Peer Recovery Supporter

Description

For over 50 years, New Horizons Mental Health Services, a non-profit behavioral health agency, has worked to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and the community through our services.

We are currently seeking full-time Peer Recovery Supporters in Lancaster, Ohio.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Support Function- Provides on-going engagement and interaction and support to clients, using their own lived experience with substance abuse and/or mental health recovery to assist, engage, and encourage participants with SMD, while working as an equal with the participant to empower and motivate through their own personal recovery.  

Encourage hope and optimism and ideas/feedback to facilitate recovery. Support engagement of clients in services by tracking missed appointments, looking up appointments, completing outreach letters, transfer and closing forms, updating demographic and other information. 

Direct Peer Support Services- Provide linkage, coordination, monitoring and outreach functions and perform documentation requirements, in the community with clients and over the phone. Serve as role model demonstrating techniques in recovery, including coping skills, problem solving, and decision making.

Additional duties as assigned. 

What do we offer you?

A competitive salary, and the opportunity to work with a talented team of mental health professionals. Robust benefits, including:

· No production requirement! 

· Medical

· Company paid Dental and Vision Insurance

· Company paid Life Insurance policy

· Over 3 weeks of PTO in first year

· 10 paid holidays, including your birthday

· 5 days of professional leave per year

· 403b Retirement Plan

· Generous Employer Match for Retirement Plan

· Employee Assistance Plan

· CEU/CME Reimbursement

· Eligibility for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

· Paid Liability Insurance Coverage

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

Ohio Peer Recovery Supporter Certification required. Ohio driver's license, proof of automobile liability insurance (minimum $100,000), at least 21 years of age, and high school degree or equivalent also required. Must exhibit a desire and ability to work with the mental health consumer population. Willingness to disclose own lived experience of recovery. Demonstrates good organizational skills. Exhibits respect, compassion, warmth, caring and friendliness; non-judgmental of varying cultural beliefs, ability to set limits, confront behaviors and redirect.