Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Inspire hope that addiction is not a moral failing but a mental disease that can be overcome
- Support patients in identify and seek treatment for underlying mental and physical health conditions that perpetuate addictive behaviour
- Provide practical help, mentoring, advocacy, coordination of services, side-by-side individualised support, and problem solving
- Provide education on mental illness and addictive disorders through peer-to-peer programs for patients and their families
- Assist patients in working with their treatment team to achieve their goals and self-directed recovery
- Help patients coordinate affordable housing, counselling services and groups, employment and other key components to sustainable recovery
- Utilise and teach problem solving techniques with individuals and groups
- Use ongoing individual and group sessions to teach patients how to identify and combat negative self-talk and how to identify and overcome fears by providing a forum which allows group members and PRS to share their experiences
- Assist patients in building social skills in the community that will enhance job acquisition and tenure
- Model effective coping techniques and self-help strategies
- Serve as a recovery agent by providing and advocating for an effective recovery
- Additional responsibilities as required
Qualifications: Peer Recovery Coach Certification
Education:
- As per the requirements for your state, if you hold the credentials to be a Certified Peer Recovery Coach, you should apply
- High school degree or equivalent
In addition to meeting the qualifications, the ideal candidate will embody the following characteristics and possess the knowledge, skills and abilities listed below:
- Must have sufficient knowledge of the substance abuse population, treatment planning and the field of human social services to work toward the rehabilitation of the patient community
- Aptitude for science backed decision making and use proper judgment with confidential and sensitive issues
- Background of dealing appropriately with patients and team members in stressful or other undesirable situations with an ability to seek direction from supervisors when necessary
- Efficient Self-starter with strong customer service and interpersonal communication skills
- High integrity and sound judgement; able to react quickly and make effective decisions
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Ability to work independently and under pressure while handling multiple tasks simultaneously
- Demonstrate basic computer/word processing skills
