Senior Recovery Support & Peer Coach

VOA Mid-States; Murray (KY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

403(b) Retirement Plan with Company 7%

Employee Discounts

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Job summary

Volunteers of America Mid-States (VOA) invites applications for a Lead Recovery Support Technician II/Peer Support at our Murray, KY site. You will provide peer support to individuals in Recovery, guided by an understanding of each person’s recovery path and the local treatment system.

The role emphasizes mentoring, advocacy, and motivational coaching to prevent relapse and sustain long-term recovery, while modeling authentic peer relationships and recovery experiences.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or GED; Ky Certified peer support specialist; Valid KY. Driver’s License and current automobile insurance required.
• Preferred applicants with 2 years of demonstrated, successful, sustained recovery. Minimum of 1 year of sobriety.
• Familiar with MS Office; Proficient with MS Outlook, Word, PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Maintain project logs, reports and records in appropriate files and database(s).
• Provide recovery education to service recipients for every phase of the recovery journey from pre-recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance.
• Provide a model for both people in recovery and staff by demonstrating that recovery is possible.
• Assist recovering persons to identify their personal interests, goals, strengths and weaknesses regarding recovery.
• Assist/coach recovering persons develop their own plan for advancing their recovery; for “getting the life they want.”
• Recovery Planning -- facilitate (via personal coaching) the transition from a professionally directed service plan to a self-directed Recovery Plan.
• Promote self-advocation by assisting recovering persons to have their voices fully heard; their needs, goals and objectives established as the focal point of rehabilitation and clinical service.
• Actively identify and support linkages to community resources that support the recovering person’s goals and interests.
• Support connections to community based, mutual self-help groups.
• Develop relationships with community groups/agencies in partnership with others in the agency.
• As recovery specialist position evolves and knowledge increases, visit community resources with recovering persons to assist them in becoming familiar with potential opportunities.
• Identify barriers to full participation in community resources and developing strategies to overcome those barriers.
• Maintain contact by phone and/or e-mail with recovering person after they leave the program to insure their ongoing success and to provide re-engagement support.
• Other duties as directed by Executive Director and/or Management Staff.
• Develop, implement, and promote ongoing community training opportunities

Skills

Peer Support

Recovery Knowledge

Communication

Mentoring

Empathy

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Volunteers of America Mid-States (VOA) invites applications for a Lead Recovery Support Technician II/Peer Support at our Murray, KY site. You will provide peer support to individuals in Recovery, guided by an understanding of each person’s recovery path and the local treatment system.

The role emphasizes mentoring, advocacy, and motivational coaching to prevent relapse and sustain long-term recovery, while modeling authentic peer relationships and recovery experiences.