Job Description

Peer Recovery Support Specialist

Play a critical role in leading our clients at our Minneapolis facility as a Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist.

Mn Adult & Teen Challenge is a leader in the recovery community, offering a broad spectrum of treatment services and recovery programs for men, women, and teens across Minnesota. As a part of our team, you'll find a workplace with strong values, invested managers, and supportive co-workers as well as numerous awards, including Newsweek's "Best Addiction Treatment Center" and six time recipient of the Star Tribune's "Top Work Places."

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Provide 1:1 peer mentoring and a strength based approach for identified participants on a regular or as needed basis.
• Provide assistant to clients in the form of filling out forms, making calls, and accompanying clients to appointments/court.
• Maintaining accurate and thorough documentation for all contact, communication, and services rendered with clients.
• Meeting with PRSS supervisor weekly for supervision.
• Mentoring through self-disclosure of personal recovery experiences.
• Accompanying persons and/or help schedule activities that support recovery such as self-help groups, obtaining sponsorship.
• Assistance accessing resources to obtain housing, employment, education, and advocacy.
• Other duties as assigned or required.

Personnel Supervised: None

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or jurisdictionally certified high school equivalency
• Possess a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Credential (CPRS) through the Minnesota Certification Board.
• Strong ability to relate to and mentor people with life-controlling problems.
• Ability to successfully complete background check process.
• Documented one year freedom from chemical use problems (including tobacco, drugs, alcohol).
• Must possess a MN state driver's license or be willing to transfer out of state license to MN state driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6-12 months working knowledge in the field of substance abuse use disorder and/or mental health.
• Possess good oral and written communication skills
• Competent computer skills and ability to effectively enter information into various systems.

Physical Demands:

Sitting for extended periods of time. Daily use of computer, phone, and other general office and treatment facility equipment. Lifting (max 25 pounds), able to climb stairs, minimal reaching, bending, and stooping.

Educational/Experience:

High school diploma or jurisdictionally certified high school equivalency.

Target Compensation (Negotiable based on Qualifications): $19 to $21/hour.

Our robust benefits package includes medical, HSA, dental, vision, PTO, dependent care FSA, disability, life insurance, and 403b retirement plan for all full time employees.

We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool in order to successfully meet our mission of helping every Minnesotan find help and healing from addiction.

Mn Adult & Teen Challenge is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any category protected by federal, state or applicable laws.

Reasonable accommodation is provided upon request.

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