Certified Peer Specialist

Certified Peer Specialist / Case Management

Recovery Council is looking for a Certified Peer Specialists to join our Recovery Support Services (RSS) team.

At Recovery Council of Southeast Texas, we believe that substance use disorders are the number one issue facing our world and our community. Our staff are passionate about being part of a rising organization that is doing something about this epidemic. Unlike many other “revolving door” healthcare programs, our efforts provide measurable results for our clients and deep job satisfaction for our staff. If you have the same passion for making the world a better place, and you have the skills to make that happen, reach out to us.

This program will increase the prevalence and quality of long-term recovery for those individuals by enhancing quality of life, and increased social connections through sustained engagement in long-term recovery support services and to provide peer provided “Reach-in” support during incarceration to ensure incarcerated individuals with opioid and stimulant use disorder successfully transition from the county jail, prisons, and all other rehabilitative settings, into clinically appropriate community based care and other services.

· Align medication for opioid use disorder treatment services (MAT) with a recovery-oriented approach.

· Support individuals’ efforts to initiate and sustain their recovery.

· Expand the availability and quality of recovery-oriented supports and services, which may include digital support tools including tele-recovery.

· Rapidly identify newly incarcerated individuals with opioid and/or stimulant use disorders and connect them to a Certified Peer Specialist through in-person or telehealth services.

· Leverage the power of the peer experience to provide “Reach-in” support to engage justice-involved individuals in a mutually empowering relationship in order to support successful “Re-entry” transition from incarceration to the community.

· Reduce the risk of relapse and overdose to substance use and promote recovery through clinically appropriate services combined with long-term Certified Peer Specialist involvement.

· Increase stable community tenure, decrease recidivism, and promote recovery.

· Increase collaboration between the Local Mental Health Authority (LMHA), Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) providers, and other clinically appropriate community-based services.

· Provide “Re-entry” peer and appropriate clinical supports to individuals within the first forty-eight hours after release, in keeping with national best practices for overdose prevention.

· Establish collaborative partnership with local sheriff(s) and jail(s), as well as, warden(s) and prison(s) and other rehabilitative settings.

· Identify incarcerated individuals who meet the requirements of the target population by establishing a referral system.

· Utilize the state’s CMBHS documentation system

Competitive Salary, Full Benefits, Flexible Schedule, Mileage Reimbursement, Training, Experienced Support, Opportunity for Advancement

Please send resumes, no phone calls please.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $17.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Retirement plan
Vision insurance
Education:

High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:

Peer Specialist: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:

Driver’s License (Preferred)
Peer Specialist Certificate (Required)
Work Location: Multiple locations