Seed Sower, Inc Hiring for Peer Recovery Support Specialist Job at Meadow Bridge, WV Full Time

Seed Sower is seeking a passionate, motivated peer recovery support specialist (PRSS) to join our recovery residence for women in Dawson, WV. Our ideal candidate has certification as a Peer Support Specialist coupled with lived experiences in long-term substance use disorder recovery. This position involves direct supervision and mentorship for residents in an all-female facility and will include overnight work. Only female applicants can be considered.

The PRSS’s role is to support others in recovery from a substance use disorder. The PRSS will serve as a role model, mentor, advocate, and motivator to recovering individuals in order to help prevent reoccurrence and promote long-term recovery. The PRSS must demonstrate an ability to share personal recovery experiences, instill hope, and develop authentic peer-to-peer relationships.

• Peer Recovery Support Specialist Duties and Responsibilities*

· Provides recovery information to service recipients for every phase of the recovery journey, including pre-recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance.

· Recovery navigation – Functions as a Navigator for residents within the Advance Recovery Management System (ARMS) Platform (training provided). Utilizing ARMS the navigator will conduct initial and periodic assessments and meetings to measure recovery capital, plan a recovery pathway, and engage the plan with the resident as a bridge from recovery treatment to self-directed recovery.

· Promotes self-advocacy by assisting recovering individuals to have their voices fully heard.

· Actively identifies and supports linkages to community resources (communities of recovery, educational, vocational, social, cultural and spiritual resources as well as mutual self-help groups, professional services, etc.) that collaboratively support the recovering individual’s goals and interest.

· Supports connections to community-based and mutual self-help groups. Link individuals to appropriate professional resources when needed. Provide vision-driven hope and encouragement for opportunities at varying levels of involvement in community-based activities, including work, school, relationships, physical activity, and self-directed hobbies.

· Develops relationships with community groups/agencies in partnership with others.

· Maintains reports and records in appropriate files, databases, and electronic health record. Other duties as directed by the Executive Director

· Assists program participants in the development of skills in a peer-led social model

· Facilitates group meetings in an open and welcoming environment

· Facilitates house meetings and recovery meetings

· Provides administrative and clerical support when necessary

· Provides daily transportation for residents in a 12-passenger van.

Peer Recovery Support Specialist Requirements and Qualifications

· High school diploma or GED certificate

· Preferred candidate will have at least 18 months of verifiable stability in recovery. Applicants with fewer than 18 months in verifiable stability in recovery may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

· Must be available to work nights, weekends, and holidays

· The PRSS candidate will work on a rotational schedule, allowing you to complete 40 hours of work in 3 days, sleeping in staff quarters:

Monday, 7:00 am to Wednesday, 3:00 pm

Wednesday, 3:00 pm to Friday, 11:00 pm

Friday, 11:00 pm to Monday, 7:00 am

· Peer Recovery Support Specialist certification, or able to obtain certification within first 180 days of employment.

· Moderate computer proficiency, including experience with Microsoft Office products

· Valid state driver’s license and clean driving record.

· Must pass background check and pre-employment drug screening. Felony convictions are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and are not an automatic disqualifier for employment.

COMPENSATION: Seed Sower offers competitive hourly rates based on qualifications, as well as an employer sponsored 401k plan with 3% match after 6 months of service or a gas stipend.

Application closing date: 12/31/2022

Number of positions available: 1

Location: Dawson, WV (Greenbrier County)

About Seed Sower, Inc.

Seed Sower, Inc is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides safe, secure housing, transportation, and holistic recovery support services to adults in active recovery from substance use disorder (SUD). Our recovery residence is located on 6.3 acres on a beautiful hilltop in Greenbrier County. Our recovery support platform is based on the development of positive personal, social, and community recovery capital while eliminating barriers to recovery through individualized recovery plans. Each Seed Sower resident is afforded the opportunity for paid training and work experience in the culinary and agricultural industries. We believe there is hope for sustained, long-term recovery for every individual and work tirelessly to assist them in developing the scaffolding on which their recovery pathway can be built. We also believe that recovery is most successful in community. Seed Sower actively works to bring community resources and partners together in support of those in recovery through training and employment opportunities, identifying and partnering with community organizations (behavioral health providers, social groups, civic organizations, faith-based groups, social-enterprises, and for-profit entities). All of us working together is the best hope for sustained, long-term individual and community recovery to spread in southern West Virginia.

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $12.00 – $14.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
Seed Sower follows guidelines are precautions as recommended by the Health Department and CDC

Experience:

• Recovery community support services: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Peer Recovery Suport Specialist certification? (Preferred)
• Driver’s License (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)
• Night Shift (Required)
• Overnight Shift (Required)

Work Location: One location