PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST - WARREN AREA

Preferred Behavioral Health Group; Washington (NJ); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Preferred Behavioral Health Group in Warren, NJ seeks a Peer Recovery Support Specialist to help families affected by substance use disorders. The role leverages lived experience to offer hope, advocacy, outreach, and linkage to community resources, with an emphasis on family engagement and recovery planning.

The PRSS collaborates with caregivers, attends meetings, and provides transportation and home-based support as needed, supporting a trauma-informed care approach.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Communication and writing skills required; able to work with diverse populations.
• Basic computer skills are needed to document activities and coordinate referrals.
• Must have a valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation.
• Ability to maintain recovery and relate to clients through lived experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide outreach and engagement with individuals with substance use disorders.
• Support parents/caregivers to achieve recovery goals and develop a Recovery Plan.
• Link clients to community supports and transportation; assist with daily living skills as needed.
• Collaborate with family team meetings and case workers to ensure coordinated services.
• Maintain confidentiality and document activities in required systems.

Skills

Communication skills

Basic computer skills

Valid driver's license

Age 21+

Recovery experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

If you are looking to make an impact by helping others, then Preferred 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.

Essential Job Function

• 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

Competencies

• 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
• Basic Computer skills
• 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.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

• 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
• Employee Referral Bonus program

EOE