Recovery Support Specialist - Peer

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm

This position requires a vehicle 

 

The Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS) has lived experience with substance use and/or co-occurring mental health and substance use, and has been successful in the recovery process so they are able to help others experiencing similar situations.

Through shared understanding, respect, and mutual empowerment, they will help clients become and stay engaged in the recovery process.

They will assess the client’s personal, medical, emotional, social, and environmental situation to plan for treatment, through home, community, and office visits.  They will provide individually based motivational mentoring and support to clients to assist them in their recovery from substance use and mental health issues.  The Peer Recovery Support Specialist will be an advocate for clients and link them to community services and referrals for additional resources as needed.  They will provide client-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed services to clients with substance use/addiction disorders and co-occurring mental health issues utilizing a harm reduction approach. 

Responsibilities


* Help engage clients in treatment, adhere to treatment plan goals, and connect them with recovery resources early in treatment.


* Assess client’s personal, medical, emotional, social, and environmental situation through home, community, and office visits. 


* Develop hope for recovery, model good communication skills, recovery-oriented living skills, problem solving skills, effective coping skills, and self-help strategies


* Assist clients in developing and increasing their natural support networks & improve community integration.


* Facilitate and/or co-facilitate substance use groups


* Actively participate in Peer Support meetings and activities to gain additional support in position.


* Aware of individual signs of burnout, feeling overwhelmed and knows how to get and provide support.


* Acquire a CRSS credential within 18 months of hire


* Complete daily progress notes based on services provided to clients in a timely manner, reflected in Trilogy’s documentation standards


* Complete all necessary documentation related to client care and requirements for CCBHC, SUPR, Medicaid, etc. 


* Recognize and act on opportunities to move clients to appropriate levels of care; provide referrals to additional services as indicated.


* Assist clients in identifying signs and symptoms of relapse, de-compensation, assess for crisis situations and or the need for stabilization through hospitalization.  Work collaboratively with clients to identify coping skills to assist in managing symptoms and stressors experienced.


* Utilize motivational interviewing to engage and support clients in their substance use while recognizing stages of change.


* Assist clients in learning and improving independent living skills; i.e.

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