Program Overview: Healing Hearts & Minds (HHM) focuses on preserving, reunifying, and/or stabilizing children and families who are living in homes impacted by parental substance use. HHM serves Atlantic, Cape May, and Ocean County families. HHM provides peer recovery specialists, in-home therapy, and recovery groups to parents and families post SUD treatment. The goal of services is to enhance the well-being of children, parents, and families and improve their functioning by addressing trauma and substance use, teaching self-care and coping skills, and enhancing effective parent-child interactions. HHM peers will also link families to a network of recovery-oriented care providers.

Job Function: The Peer Recovery Specialist will provide short-term, intensive, in-home support, empowerment, motivational enhancement, and guidance to parents with a substance use disorder. The Peer Recovery Specialist will work alongside parents in an effort to support them in their recovery.

What you'll do as a Peer Recovery Specialist

• Use a non-judgmental approach to meet parents where they are, empower them and assist them in their wellness and recovery plan
• Use Motivation Interviewing techniques to assist parents in determining their goals
• Provide community supports and link families to recovery resources
• Provide in-home sessions with parents, supporting them in maintaining their recovery
• Work collaboratively with the HHM therapist and community service providers to support a recovery-oriented system of care.
• Complete documentation consistent with program, agency and federal cross-site evaluation requirements.

What Acenda provides

• A supportive, inclusive, team-oriented environment
• Flexibility with your work setting and hours
• Competitive salary
• Accrued sick time and employee wellness program
• Opportunities for monthly financial incentives and Year-end performance bonuses
• free training programs
• Regular supervision and professional development opportunities
• An innovative culture which allows you to grow and learn with the agency

What you'll contribute as a Peer

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Lived experience with at least 2 years substance free.
• The ability to relate well to others and strong communication skills.
• The ability to exercise independent thinking and good judgment
• Strong work ethic; comfortable working independently.
• Experience implementing Motivational Interviewing preferred.
• Experience working with DCP&P involved families preferred.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license, use of an insured vehicle and an acceptable driving record.

Together we'll be:

• A passionate, innovative, care-focused team, working collaboratively and creatively to ensure the health and wellness of individuals and families in our communities

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