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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 individualAssists parents/caregivers with gaining skills and resources needed to initiate and maintain recoveryAssists in establishing and sustaining a social and physical environment supportive of recoveryEnhances identification and participation in the recovery communityEmpowers parents/caregivers to make self-determined and self-directed choices about their recovery pathwayIn 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 goalsAttend 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 meetingsCompetencies

Educates parent/caregiver on how to appropriately navigate treatment, social service and recovery support systemsIs a positive role model to parent/caregiver and their families by sharing knowledge, hope and skills.Proficiently communicates - written and verbalExhibits critical thinkingQualifications

High school diploma or equivalency, Bachelor’s Degree is preferredCommunication Skills: written and verbalBasic Computer skillsValid Driver’s LicenseMust be 21 years of ageKnowledge of addictions preferredAt least 2 continuous years of sustained recovery Must pass a pre-employment drug test and background checkRequired 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

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