Woods Services

Peer Recovery Specialist

Woods Services  •  $17 - $19/hr  •  Onsite  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Locations: Northfield, New Jersey

Categories: Direct Care

Req ID: 5414

Overview

Join our team and be a part of something extraordinary as part of our Outpatient program.

The Coordinated Specialty Care and Community Integration program

The Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) and Community Integration program provides comprehensive services, including evidence-based pharmacological treatment, supported employment and education services, individual and group psychotherapy, case management, family therapy, and recovery support in the community and clinical settings. This program services individuals ages 15-35 who have an ESMI diagnosis.

Benefits

  • 3.2 weeks of PTO in the first year
  • Medical, vision, dental and life insurance benefits
  • 403(b) employee participation and employer match
  • 9 Agency-paid holidays

Salary: $17 - $19 / hour - depending upon education / experience

Hours:

This is a 40-hour full-time benefitted position, which includes some evenings required.

Job Summary

The Peer Recovery Specialist will provide recovery support and peer coaching to program participants and will be required to attend Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) State mandated trainings delineating peer role functions, competencies, responsibilities, and orientation to DMHAS treatment initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Works with individuals to support and strengthen their capacity to engage in personal recovery through wellness services, development of recovery plans / wellness recovery action plans, education of navigating treatment social services and recovery support programs.
  • Provides both face-to-face and telephone support services based on personal choice and maintain aftercare contacts based on agency procedures.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of an Associates’ degree is preferred; a high school diploma is required
  • Must have 2 years’ experience in the guiding principles of recovery that assist individuals to improve health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and to reach full potentials
  • CPRS (Certified Peer Recovery Specialist) certification is preferred

About Legacy Treatment Services

Legacy Treatment Services is a vibrant non-profit behavioral health organization that utilizes cutting-edge technology and evidence-based practice in treatment and clinical care. Our programs provide a complement of services for most ages and needs. This continuum is designed to meet the complex needs of each individual and creates a continuum of services that are able to meet the needs of children, adults and families through a continuum of services utilizing an integrated care model. We are dedicated to seeking new innovative solutions that help us provide needed services more efficiently while maintaining stable, sustainable growth.

Legacy Treatment Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Woods Services

About Woods Services

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/woodsservices

Woods Services is a nonprofit organization that supports children, adolescents, and adults with complex medical and behavioral health care needs, including intellectual and developmental disabilities, to achieve their highest potential and independence through innovative and individualized approaches that promote learning and personal fulfillment. Woods’ vision is a world where individuals have opportunities and supports that promote self-determination, dignity, respect, the joy of achievement, and a fulfilling life. Woods achieves this vision by providing comprehensive and integrated healthcare, education, housing, vocational, behavioral health, and case management services, along with a population health management strategy that includes the integration of primary and specialty medical care with behavioral health. More than 600 individuals from 23 states and 175 school districts are supported by Woods and its 1,500 staff at its Langhorne, Pennsylvania headquarters.

To ensure lifelong care and supports for the individuals its serves, Woods created the Woods System of Care – a network of affiliate organizations located in Pennsylvania and New Jersey that includes Abilities of Northwest Jersey; Allies, Inc.; Archway Programs; Legacy Treatment Services; Tabor Services; and Woods Community at Brian’s House. Through this collaboration, the Woods System of Care provides lifelong care and supports to individuals in the intellectual and developmental disability and mental health public health sectors who have complex medical and behavioral health care needs.

Founded in 1913 by Philadelphia schoolteacher Mollie Woods to advance the quality of life and standard of care for individuals with disabilities, Woods continues this mission today. For more information, visit woods.org.

Industry
Therapy & Counseling
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Year Founded
1913
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