PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST - WARREN AREA

Preferred Behavioral Health Of New Jersey; Warren (VT); Sur place; USD 34 000 - 41 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical Insurance

403(b) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Long Term Disability Insurance

Life and AD&D Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Account

Health Savings Account

Voluntary Benefits

Résumé du poste

Preferred Behavioral Health Group in Warren, NJ is seeking a Peer Recovery Support Specialist to help individuals with substance use disorders by offering encouragement, outreach, and connection to resources.

This full-time role uses lived experience to inspire hope, requires strong communication, and involves coordinating with families, attending meetings, and developing Recovery Plans with measurable goals.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be 21 years of age and have valid driver's license.
• Must pass pre-employment drug test and background check.

Responsabilités

• Provide outreach and engagement with parents/caregivers and families.
• Develop Recovery Plans with measurable goals and resources.
• Connect clients to community supports and transportation.
• Attend team meetings and participate in case consultations.
• Educate families on navigating treatment and recovery supports.
• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication.
• Model recovery and empower self-determined choices.

Connaissances

Communication Skills

Formation

High school diploma or equivalency

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Description du poste

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PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST - WARREN AREA

Full Time WARREN, Washington, NJ, US

Salary: $37,500.00 Annually

If you are looking to make an impact by helping others, thenPreferred Behavioral Health Group is the place for you! By joining our award-winning team, you will become part of the premier behavioral health organization in New Jersey. PBHG is a dynamic and innovative non-profit organization that was proudly named one of "THE BEST PLACES TO WORK IN NEW JERSEY" for 2024 and 2025 by NJBIZ! Our mission is to change lives and save lives across the state of New Jersey through a Trauma Informed Care culture.

Our staff is at the core of everything we do. We are dedicated to building a diverse team where employees feel a sense of belonging and are valued for their individual contributions. We encourage staff development and embrace a growth mindset. If you are interested in pursuing an exciting and rewarding career while being part of a recognized “Best Place to Work”

Job Title: Peer Recovery Support Specialist

Program: CPSAI

Location: Warren Area - Office 415 E Washington Ave, Washington New Jersey

Position Type: Full Time

Starting Salary $37,500.00

Job Description/Summary

The Peer Recovery Support Specialist is a community based position that draws upon their lived experience to carry a message of hope and recovery to individuals who are experiencing a substance use disorder. By offering encouragement, support, outreach, service linkages, and advocacy. The PRSS cultivates and secures a connection with the parent/caregiver while coaching the parent/caregiver to achieve recovery goals and modeling personal responsibility. As part of their job responsibilities, the PRSS may be asked to provide direct services to individuals such as outreach and engagement, personal assistance in the completion of daily living skills, linkage to community supports, transportation, in-home services and advocacy.

• Reinforces, guides and ensures parents/caregivers and their families that recovery is possible, and is built on multiple strengths, coping abilities and resources of each individual
• Assists parents/caregivers with gaining skills and resources needed to initiate and maintain recovery
• Assists in establishing and sustaining a social and physical environment supportive of recovery
• Enhances identification and participation in the recovery community
• Empowers parents/caregivers to make self-determined and self-directed choices about their recovery pathway
• In collaboration with the parent/caregiver, develops a Recovery Plan which should include culturally competent and relevant services that identifies goals with measurable objectives, assesses strengths, can be used to work toward those goals, identifies barriers that can inhibit goal attainment, and monitors the progress made attaining those goals
• Attend all Family Team Meetings and Focus on Supervision, as requested, participates in case consultation with parent/caregiver and DCP&P case worker, attend consortia (if parent/caregiver is presented), attend agency staff meetings
• Educates parent/caregiver on how to appropriately navigate treatment, social service and recovery support systems
• Is a positive role model to parent/caregiver and their families by sharing knowledge, hope and skills.
• Proficiently communicates - written and verbal
• Exhibits critical thinking

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency, Bachelor’s Degree is preferred
• Communication Skills: written and verbal
• Valid Driver’s License
• Must be 21 years of age
• Knowledge of addictions preferred
• At least 2 continuous years of sustained recovery
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test and background check

Required Training

The Department of Children and Families approved Peer Recovery Support Service training including Ethics and Division of Child Protection and Permanency.

Additional trainings may include: Domestic Violence (DV), Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, Psychological First Aid and all agency specific trainings.

• Medical, Dental and Prescription Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Benefits, such as Vision Insurance, Aflac, Pet Insurance
• Staff Training and Development Opportunities