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Website Kentucky River Community Care
Title: Adult Peer Support Specialist
Company/Location: Kentucky River Community Care/ Knott County Outpatient (Emmalena, KY)
Employment type: Regular Full-Time
Credentials: High School Diploma/GED; must be willing to attend thirty (30) hours of peer support training.
Special Skills/Knowledge: Ability to maintain effective, professional, and positive relationships with staff, volunteers and program participants is required. Must have a valid driver’s license and vehicle. Experience of living with substance use disorder and have at least two (2) years in active recovery.
Primary Functions:
- Provide supportive services to individuals, including mentoring, coaching, advocacy, and arranging and/or chairing self-help meetings.
- Facilitate short-term educational groups (i.e. relapse prevention, life skills) and provide linkage to referral and community resources.
- Assist implementing participant’s treatment/recovery plans. Transporting program participants in personal vehicle may be require. Attend and participate in training activities and meetings is required.
- Assist with identifying barriers each participant faces and in developing a solution for them. Perform any other duties as assigned.
Shifts/Days: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm; must be willing and able to work some evenings and weekends.
“This position is funded in part or whole through federal and state funds”
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