Registered Peer Recovery Specialist - 1109

Valley Health; Durban; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Durban seeks a Registered Peer Recovery Specialist to provide peer-to-peer support services in outpatient behavioral health programs, focusing on emotional support and community integration. Successful candidates will have a High School Diploma and the necessary certification as a Peer Recovery Specialist. This role includes facilitating educational activities and mentoring recovery strategies, offering a competitive salary and robust employee benefits.

Benefits

Zero-Deductible Health Plan

Dental and vision insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Retirement Savings Match

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Ability to positively interact with persons with mental illness, substance use disorders and developmental disabilities.
• Good personal management skills including time management, organization, dependability, and independence.
• General knowledge of mental illness, substance use, and developmental disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide face-to-face interactions to support individuals in recovery.
• Assist individuals and families in writing and communicating personal recovery-wellness plans.
• Facilitating peer-to-peer recovery education and wellness coaching.

Skills

Active listening

Time management

Dependability

Team collaboration

Knowledge of recovery principles

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

The Registered Peer Recovery Specialist is responsible for providing peer-to-peer support services to individuals enrolled in the Outpatient Behavioral Health Programs. The role uses lived experiences of recovery and mental health disorders to offer emotional support, share knowledge, teach skills, provide practical assistance and connect individuals with resources, communities of support and other people. Services are non-clinical, person-centered, strengths-based, wellness-focused and trauma-informed. The goal is to ensure the wellness-recovery plan reflects the needs and preferences of the individuals served to achieve measurable, personalized goals as part of a comprehensive treatment team.

Responsibilities

• Provide face-to-face interactions to support an individual achieving their self-identified level of recovery, wellness, independence or personal strengths.
• Serve as a role model of recovery, wellness and self-advocacy.
• Assist individuals or families in writing and communicating personal recovery-wellness plans and identifying ways to reach those goals using a person-centered plan.
• Provide peer-to-peer support in groups encouraging participation and self-directed participation (e.g., WRAP, Dual Recovery).
• Facilitate non-clinical peer-to-peer recovery education and wellness coaching through group activities on topics such as health, leisure activities, and community involvement strategies.
• Mentor community integration by connecting participants with community resources (social, recreational, spiritual, volunteer, educational, vocational).
• Help individuals identify community-based supports that sustain a healthy lifestyle and support the development of natural support systems.
• Provide support during the acquisition, exploration and sustaining of employment and/or educational services.
• Attend treatment team and program development meetings; participate in regular group and individual supervision to enhance professional growth and address administrative issues.
• Document all service contacts within 24 hours of contact (face-to-face, collateral, networking); ensure complete treatment-related documentation (treatment plans, progress notes, releases of information) in compliance with agency standards and applicable regulations.
• Actively communicate findings and progress with the Outpatient Behavioral Health team; maintain collaborative relationships with community referring agencies to formulate appropriate intervention strategies.
• Attend mandatory trainings and share the recovery perspective with non-peer staff; develop and maintain positive relationships with community resources, treatment providers and other partners (mental health, health care, shelters, landlords, detox centers, etc.).

Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or GED required.

Certification & Licensure: Registered as a Peer Recovery Specialist in Virginia is required.

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to positively interact with persons with mental illness, substance use disorders and developmental disabilities, their families, agency staff and community members.
• Ability to provide active listening, education and assistive supports to consumers and family members.
• Good personal management skills including time management, organization, dependability, and independence.
• Ability to work as a team member with agency staff and others on behalf of Recovery initiatives.
• General knowledge and understanding of mental illness, substance use, and developmental disabilities.
• Knowledge and understanding of recovery principles and components.
• Knowledge of support counseling practices and techniques.
• Knowledge of local mental health/substance use disorder systems and local services available in the community (public, private, and volunteer organizations).
• Ability to adapt to changes following program evaluation.

Benefits

At Valley Health, we believe everyone is a caregiver, and our goal is to create an environment where caregivers thrive physically, financially and emotionally. In addition to a competitive salary, full-time employees receive:

• A Zero-Deductible Health Plan
• Dental and vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance
• Retirement Savings Match
• Robust Employee Assistance Program for emotional wellbeing
• Membership to Healthy U: An Incentive-Based Wellness Program

Valley Health also offers a health savings account & flexible spending account for childcare, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and professional development. Several regional perks include discounts to on-campus dining. For full details, visit valleyhealthbenefits.com.