Peer Recovery Drug and Alcohol Substance Specialists

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Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full Time

Shift: Day's 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Location: Sanford, FL

You Will Be Responsible For:

• Provide recovery education to service recipients for every phase of the recovery journey from pre-recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance.

• Assist recovering persons to identify their personal interests, goals, strengths, and weaknesses regarding recovery.

• Assist/coach recovering persons develop their own plan for advancing their recovery.

• Recovery Planning - facilitate (via personal coaching) the transition from a professionally directed treatment plan to a self-directed Recovery Plan.

• Promote self-advocacy by assisting recovering persons to have their voices fully heard; their needs, goals and objectives established as the focal point of rehabilitation and clinical services.

• Actively identify and support linkages to community resources (communities of recovery, educational, vocational, social, cultural, spiritual resources, mutual self- help groups, professional services, etc.) that support the recovering person's goals and interests.

• Support connections to community based, mutual self-help groups. Link individuals to appropriate professional resources when needed.

• Provide vision-driven hope and encouragement for opportunities at varying levels of involvement in community-based activities (e.g., work, school, relationships, physical activity, self-directed hobbies, etc.).

• Develop relationships with community groups/agencies in partnership with others in the agency.

• As recovery specialist position evolves and knowledge increases, visit community resources with recovering persons to assist them in becoming familiar with potential opportunities.

• Identify barriers (internal and external) to full participation in community resources and developing strategies to overcome those barriers.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Past or present consumer of substance use disorder services with a history of managing one's own illness.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED: