Certified Recovery Peer Specialist

Summary:The Certified Recovery Peer Specialist (CRPS) provides peer support services; serves as a consumer advocate; provides information and peer support for participants in the Florida Self-Directed Care Program. The CRPS performs a wide range of tasks to assist participants in regaining control over their own lives and over their own recovery process. The CRPS will be a role model exhibiting competence in recovery and ongoing coping skills and is an individual who is stable in their own recovery from mental health or substance abuse.Qualifications/Requirements:• A high school diploma or GED• Valid Driver's License and auto insurance• Reliable transportation to travel throughout the community• Demonstrated proficiency in reading and writing• Has completed a training program approved by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)/FL Certification Board for certified recovery peer specialist training• Has applied for and successfully passed the certification exam approved by the Florida Certification Board for certified recovery peer specialist within the first 6 months of hire• Completes 10 hours of approved continuing education training per year as outlined by the Florida Certification Board for Recovery Certified Peer Specialist• Must abide by and agree to the Florida Certification Board's Code of Ethical and Professional Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures for Certified Recovery Peer Specialists. See http://flcertificationboard.org/ethics/• Has a personal belief in recovery for all persons served• Possess a willingness to share their own recovery experience as relevant to persons served• Flexibility to engage people based on their level of receptivity and individual needs• Ability to establish trusting relationship with Peers• Ability to establish and maintain personal boundaries.• Ability to pass a Florida Level II background screening• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening.Essential Functions:• Provides Recovery Educationa) Provides recovery education covering each phase of the recovery journeyfrom pre-recovery engagement through recovery maintenance.b) Provides hope and encouragement regarding opportunities for varying levels ofinvolvement in community-based activities (work, school, relationships, physicalactivity, hobbies, etc.)c) Provides a model for people in recovery, staff and family members (as appropriate) by demonstrating that recovery is possibled) Educates professional staff about the recovery process and the damaging role that stigma can play in undermining recovery.e) Coaches recovering people in the independent use of community supports• Assist Peers to Assess Unique Strengths and Abilitiesa) Identifies, with recovering person, their abilities, strengths and assets and assists them to recognize these strengths and use them to achieve their goalsb) Assisting individuals in LAP planning and implementation• Community Integration; Recovery Goal Development and Planning; Developinga) Individual Skills and Abilitiesb) Assists recovering persons to identify personal interests and goals in relationship to recovery and to "getting the life they want" in the communityc) Assertively supports connections to community based, mutual self-help groupsd) Assists and supports recovering person who desire connections with family members• Promotes Self-Advocacya) Assists recovering persons to have their voices fully heard and their needs, goals and objectives established as the focal point of rehabilitation and clinical servicesb) Supports recovering persons to identify areas of need for professional support and services and to communicate those needs to appropriate provider staff• Assertive Linkage to Professional Assessment/Treatment Servicesa) Links individuals to appropriate professional resources when needed• Identify and Promote the Utilization of Natural Resources within the Communitya) Identifies community resources (communities of recovery, educational, vocation, social, cultural, spiritual resources, etc.) that support the recovering person's goals and interests. This will involve a collaborative effort including the recovering person, as well as agency staff and other relevant stakeholdersb) Identifies barriers (internal and external) to full participation in community resources and developing strategies, with other stakeholders, to overcome those barriers• Community Liaisona) Develop relationships with community groups/agencies in partnership with others in the agency• Connect Persons to Community Resourcesa) Discuss with recovering persons possible matches and opportunities between their interests and community resourcesb) Link recovering persons to self-help and mutual support groupc) Visits community resources with recovering persons to assist them in becoming familiar with potential opportunitiesd) Teach recovering persons, in real world setting, the skills they need to successfully utilize community resources• Outreach and Engagementa) Provides outreach and engagement to consumers to enhance the individual's participation in the recovery process• Recovery Planninga) Facilitates the transition from a professionally directed service plan to a self-directedRecovery Plan (LAP). The goal should be to transition from professionally assistedRecovery initiation to personally directed, community supported recovery maintenance.• Long-term Engagement, Support and Encouragementa) Maintains contact or provides means for renewed contact with recovering person afterthey discharge from the program to ensure their on-going success and to provide re-engagement support in partnership with others in the agency if needed• Documentationa) Completes all required documentation, within timeframes specified, for recovery goal planning, encounters and progress notes• Performs all other tasks and duties to support participant's recovery as assignedWorking Conditions/Physical Requirements:• Business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.• Due to circumstances that may arise, overtime may be required at times. In all cases, overtime must be pre-approved by your supervisor.• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.• Requires sitting at a computer for up to eight hours a day.• The person in this position will occasionally (takes up to one-third of their time) to move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.• Constantly operates a computer other office productivity machinery such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.• The person in this position frequently communicates with clients who have inquiries or questions. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.• Frequently in client home settings.Anyone with these skills that are interested in a challenging and highly rewarding work experience where every day provides an opportunity for growth is encouraged to submit a resume.AGING TRUE IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYERAGING TRUE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERAGING TRUE IS A DRUG-FREE WORKPLACEBenefits:401(k)Dental insuranceEmployee assistance programHealth insuranceLife insurancePaid time offRetirement planTuition reimbursementVision insuranceEducation:A high school diploma or GED (Required)License/Certification:Driver's license (Required)Willingness to travel:75% (Preferred)