Urgently Require Peer Recovery Specialist/Peer Coach in USA

Job title: Peer Recovery Specialist/Peer Coach

Company: Johns Hopkins University

Job description: The Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition's Dee's Place is seeking a Peer Recovery Specialist/Peer Coach (Outreach Worker) who will be able to build a trust-based relationship with participants while assisting participants in their journey toward recovery and wellness. Inspiring optimism and hope that recovery is possible and probable all while promoting empowerment, self-determination, understanding, coping skills, and resilience. The candidate will act as a role model to participants in such areas as: identifying personal strengths, conflict resolution, building self-esteem, recovery skills. Using and speaking about personal experiences related to behavioral health issue and, the criminal justice system.



For more than 20 years, Dee's Place has provided a safe place where people in recovery can engage with peers, drop-in for 12-step meetings, participate in day program activities, and connect to psychiatric rehabilitative services. Staff assists in connecting guests to a healthy community and staying on the right track. Dee's Place is a program of Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition.



Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• 1:1 peer recovery coaching, peer counseling, and peer-mentoring.


• Assist member in identifying and achieving with short/mid- and long-term recovery planning goals.

• Facilitating peer led groups on topics such as harm reduction; many Pathways to Recovery theory, wellness, and recovery; recovery capital and recovery planning.

• Knowledge to assist participants with accessing and securing all entitlements benefits he/she is eligible to receive (food stamps, Temporary Cash Assistance, Motor Vehicle Administration identification, health insurance, etc.).

• When requested make effective referrals for participants seeking to access substance use disorder or mental health services.

• Perform electronic online data entry of all participant engagement documentation including but not limited to assessment documentation; daily/weekly or monthly engagement documentation.

• Ability to effectively communicate effectively with clients, their family and friends, collaborating and partner agencies and the general public.

• Prepare reports and records including but not limited to, documentation of each participant encounter, service plans with enrolled participates, progress reports to treatment teams, etc.

• Related duties as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or graduation equivalent.


• CPRS (Certified Peer Recovery Specialist) Certification.

• If not certified, must become a CPRS (following the certification process designated by the State of Maryland) within 6 months of hire, and thereafter must maintain certification in active? or ?good standing? while employed.

• 2 years related experience.

• Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Classified Title: Community Outreach Specialist

Working Title: Peer Recovery Specialist/Peer Coach



Role/Level/Range: ACRO37.5/02/CC

Starting Salary Range: Min $15.00 - Max $25.50 HRLY ($39,780 budgeted; Commensurate with experience)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: Monday - Sunday Shifts

Exempt Status: Non-Exempt

Location: School of Medicine Campus

Department name: HEBCAC Dees Place

Personnel area: School of Medicine



Total Rewards

The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here:



Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:

JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.



**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.



The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.



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School of Medicine - East Baltimore Campus

Expected salary: $25.5 per hour

Location: USA

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