Peer Support Specialist

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$17.00/hr - $20.00/hr

Change Lives With Recovery Innovations! Our Mission is to empower people on their journey to recovery, helping them achieve their goals, rediscover meaning and purpose in life, and reconnect with themselves and their communities. Our Vision is to revolutionize healthcare by pioneering innovative solutions that go beyond behavioral health, empowering people to thrive in the communities where they live, work, and play.

Join a groundbreaking team at the forefront of Peer‑Powered Support, empowering individuals on their journey through mental health and substance use challenges.

• Job Type: Full‑Time / Non‑Exempt
• Shift Details: Rotating schedule (every other weekend off) – Nights, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM
• Work Location: Crisis – Franklin County Crisis Care Center;
  Columbus, Ohio
• Specialties / Licenses or
  
  Certifications:
  
  
  • Valid Peer Support Certification
  • Paid Peer Training available

The Peer Support Specialist I provides support and recovery training to individuals receiving services, assists in creating a recovery environment, and advocates for the needs and rights of every individual.

• Guest Care & Advocacy
  • Provides peer support to engage individuals in a recovery partnership and assists in identifying participants’ hopes and dreams and the solutions they are seeking.
  • Teaches recovery and life skills using recovery tools.
  • Models hope, personal responsibility and self‑advocacy to demonstrate how recovery goals can be respectfully met and how a belief in self is maintained.
  • Assists in developing natural supports and community living.
  • Cultivates connectedness in the person’s life (self, others, the environment, and to meaning and purpose).
• Compliance & Risk Management
  • Completes clinical documentation as required.
  • Keeps abreast of all federal and state regulations and laws and all Recovery Innovations policies and procedures as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
  • Understands and adheres to Recovery Innovations compliance standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policies.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration
  • Coordinates with the individual’s clinical team and other supports to arrange services or resources to help the individual achieve their goals.
• Additional Duties
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Education/Licenses
  • Successful completion of Peer Employment Training, thereby obtaining Certification as a Peer Support Specialist.
  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience
  • Lived experience requiring mental health and/or substance use services.
• Skills
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Ability to teach/train recovery information and recovery tools.
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Must be able to pass de‑escalation training, as defined by state requirements.
• Driving Requirements
  • If driving is required for this position, must meet all requirements outlined in Recovery Innovations driving policy.
  • If not qualified to drive per driving policy, a Non‑Driver Attestation form must be signed.
• Miscellaneous Requirements
  • Applicants must be at least 18 years old unless residing in a state where funder or government regulations set a different minimum age requirement.
  • Travel required based on business need.
  • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality (HIPAA guidelines and regulations) and professionalism.
  • We are a Second‑Chance Employer and a hiring commitment is made to evaluate all qualified applicants fairly, including those with criminal histories, in accordance with legal and funder requirements.
  • Must be able to pass a seven‑year background check, substance‑abuse testing and/or tuberculosis testing (if applicable), obtain designated fingerprinting clearance in applicable states, pass education verification, and if driving is required, pass a three‑year motor vehicle report and meet the minimum eligibility requirements criteria of the insurance carrier.

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