Peer Coach - Project Hope Job at Marshall Health
Job Responsibilities
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- Provides recovery coaching services as part of the PROACT team
- Helps to initiate and sustain an individual/family in their recovery from substance use and/or co-occurring disorders.
- Promotes recovery by removing barriers and obstacles to recovery.
- Serves as a personal guide and mentor for people seeking, or already in recovery.
- Helps an individual find resources for harm reduction, detox, treatment, family support and education, local or online support groups; or helps someone create a change plan to recover on their own.
- Helps individuals find ways to stop using (abstinence), or reduce the harm associated with addictive behaviors.
- Identifies and cultivates a myriad of community wide services and supports key to meeting the varying needs of those served.
- Maintains official records and documents, comply with HIPAA privacy laws, and ensures compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
- Provides outreach in the local area to promote the recovery coach services.
- Connects individuals to personal and community supports necessary to live independently.
- Assists individuals with obtaining recovery-oriented materials, attends recovery support meetings, and provide referrals as necessary.
- Serves as a role model in the homeless community, the general community, and the recovery community.
- Participates in peer reviews.
- Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
- Requires a minimum a high school degree or recognized equivalent (GED)
- Must pursue and attain the WV Peer Recovery (PR) Credential within three months of hiring.
- Lived experience with substance use challenges. Background check will be required through WV Cares process (waivers for past criminal justice involvement can be pursued); self-identify as being in recovery for at least two (2) years; involved with a personal support and/or recovery system; reside in stable housing; have no legal involvement within the last two (2) years and/or pending legal issues; no intensive behavioral health treatment involvement within the last six two (2) years, including intensive services, crisis stabilization/detoxification services, residential treatment services and/or psychiatric hospitalization.
- Minimum of one year work experience in the field of addiction/recovery.
- Computer skills, written and verbal aptitudes are a requirement.
- Must have transportation and valid driver’s license.
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