Certified Peer Recovery Specialist [Part-Time] [Duluth]

CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST (CPRS)

Reports To: SUD Program Manager

Position(s) Supervised: None

FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt

Work Location: On-Site, Duluth

Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:00am - 12:30pm

Pay Range: $22 - 24 per hour

JOB SUMMARY:

Partners Behavioral Healthcare is seeking a part-time Certified Peer Recovery Specialist to join our outpatient substance use disorder program in Duluth. The Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) plays a key role in addressing clients’ feelings of stigma, social isolation, personal loss, and other mental health barriers by modeling wellness and demonstrating personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness throughout the recovery journey. The CPRS is responsible for providing peer recovery support services to clients on an individual basis.  These services include education, advocacy, mentoring through self-disclosure of personal recovery experiences, attending recovery and other support groups with clients, accompanying clients to appointments that support recovery, assistance accessing resources to obtain housing, employment, education, and advocacy services, and nonclinical recovery support to assist the transition from treatment into the recovery community.  

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES:

• Consult withprimarycounselor todetermineif and what peer recovery support services are appropriate.

• Make appointments to meet with clients and scheduleonelectronic health recordsystem, Ritten.

• Enter andmaintaininformationregardingwhat services you will beassistingthe client in accessing, including time and type of services inRitten.

• Communicate with counselors on a weekly basis to discuss mutual clients and collaborate on how to best support them.

• Document the ongoing progress made towards accessing the services, outcome, and client response. 

• Attend all weekly staff meetings to include daily Jump-starts,clinicalsand treatment consultations withprimary counselors.

• Transportation of clients as needed.

• Adhere to the 245G requirements and Partners Behavioral Healthcare policies and ensure that weekly client documentation is completed on time.

• Assistclients in creating a financial plan for housing and ensure this is communicated to the housing management.

• Maintain relationships with community resources to include food shelves, local RCO’s,appropriate non-profitorganizations, etc.

• Alwaysmaintainand exemplify pro-social behaviors.

• Maintain logged supervision hours.

• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Ability tode-escalate stressful situations.

• Thrive in a busy environment with a diverse, criminogenic clientpopulation.

• Interpersonal communication, patience, and empathyskills.

• Good problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

• In-depth knowledge of industry best practices.

• Basic math,bookkeepingand accounting skills.

• Organization, timemanagementand prioritization abilities.

• Ability tomaintainthe confidentiality of client information.

• Understanding ofindustry-specific policies, such as Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations for health care.

• Organized and capable of gathering data from multiple sources, many for more than one bill at a time.

• Utilize interpersonal skills to solve problems, answerquestionsand collaboratively produce mutually beneficial solutions.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 18 years of age.

• ActivePRScertificationfrom theMN Certification Board.

• Have a minimum of one year in recovery from substance use disorder.

• Knowledge and understanding ofimplicationsof 245G.

• Successfully completeDHS (Department of Human Services)background study.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proficient inMicrosoft Office 365.

• Experience usingRittensoftware.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Work is primarily in an office or clinicalsetting, and in the community.

• Typical environment includes individual counseling rooms, group therapy rooms, and standard office settings.