Peer Recovery Specialist

Overview

The Peer Recovery Specialist will be designated to the Recovery Court participants. This peer will act as a level of support and advocacy for the participants with substance use disorders.

• Provide peer support and advocacy services for consumers of substance use disorders and their families and other caregivers.
• Perform work of moderate difficulty in providing peer support and advocacy services as described.
• Work involves risk to personal safety due to close contact with the offender population in a community corrections setting and may be exposed to unsafe or unsanitary environments; work is often performed independently.
• Engage in related duties as required and cooperate with internal and external customers.
• Demonstrate effective communication and reporting in both oral and written forms; operate a personal computer and related software and standard office equipment.
• Meet training requirements:
  Successful completion of 72 hours in each of the four DBHDS CPRS training domains — Advocacy, Ethical Responsibility, Mentoring and Education, and Recovery/Wellness Support.

• High school diploma or GED; bachelor’s degree or training as a peer advocate preferred; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• One year of experience in providing peer recovery support services or in a related behavioral health field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Must have personal experience with a serious substance use disorder and own recovery.
• Possession of an appropriate driver’s license valid in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Certification as a Peer Recovery Specialist by the Virginia Certification Board (VCB).
• May be required to work a flexible or on-call schedule.

To apply online visit our website ncegeorgecountyva.gov. To be considered for this position, applicants must fill out a County application which can be completed online. For additional information, please call . EOE