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About the Role

The Peer Recovery Advocate provides recovery support services to consumers in a Part 820 residential program, documenting all services in compliance with regulatory and funding standards. Services are delivered both on-site and in the community.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of the ethical framework for delivery of recovery services and conduct all recovery coaching activities within this framework.
• Document all recovery services in accordance with state and managed care regulations.
• Provide guidance, support and recovery coaching both individually and in group settings for participants in accordance with the treatment plan and engage in recovery activities and support services.
• Provide advocacy, outreach, empowerment, transitional, pre-crisis and crisis supports activities on-site and in the community.
• Accompany clients to appointments and other community-based activities.
• Organize pro-social activities and events.
• Participate in outreach events to represent the agency.
• Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Attend all required in-service training seminars.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.
• Perform other relevant duties as required.

Requirements

• Must possess sight, hearing and digital senses or use prosthesis that will enable the essential functions of the job to be completed.
• Ability and willingness to share life experience in a manner appropriate to the consumers served.
• Good interpersonal skills, enthusiastic about recovery.
• Ability to speak, read and write the English language.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends.

Skills

• Recovery coaching
• Advocacy
• Outreach
• Empowerment
• Transitional support
• Pre-crisis support
• Crisis support
• Interpersonal skills

Location

• On-site
• Community

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Prior experience working with the target population

Education Level

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CPRA) / Provisional certification / CPS/ CPS-Provisional preferred. If the applicant does not hold this certification, then they obtain within one-year of employment.