Peer Recovery Specialist
Goodwill Delaware and Delaware County, Georgetown, DE, United States
This job was posted by https://joblink.delaware.gov : For more information, please see: https://joblink.delaware.gov/jobs/1328209 Title:Peer Recovery Specialist/Management Analyst II Department: Department of Health and Social Services Division: Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health - Sussex County Schedule: Mon/Tue/Friday 9:30am to 6:00pm and Sun/Wed/Thurs/Sat 7:00am to 3:30pm (Rotating weekends with Wednesday and Thursday Off) Job Description: The Post Overdose Response Team (PORT) peer recovery specialist conducts induvial andcommunity outreach visits in the field to connect individuals, their social networks, and communities tonecessary resources after a confirmed or suspected overdose event. The peer recovery specialist works as amember of a team with a Case manager and uses their training and knowledge from lived experiences toengage and coach participants to navigate the system and to connect with the care they need,particulartotheir situation. The peer recovery specialist is required to interact with diverse community partners andproviders, and to work directly with participants who are impacted by overdose through a lens of culturalhumility and harm reduction (allowable under the grant).