Lead Recovery Support Technician II/Peer Support Job Murray area,Kentucky USA,Healthcare

POSITION TITLE: Lead Recovery Support Technician II/Peer Support

LOCATION: Murray, KY

STAT US: Full-Time, Hourly, Non-Exempt

PROGRAM: Liberty Place

REPORTS TO: dute Recovery Support Tech Supervisor

Introduction

Volunteers of America Mid-States (VOA) is a non‑profit group that works in four states. We help people and communities by offering important services. We provide housing for families, veterans, and low‑income seniors. We also support people with developmental disabilities, offer restorative justice programs, and give free HIV testing and education. VOA started in 1896. Back then, the word "volunteer" meant someone who helped others as their life’s work.

Today, our team is made up of caring, mission‑driven professionals who work hard to make a difference and build strong communities. Our staff values flexibility, teamwork, and having fun also offer a full benefits package to employees who qualify.

Benefits Health and Wellness

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Health & Wellness Program
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Short‑Term Disability
Competitive Pay
Company‑Paid Life Insurance
403(b) Retirement Plan with Company Match
Employee Discounts
Student Loan Forgiveness Options (National Health Service Corps & Public Service Loan Forgiveness)

All insurance and paid time off benefits start on your first day.

Positive Work Culture

Commitment, Justice, Integrity, and Compassion Committees

Job Summary and Qualifications

Provide Peer Support for persons in Recovery. Individual must have an understanding of and respect for each individual’s unique path to recovery. Specialist must have a working knowledge of the drug and alcohol treatment system and a demonstrated commitment to the recovery community. The Recovery Specialist’s role is to support others in recovery from a substance raining by leveraging personal recovery experiences and by developing authentic peer‑to‑peer relationships.

What

You Should Have

High School Graduate or GED;
Ky Certified peer support specialist
Valid KY Driver’s License and current automobile insurance required
Preferred applicants with 2 years of demonstrated, successful conquistarise recovery
Minimum of 1 year of sobriety
Familiar with MS Office;
Proficient with MS Outlook, Word, Power Point

Maintain project logs, reports and records in appropriate files and database(s).

Provide recovery education to service recipients for every phase of the recovery journey from pre‑recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization impacted sustained recovery maintenance.

Provide a model for both people in recovery and staff by demonstrating that recovery is possible.

Assist recovering persons to identify their personal interests, goals, strengths and weaknesses regarding recovery.

Assist/coach recovering persons develop their own plan for advancing their recovery; for "getting the life they want."

Recovery Planning – facilitate (via personal coaching) the transition from a professionally directed service plan to a self‑directed Recovery Plan. The goal should be to transition from professionally assisted recovery initiation to personally directed, community‑supported recovery maintenance.

Promote self‑advocacy by assisting recovering persons to have their voices fully heard; their needs, goals and objectives established as the focal point of rehabilitation and clinical service.

Actively identify and support linkages to community resources (communities of recovery, educational, vocational, social, cultural, spiritual resources, mutual self‑help groups, professional services, etc.) that support the recovering person’s goalsاڭ interests.

Support connections to community‑based, mutual self‑help groups. Link individuals to appropriate professional resources when needed. Provide hope and encouragement for opportunities at varying levels of involvement in community‑based activities (e.g., work, school, relationships, physical activity, self‑directed hobbies, etc.).

Develop relationships with community groups/agencies in partnership with others in the agency.

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Lead Recovery Support Technician II​/Peer Support

Lead Recovery Support Technician II/Peer Support