City of Chesapeake
Peer Recovery Specialist - Forensics Recovery Court
City of Chesapeake, Chesapeake, VA, United States
Are you a compassionate and caring individual interested in using your life experiences with mental illness, and/or substance use to model wellness, recovery, and resiliency?
Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare ( CIBH ) is seeking a Peer Recovery Specialist to support peers in their mental health and/or substance use recovery by modeling personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and wellness vis telling your recovery story, assisting them in identifying personal recovery goals; and developing and utilizing recovery plans with the skills, strengths, supports, and resources to aid them in achieving those goals.
The Peer Recovery Specialist serves as an advocate for individuals on Recovery Court, Behavioral Health Docket and Forensic Discharge Planning and assist them with creating a recovery-based environment. Promotes recovery, self-determination and personal growth by supporting individuals as they identify personal goals and create wellness driven recovery plans.
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Required Qualifications
Vocational/Educational Requirement:
Requires any combination of education and experience equivalent to an associate's degree in Psychology, Sociology, or related field.
Experience:
In addition to satisfying the vocational/education standards, this job class requires a minimum of one year of related, full-time equivalent experience.
Special Certifications and Licenses:
Must complete Virginia Department of Behavioral Health Developmental Services ( DBHDS ) Peer Recovery Specialist Training and become certified as a Peer Recovery Specialist in the state of Virginia and possess within one year of hire. Must maintain a valid driver's license and a driving record in compliance with City driving standards.
Special Requirements:
Employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies. Emergency operations support work and work locations may be outside of normal job duties.
Preferred Qualifications
Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare ( CIBH ) is seeking a Peer Recovery Specialist to support peers in their mental health and/or substance use recovery by modeling personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and wellness vis telling your recovery story, assisting them in identifying personal recovery goals; and developing and utilizing recovery plans with the skills, strengths, supports, and resources to aid them in achieving those goals.
The Peer Recovery Specialist serves as an advocate for individuals on Recovery Court, Behavioral Health Docket and Forensic Discharge Planning and assist them with creating a recovery-based environment. Promotes recovery, self-determination and personal growth by supporting individuals as they identify personal goals and create wellness driven recovery plans.
#PeerRecoverySpecialist
Required Qualifications
Vocational/Educational Requirement:
Requires any combination of education and experience equivalent to an associate's degree in Psychology, Sociology, or related field.
Experience:
In addition to satisfying the vocational/education standards, this job class requires a minimum of one year of related, full-time equivalent experience.
Special Certifications and Licenses:
Must complete Virginia Department of Behavioral Health Developmental Services ( DBHDS ) Peer Recovery Specialist Training and become certified as a Peer Recovery Specialist in the state of Virginia and possess within one year of hire. Must maintain a valid driver's license and a driving record in compliance with City driving standards.
Special Requirements:
Employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies. Emergency operations support work and work locations may be outside of normal job duties.
Preferred Qualifications
- Assist Individuals with obtaining services that meet the individuals identified needs, desires and recovery goals.
- Assist individuals in setting up and sustaining self-help (mutual support) groups as well as means of locating and joining existing groups.
- maintain accurate case files consistent with agency guidelines and licensure standards.
- Collaborate regularly with treatment team members, other service providers and significant others as necessary.
- Attend staff meetings, case review meetings and staff training activities as required.
- Assist individuals in identifying personal recovery goals, focusing on the individuals' skills, strengths, supports, and resources to aid them in achieving these goals.
- Assist consumers with discharge planning that are being released from Chesapeake Correctional Center, Recovery Court and Behavioral Health Docket.
- Assist individuals with accessing community resources and identifying natural supports.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.