Peer Recovery Support Specialist - Lawrenceville, NJ, US
1 day ago
Job description
If you are looking to make an impact by helping others, then Preferred Behavioral Health Group is the place for you By joining our award-winning team, you will become part of the premier behavioral health organization in New Jersey. PBHG is a dynamic and innovative non-profit organization that was proudly named one of "THE BEST PLACES TO WORK IN NEW JERSEY" for 2024 and 2025 by NJBIZ Our mission is to change lives and save lives across the state of New Jersey through a Trauma Informed Care culture.
Our staff is at the core of everything we do. We are dedicated to building a diverse team where employees feel a sense of belonging and are valued for their individual contributions. We encourage staff development and embrace a growth mindset. If you are interested in pursuing an exciting and rewarding career while being part of a recognized "Best Place to Work", please submit your resume today
Job Title: Peer Recovery Support Specialist
Program: CPSAI
Location: Lawrenceville Area - Main Office 3131 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville New Jersey Building 6
Position Type: Full Time
Starting Salary $37,450.00
Job Description/Summary
The Peer Recovery Support Specialist draws upon their lived experience to carry a message of hope and recovery to individuals who are experiencing a substance use disorder. By offering encouragement, support, outreach, service linkages, and advocacy. The PRSS cultivates and secures a connection with the parent/caregiver while coaching the parent/caregiver to achieve recovery goals and modeling personal responsibility. As part of their job responsibilities, the PRSS may be asked to provide direct services to individuals such as outreach and engagement, personal assistance in the completion of daily living skills, linkage to community supports, transportation, in-home services and advocacy.
Essential Job Function
- Reinforces, guides and ensures parents/caregivers and their families that recovery is possible, and is built on multiple strengths, coping abilities and resources of each individual
- Assists parents/caregivers with gaining skills and resources needed to initiate and maintain recovery
- Assists in establishing and sustaining a social and physical environment supportive of recovery
- Enhances identification and participation in the recovery community
- Empowers parents/caregivers to make self-determined and self-directed choices about their recovery pathway
- In collaboration with the parent/caregiver, develops a Recovery Plan which should include culturally competent and relevant services that identifies goals with measurable objectives, assesses strengths, can be used to work toward those goals, identifies barriers that can inhibit goal attainment, and monitors the progress made attaining those goals
- Attend all Family Team Meetings and Focus on Supervision, as requested, participates in case consultation with parent/caregiver and DCP&P case worker, attend consortia (if parent/caregiver is presented), attend agency staff meetings
Competencies
- Educates parent/caregiver on how to appropriately navigate treatment, social service and recovery support systems
- Is a positive role model to parent/caregiver and their families by sharing knowledge, hope and skills.
- Proficiently communicates - written and verbal
- Exhibits critical thinking
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalency, Bachelor's Degree is preferred
- Communication Skills: written and verbal
- Basic Computer skills
- Valid Driver's License
- Must be 21 years of age
- Knowledge of addictions preferred
- At least 2 continuous years of sustained recovery
- Must pass a pre-employment drug test and background check
Required Training:
The Department of Children and Families approved Peer Recovery Support Service training including Ethics and Division of Child Protection and Permanency.
Additional trainings may include: Domestic Violence (DV), Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, Psychological First Aid and all agency specific trainings.
Comprehensive Benefits Package:
o Medical, Dental and Prescription Insurance
o 403(b) Retirement Plan
o Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
o Long Term Disability Insurance
o Life and AD&D Insurance
o Employee Assistance Program
o Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account
o Voluntary Benefits, such as Vision Insurance, Aflac, Pet Insurance
o Staff Training and Development Opportunities
o Employee Referral Bonus program
EOE
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