Peer Recovery Specialist

The role

You will provide peer-based support to individuals navigating substance use and recovery. This includes facilitating support groups, coaching, and assisting clients with accessing resources like housing and employment.

What you will do

• Provide peer-based support using evidence-based techniques in clinic and community settings.
• Share lived experience and model self-directed change.
• Identify patient-specific obstacles to recovery and recommend intervention plans in daily huddles.
• Assist clients in developing personal wellness and harm reduction plans.
• Facilitate peer-led support groups and one-on-one coaching sessions.
• Help individuals access harm reduction tools, recovery resources, housing, employment, and community support.
• Educate clients on harm reduction strategies, safer use practices, overdose prevention, and coping skills.
• Advocate for clients within healthcare, housing, and social service systems.
• Maintain accurate documentation of client interactions and progress.
• Safely transport patients to and from appointments using a personal vehicle.

Required qualifications

• Lived experience with substance use and 2 years of sustained recovery.
• Demonstrated commitment to personal wellness and harm reduction principles.
• Active certification as a Peer Specialist, in good standing, in state of residence.
• Willingness to obtain certification as a National Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS) through NAADAC within nine months of start date.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience working with diverse populations, including individuals from marginalized communities.
• Knowledge of harm reduction strategies, multiple recovery pathways, and behavioral health resources.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Familiarity with HIPAA regulations and confidentiality practices.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license in good standing.
• Must maintain an active personal automobile insurance policy that meets or exceeds state minimum coverage requirements.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in documenting client interactions and using electronic health records (EHRs)
• Bilingual abilities (Spanish or other languages)

Benefits

• Stigma-free workplace & integration into treatment team
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
• 401(k) match up to 5%
• 100% employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employer-sponsored life insurance
• Generous PTO, floating paid holidays, and paid volunteer days
• Four paid Re-Fuel Days each year
• Access to Earned Wages (up to 50% of earned wages before payday)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Regular supervision, mentorship, and peer-specific training
• Annual CEU stipend
• Mileage and travel time coverage for outreach work

About the company

Steadfast Health was founded to establish a new standard of substance use disorder (SUD) care. The company focuses on making low-barrier, high quality care accessible to all through a patient-centered approach.