Peer Recovery Specialist: Green Rock Correctional Center #01675

Title: Peer Recovery Specialist: Green Rock Correctional Center #01675

State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist I

Hiring Range: $45,740.00 - $71,353.00

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Dept of Corr - Central Admin

Location: Green Rock Correctional Center

Agency Website: www.vadoc.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) provides evidence-based recovery-oriented peer support to adult male participants in the 75-bed Aftercare Program and the 75-bed Voluntary Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program at Green Rock Correctional Center.

Drawing on lived recovery experience and established peer-support practices, the position promotes engagement, recovery capital, personal responsibility, and continuity of care.
The CPRS complements, but does not replace, clinical treatment and does not conduct formal clinical assessments. The position supports individuals during treatment, transition from residential programming to the general population, and connection to community-based recovery and health services upon release.

Continued employment beyond the RSAT grant period is contingent upon the availability of ongoing or alternative funding.

Minimum Qualifications

Completed Virginia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services 72-hour Peer Recovery Specialist training
Demonstration of ongoing personal recovery growth.
Willingness to share personal experiences as it relates to recovery.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to reflect optimism of an inmate's ability to enter recovery and sustain recovery.
Ability to engage difficult to reach individuals.
Ability to identify an inmate's stage of change.
Demonstration of ethical responsibility, boundaries, and confidentiality as a PRS.
Ability to support all pathways in recovery.
Experience with PRS documentation including utilization of recovery language.

Additional Considerations

Certified Peer Recovery Specialist trainer
PRS expertise with justice systems
Experience working with individuals who have justice involved histories
Experience with data entry and documentation

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

If selected as a finalist with the VADOC, candidates can expect the following:

Background Investigation Requirements: All applicants are subject to a background investigation. Investigations may include fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks based on the position.

Drug Testing Requirements: Applicants applying to a designated safety sensitive position are subject to a pre-employment drug screen. Marijuana use is prohibited for positions that require possession of a firearm or a Commercial Driver’s License in the performance of official duties such as Corrections Officers, Probation Officers, Tractor Trailer Drivers and others.

Application Requirements: Application and/or résumé for this position are only accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Electronic Recruitment System. All applications should be submitted by 11:55pm on the closing date for the position. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from the electronic application and/or résumé.

Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of VA employees only) MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. VADOC is an EEO employer and is committed to supporting workforce diversity, equitable opportunities and inclusivity. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

VADOC values our Veterans and encourages all to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other nation service alumni are also encouraged to apply. Click here for more information: Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program - Virginia Department of Veterans Services.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: (804) 317-2180

Email: Emailed applications/resumes will not be accepted

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

Advertised: 05 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 16 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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