Peer Recovery Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title : Peer Recovery Specialist

Position Status : Full Time

FLSA Status : Hourly / Non-Exempt

Peer Recovery Specialist

Peer Recovery Specialists are part of our Addiction Response Team and utilize their lived experience to walk side by side with individuals seeking recovery from Substance Use. Peer Recovery Specialists will assist individuals in meeting their goals toward their recovery by working in collaboration with local providers and community agencies through education, outreach, connectivity to treatment and recovery services. The Peer Recovery Specialist will report to the Peer Recovery Supervisor.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Minimum 2 years in active personal recovery
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (both over the phone and in person)
• Strong decision making, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with persons who have a substance use disorder and knowledge of medication assisted treatment.
• Ability to effectively engage with different populations including People of Color, LGBTQIA+, Disability, Veteran, Low / No Income and / or experiencing homelessness, People with criminal justice involvement, and people who use drugs, people with mental health conditions, people with complex medical conditions and more.
• Experience partnering with local and regional health and human services resources.
• Skills to communicate and interact appropriately and respectfully across multi-cultural differences.
• Ability to recognize different pathways to recovery and showing empathy toward others with substance use disorders and their journey.
• Able to manage stressful situations while remaining calm and non-reactive (i.e. working with members who may have severe and persistent mental health issues or may be under the influence of a substance).
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances and needs dictate for member success
• Ability to effectively engage and build rapport in a variety of medical, behavioral health, justice involved, substance use, and homeless situations.
• Strict Confidentiality required.
• Basic Computer Skills preferred for navigation through multiple Electronic Medical Record Systems and data collection tools as determined by organizational needs.
• Reliable transportation
• Valid Driver License

Education or Formal Training

Working Environment Physical Activities

Job Responsibilities :

Other Duties as Assigned :

The above job definition information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on changing business needs and conditions.

The North Colorado Health Alliance was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 2002. The Alliance, based in the town of Evans in Colorado’s Weld County, is a creative and strategic collaboration of partner organizations that are dedicated to cultivating the health of the communities they serve.

At the Alliance, we recognize that health does not begin or end with medical, dental, and behavioral health services. Health also depends on features of the built environment and on a variety of social determinants that make it harder for many to resist the chronic illnesses of our times. Thinking globally, the Alliance acts locally and creatively to convene, integrate, and support community partners in our common effort to make northeastern Colorado the healthiest region in the healthiest state.

Company Description

The North Colorado Health Alliance convenes partners and co-workers in education, community service, health care, business, faith-based organizations, and government. The Alliance’s mission is to see Northern Colorado become the healthiest region in the healthiest state by developing and supporting a healthy population with 100% access to quality service and care at a sustainable cost.

Company Description

The North Colorado Health Alliance convenes partners and co-workers in education, community service, health care, business, faith-based organizations, and government. The Alliance’s mission is to see Northern Colorado become the healthiest region in the healthiest state by developing and supporting a healthy population with 100% access to quality service and care at a sustainable cost.