Peer Recovery Specialist - Chesterfield - Chesterfield County, VA

Description

Salary: $59, $69,387.00 Annually
Location : Chesterfield, VA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:
Department: Mental Health Support Services
Opening Date: 02/16/2026
Closing Date: 3/1/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Minimum Qualifications
Who We Are:
Mental Health Support Services (MHSS) is the provider of mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance use disorder services for children and adults in Chesterfield County. The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team is an interdisciplinary team providing intensive, community-based services to individuals with serious mental illness diagnoses.
Minimum Education and Experience:
High school diploma or GED (bachelor's degree in human services or related field preferred); completion of the Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) training curriculum, a mandatory prerequisite for the CPRS certification, through the Virginia Certification Board (VCB); one year of experience in providing peer/recovery support services or in related behavioral health work; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Experience providing peer recovery services to adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses on an ACT team preferred; experience with an electronic health record (EHR) preferred.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Working knowledge of assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. Ability to support others in recovery and demonstrate efforts at self-directed recovery; to effectively represent and advocate for the consumer perspective within the community and the mental health system; to operate a personal computer and related software and other standard office equipment; to communicate effectively orally and in writing; to develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers. Ability to work well with a diverse group of people and work closely with a team preferred; time management skills preferred.
Additional Requirements
Licensed or license eligible Peer Recovery Specialist with the Virginia Certification Board through completion of a certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training Program.
Must be a self-identified current or former recipient of mental health services for a severe and persistent mental illness.
Current valid driver's license and good driving record required. Based on the Virginia DMV point system, records must not reflect a total of six or more demerit points within the twenty-four months preceding the anticipated hire date, or one major violation of six demerit points within the preceding thirty-six months. Out of state driving records must be obtained by applicant and presented at interview. Records must reflect at least three years of history and be dated within thirty days of interview date.
Pre-employment drug testing, FBI criminal background check and education/degree verification required.
This position is considered Safety Sensitive and is subject to random drug and alcohol testing.
Duties
Duties include but are not limited to the following:
Provides individualized peer recovery supports in the community to individuals receiving ACT care to support community integration and client recovery goals;
Maintains a working knowledge of current trends and developments in the mental health field;
Participates in daily team meetings with an interdisciplinary care team;
Collaborates with peer recovery specialists throughout psychiatric rehabilitation services programs and the agency to provide recovery services and activities across programming;
May address skill development to include social, independent living, and crisis management skills in addition to addressing topics such as physical and dental health, use of drugs or alcohol, as well as education and employment;
Functions as a part of a multidisciplinary team to review cases, treatment approaches, clinical issues, client progress and treatment recommendations, and to promote a recovery perspective;
Serves as a recovery agent by providing and advocating for effective recovery-based services; assisting consumers by educating them about community and natural supports and demonstrating how to utilize these in the recovery process; and
Performs other work as required.
Shift
Monday - Friday; 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; required to work on holidays, weekends and evenings for coverage or scheduled programming
Work Location
Mental Health Support Services
Chesterfield County is an Equal Opportunity Employer Committed to Workforce Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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01
What is your highest level of education completed? (Please answer accurately. Failure to respond accurately will result in disqualification from consideration.)

• Some High School
• High School/GED
• Some College
• 2 year College degree (Associate's)
• 4 year College degree (Bachelor's)
• Master's Degree

02
Do you possess certification as a Peer Recovery Specialist in Virginia? (Please answer accurately. Failure to respond accurately will result in disqualification from consideration.)

• Yes
• No

03
How many years of experience do you have working with individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) diagnoses? (Please answer accurately. Failure to respond accurately will result in disqualification from consideration.)

• Less than 1 year
• 1 - 3 years
• 3 - 5 years
• 5 - 10 years
• years
• More than 15 years

04
How many years of experience do you have working on an Assertive Community Treatment Team? (Please answer accurately. Failure to respond accurately will result in disqualification from consideration.)

• Less than 1 year
• 1 - 3 years
• 3 - 5 years
• 5 - 10 years
• 10 to 15 years
• More than 15 years