Recovery Peer Coach & Community Support Specialist

County of Door; Sturgeon Bay (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Door seeks a Defined Term Employee Peer Recovery Support Specialist to provide peer-based support to individuals facing substance use and co-occurring challenges. Using lived experience, you will mentor, coach, and help participants set recovery goals and access resources across community settings.

You will coordinate with behavioral health staff, facilitate peer groups, document services, and uphold confidentiality and ethics.

Qualifications

• Must have personal lived experience with substance use challenges or co-occurring conditions.
• Complete 40 hours of approved training within one month: 10 hours advocacy, 10 hours mentoring/education, 10 hours recovery and wellness support, 10 hours ethical responsibility.
• Ability to accurately and timely document services, interactions, and relevant information.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Provides individualized peer support to assist participants in identifying and working toward personal recovery, wellness, and life goals.
• Uses lived experience appropriately to mentor, coach, encourage, and support participants in developing skills, recognizing strengths, and progressing toward established goals.
• Promotes continuity of care by supporting participants throughout the continuum of behavioral health and recovery services, including recovery homes and Treatment Court.
• Establishes supportive peer relationships while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries and adhering to Peer Recovery Support Services (PRSS) ethical guidelines.
• Connects participants with behavioral health, recovery, social service, and community resources and supports based on identified needs and goals.
• Plans and facilitates peer-based groups and activities designed to promote recovery, wellness, skill development, and social connection.
• Serves as a liaison to the local recovery community and helps participants develop connections with natural, peer, and community-based supports.
• Assists participants in identifying and addressing barriers to behavioral health, recovery, and other supportive services while promoting self-determination, voice, and choice.
• Provides services in community-based settings and maintains flexibility in scheduling to support participant recovery goals and program needs.
• Collaborates with behavioral health staff and other service providers through regular team meetings, care coordination, and ongoing supervision while maintaining the distinct role of peer support.
• Completes accurate and timely documentation of peer support services in accordance with program, funding, confidentiality, and documentation requirements.
• Maintains strict confidentiality and adheres to all relevant laws, policies, and procedures regarding personal and medical information.

Skills

Peer support

Engagement

Self-determination

Recovery coaching

Resource navigation

Communication

Boundaries & ethics

Cultural humility

Group facilitation

Documentation

Education

Peer support specialist certification

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

County of Door seeks a Defined Term Employee Peer Recovery Support Specialist to provide peer-based support to individuals facing substance use and co-occurring challenges. Using lived experience, you will mentor, coach, and help participants set recovery goals and access resources across community settings.

You will coordinate with behavioral health staff, facilitate peer groups, document services, and uphold confidentiality and ethics.