Certified/Registered Peer Recovery Specialist

Western Tidewater CSB is seeking Certified/Registered Peer Support Specialists for various departments throughout our organization.

General Responsibilities for Certified/Registered Peer Support Specialist:

• Provide peer support services to consumers with serious mental illness, substance abuse, and/or intellectual disabilities
• Function as a role model to peers
• Exhibit competency in personal recovery and use of coping skills, serve as a consumer advocate, and provide consumer information and peer support for consumers in outpatient and inpatient settings
• Assists and guides consumers toward achievement of specific goals identified by the consumer and specified in the Individual Service Plan (ISP)

Qualifications and Skills for Certified/Registered Peer Support Specialist:

• Be a certified Peer Recovery Specialist or gain certification within the first 3 months of hire
• Must have lived experience
• Hold a valid driver’s license with an acceptable DMV record
• Experience in using various computer software applications and/or Electronic Health Record preferred