Recovery Specialist

Oaks Integrated Care Inc.; Trenton (NJ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Oaks Integrated Care Inc. in New Jersey is seeking a Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist to join its Safe at Home program. The role focuses on recovery planning, education on treatment navigation, and helping individuals access community resources to support sustained recovery.

Responsibilities include developing recovery plans with measurable goals, providing face-to-face or phone support, and collaborating with the Case Manager to engage the individual for up to one year.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Two years of recovery from an SUD or SMI diagnosis and certification as a SUD PRSS and/or SMI PRSS.
• NCPRSS certification from NCCAP for SUD peers; CPRS certification from APCB for SMI peers.

Responsibilities

• Develop a Recovery Plan with measurable goals in collaboration with the individual.
• Educate individuals on navigating treatment, social services, and recovery supports.
• Provide recovery support services based on individual needs and preferences.
• Support individuals through the stages of change toward recovery.
• Assist in accessing recovery services in the community.
• Maintain ethical boundaries and positive role modeling.
• Collaborate with the Case Manager to ensure engagement for up to one year.
• Follow up one year after starting in Safe at Home program.

Skills

Population assessment

Symptom recognition

Treatment needs understanding

Resource navigation

Population-specific communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Join our team today and immerse yourself in a rewarding career for years to come!

Competencies

The potential employee will have the ability assess and interpret information related to population; have knowledge of the symptoms of the disability/disorder and ability to recognize exacerbation of symptoms; have a general understanding of treatment needs; knowledge of available treatment resources and appropriate use; Population-specific communication skills.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the individual, develop a Recovery Plan which should include culturally competent and relevant services that identifies goals with measurable objectives, assesses strengths, can be used to work towards those goals, identifies barriers that can inhibit goal attainment and monitors the progress made attaining those goals;
• Educate the individuals on how to appropriately navigate treatment, social service and recovery support systems;
• Provide recovery support services based on the individual’s preference and his/her assessed needs;
• Support individuals as they move through the stages of change to encourage them in their recovery;
• Assist individuals with accessing recovery support services in the community;
• Help Safe at Home individuals maintain healthy community, family and social functioning.
• Be a positive role model by appropriately sharing experiential knowledge, hope and skills;
• Maintain ethical boundaries with Safe at Home Program individuals
• Maintain relationships with the individual in order to assist him/her in the treatment engagement and retention process;
• Reinforce, guide and ensure the individual that recovery is possible and is built on multiple strengths, coping abilities and the resources of each individual;
• Assist the individual participating in Safe at Program with gaining skills and resources needed to initiate and maintain recovery;
• Assist in establishing and sustaining a social and physical environment supportive of recovery;
• Enhance identification and participation in the recovery community;
• Advocate for appropriate and effective community treatment and recovery;
• Empower individuals to make self-determined and self-directed choices about their recovery pathway;
• Provide support with face to face sessions and/or telephone support based on the individual’s personal choice;
• Work collaboratively with the Case Manager to ensure the individual engages in services up to one year;
• Maintain follow-up one year after starting at Safe at Home program;

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of successful recovery from an SUD or SMI diagnosis and certification as a Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Peer Recovery Support Specialist and/or as a Severe Mental Illness (SMI) Peer Recovery Support Specialist.
• SUD Peer Recovery Support Specialists are required to receive certification as a National Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS) from the National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals (NCCAP).
• SMI Peer Recovery Support Specialist are required to receive certification from the Addiction Professional Certification Board (APCB) as a Certified Recovery Specialist (CPRS)

All positions require a valid driver’s license in good standing and pre-employment drug screening. Oaks Integrated Care considers applicants for all positions without regard to: race; color; religion; sex; national origin; age; sexual orientation; marital or veteran status; the presence of a medical condition, genetic information or handicap, unrelated to performing the tasks of the job; or any other legally protected status.