build new supports for recovery.
• Foster friendships to address challenges like stigma and discrimination.
• Assist participants in identifying and connecting with supports and services.
• Facilitate groups of 2 to 10 participants to develop strengths and skills for recovery.
• Write notes describing client encounters and group experiences.
• Provide recovery check‑ups and help develop recovery plans.

Skills

Counseling

Interpersonal skills

Community engagement

Self-advocacy support

Driver's license

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Tyler, TX 75703

Position Type: Full Time

Job Shift: Day

Job Summary and Purpose

Position will implement a recovery-oriented approach to help people with a substance use condition to initiate and sustain their recovery.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Counsel participants in identifying their own interests, gifts and skills, passions, life goals and hopes for the future, as well as personal sources of resilience and hope.
• Strengthen existing community connections and build new ones that can help people move forward in their own recovery journey – connections might include natural supports like self‑chosen faith communities, barbershops and beauty salons, community colleges and local libraries, recovery community organizations, recreational groups, and other places and people that can support living life as contributing citizens.
• Foster friendships where participants help each other address and work to overcome challenges faced in the wider community such as stigma, discrimination and misunderstanding.
• Assist people with identifying and connecting with the supports and services that will help them sustain their wellness and recovery over time.
• Facilitate groups of 2 to 10 in which participants help each other identify personal strengths, interests, social relationships, hopes for the future, and sources of well‑being, as well as learn new knowledge and skills that can support their recovery journey.
• Assist participants to learn how to find community opportunities, resources, and destinations that match their own interests and hopes for the future.
• Assist participants to become more comfortable with self‑advocacy.
• Facilitate groups in which participants help each other face challenges like stigma, discrimination, and misunderstanding in the community and with family members.
• Conduct individual interviews with participants to assist them in identifying their needs, preferences, and goals related to services.
• Write notes that describe client encounters and group experiences.
• Serve as a role model who shares personal strengths and skills as well as the hope that recovery is possible for everyone.
• Provide recovery check‑ups with individuals who have transitioned from the service setting into the community.
• Support individuals in developing comprehensive recovery plans.
• Support individuals in identifying and then strengthening their relationships with recovery allies.
• Assist individuals in identifying their personal obstacles to recovery.
• Assertively connect clients to relevant community resources by periodically accompanying them so they seek opportunities to build new relationships.

Qualifications / Job Requirements

• Requires a valid Texas Driver’s License, appropriate driving record and auto liability insurance.
• Minimum of one (1) year of recovery from opiate disorder required.
• Requires computer literacy.
• Have excellent people skills that enable them to establish rapport and put others at ease.