Bilingual Peer Recovery Specialist (PTCEP)

United States·Philadelphiamid

Direct Support ProfessionalSocial Work & Care

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Key Responsibilities

Provide regular face-to-face meetings and phone contacts with participants to identify strengths and challenges to support recovery. Identify community linkages to support recovery efforts,

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Direct Support ProfessionalSocial Work & Care

What We Offer

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PHMC’s Forensic Services department is looking for a full-time Bilingual Peer Recovery Specialist (Spanish/English) to provide peer support to Philadelphia Treatment Court Enhancement Project participants. The PTCEP Peer Recovery Specialist will service high clinical need individuals at a high risk for criminal recidivism, with an average caseload of 35 participants. Peer Recovery Specialists will operate as members of the Project Team and will provide services to participants with opioid use disorders or mental health concerns. The Peer Recovery Specialist will work in collaboration with the Case Manager to provide a diverse array of recovery services, including but not limited to: substance abuse treatment; psychiatric evaluation; mental health counseling; education; employment and vocational services; family involvement; medical assistance application; and housing coordination support.

Typical hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Flexibility is required to support participants during evening and weekend hours
On-call responsibility on a rotational basis

Responsibilities

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→Provide regular face-to-face meetings and phone contacts with participants to identify strengths and challenges to support recovery.
→Identify community linkages to support recovery efforts, including job readiness, educational, vocational, medical, mental, housing, and family support.
→Provide additional support to participants who find court and/or treatment compliance challenging.
→Provide new participants with initial outreach and orientation to the program.
→Provide outreach to participants at treatment facilities and in the community (recovery houses, homes, workplaces) to support engagement throughout participation in Treatment Court.
→Attend case management team meetings.
→Accompany individuals to appointments as needed to model interaction and provide support.
→Engage Treatment Court participants by sharing personal story of recovery.
→May attend recovery plan meetings with participant and assigned case manager
→Assist participants in recovery in areas such as self-esteem enhancement, conflict resolution, assertiveness, and other recovery skills.
→Meet participants at community-based appointments such as self-help meetings (AA, NA), physician appointments, food pantry, etc.
→Alert the case management unit to any current or potential behavioral or health-related problems of participants.
→Complete Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) assessments along with all other PHMC required assessments.
→Provide comprehensive wellness support to participants, which includes routine primary care and mental health services (as needed).

Good people skills
Knowledge of behavioral health and social services network in Philadelphia County
Ability to work as a team member to provide comprehensive and supportive services to individuals
Ability to document service provision within an online database
Ability to communicate utilizing a recovery-based problem-solving approach and past experiences to support a recovery lifestyle
Ability to establish trusting and therapeutic relationships
Knowledge of services and resources to support individuals in reentry
Commitment to recovery, choice, empowerment, and the ability of people with co-occurring disorders to find meaningful lives in the community

Requirements

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Must be bilingual in Spanish and English
High school diploma or GED required
Must have lived experience in the area of substance abuse
Must have lived experience with the criminal justice system
Preferred: Lived experience with mental health concerns
Must be a Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) or Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) at time of hire or within the first 90 days of employment
1-2 years of experience collaborating with individuals with substance use and/or mental health disorders

PHMC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.