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Peer Recovery Specialist

$750 per week
Part-time

The City of Providence

Job Title:

Peer Recovery Specialist

Location:

Mathewson Street UMC

Travel Required:

no

Level/Salary Range:

$750/week

Position Type:

part-time

Supervisor:

Director of Communications and Outreach

Hours per week:

30

Benefits:

Not offered

Job Description

Overview of Role and Responsibilities:
The Peer Recovery Specialist will work approximately 30 hours per week, always including:  Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 9am –2pm, and Sundays from 7am – 2pm.  The Peer Recovery Specialist will assist the Director of Communications and Outreach with general outreach and case management services as needed.  In addition to providing general basic needs assistance to our participants, the Peer Recovery Specialist will either perform or oversee volunteers performing special tasks related to addiction recovery.   These activities include but are not limited to:
  • Facilitate an AA/NA meeting 1-2 days per week
  • Conduct Narcan trainings as needed
  • Distribute Narcan and fentanyl kits as needed
  • Carry Narcan at all times and monitor people in and around our building throughout the day for signs of intoxication or overdose
  • Provide 1:1 sobriety and recovery support counseling as needed
  • Assist participants to find rehab beds, detox resources, and recovery housing when appropriate
  • Foster an environment of joyful service, respect and acceptance
  • Track the following metrics:
  • Attendance at AA/NA meetings
  • Unique individuals obtaining sobriety housing
  • Unique individuals entering a program for detox, rehab, and recovery
  • Narcan kits and fentanyl kits distributed
  • Emergency rental supports and hotel stays that support sobriety and recovery
Qualifications:
Lived experience with addiction and recovery
Narcan training and fentanyl test kit training
Peer Recovery Support certification
Welcoming and friendly disposition
Good organizational skills and strong work ethic
English literacy and ability to track metrics in a database
Ability to navigate recovery resources in the community
Must be comfortable and have extensive experience communicating effectively and respectfully with people from all walks of life, including those experiencing homelessness
Bilingual Spanish skills appreciated but not necessary

 

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