Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist

Are you an Ohio Certified Peer Supporter who also possesses administrative skills and is excited to help run a Recovery Community Organization (RCO)? Are you passionate about helping others with your lived experience with a substance use disorder?

Hope United is hiring a full-time certified peer recovery supporter for Tyler's Redemption Place, a Recovery Community Organization (RCO) in Akron. This RCO is a new 7,500-square-foot building on ten beautiful, wooded acres, offering recovery meetings, life-skills classes, wellness programs, and recovery-focused events and activities. Tyler's Redemption Place aims to give those in recovery continued support, a safe place of fellowship, and an environment to offer holistic healing of the mind, body, and spirit.

We are seeking a motivated individual in recovery from a substance use disorder with their Ohio Peer Recovery Support Certification. Candidates should possess strong communication skills, the ability to multitask, excellent listening skills, the ability to connect well with others, ambition and creativity to build programming/activities and resources, a desire to lead group meetings, a flexible work schedule, leadership qualities, and willingness to do all tasks needed. Due to the nature of our work at the RCO, the peer recovery supporter will additionally help with various administrative duties, communicating with our recovery community and supporters, and promoting the recovery programming through multiple channels - so we are looking for an individual who is detail-oriented, highly organized, and possesses excellent computer skills.

The mission of Hope United is to bring HOPE to those affected by the drug and alcohol epidemics through education and awareness, providing support to families, and helping foster a healthy recovery community.

Our core values are compassion, holistic healing, leadership development, an environment of excellence, and strategic partnerships. If you are interested in being part of the development and vision of this recovery community organization and offering hope to others in recovery, please apply.

Learn more about Hope United and our new RCO, Tyler's Redemption Place, at https://www.hopeunited.life/tysplace.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 32 – 40 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Every weekend

Application Question(s):

• Do you have your Ohio Peer Recovery Support Certification or are you in the process of obtaining it?
• Do you possess strong computer skills?
• Do you feel qualified to multi-task and navigate through multiple duties and variables throughout the workday to ensure the success of the RCO?

Work Location: In person