The Camp Recovery Center·Scotts Valley, California
Provide group and individual counseling sessions using personal recovery experiences to motivate adult clients with co-occurring disorders. Facilitate educational support groups and assist patients in building resilience and exercising control over their recovery process.
Overview We are hiring a compassionate and experienced Peer Support Specialist to work with our clients at The Camp Recovery Center in Scotts Valley! This is a key role whose primary goal is to provide a safe, nurturing environment for our adult clients who have co-occurring disorders (substance use disorder and mental health disorders). The Camp is a 74-bed treatment center providing services to adults on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. This is a 32 hour position - 4 days a week PURPOSE STATEMENT:Provide group and individual counseling sessions using personal experiences in mental health & substance use recovery as inspiration and motivation. while also allowing for expression of persons’ experiences in recovery.
Provide a wide range of activities to assist patients in exercising control over their own lives and theirrecovery or resilience-building process.
Provide peer mentoring or coaching, including personalized and tailored services and supports to meetthe preferences and unique needs of the person/family and support recovery goals/planning throughassisting and supporting goal setting and use of decision-making strategies.
Provide recovery resources
Facilitate and lead recovery, educational and support groups. Educational activities include, asapplicable, self-advocacy, wellness, life skills, goal setting, parenting skills and decision-making skills.
Advocate with and for the person and their family.
Complete documentation of group and/or individual interventions in an accurate manner and filewithin 24 hours of service.
Complete documentation of assessments in a timely and accurate manner.
Participate in weekly meetings and supervisions to enhance communication and efficacy of treatment.
Actively contributes to PI/QI efforts participating in problem-solving, root cause analysis and/orassisting in collection of data.
Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. Whenpatient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safetyis a top priority. OTHER FUNCTIONS:
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
The Camp Recovery Center provides a comprehensive package of benefits for our Full Time Employees Current benefits include: Competitive hourly rate Shift differential for overnight shifts Medical, dental, and vision insurance Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan Excellent training program Complimentary AOD Education to certify as a Substance Use Disorder Counselor Professional growth opportunity that is second to none in the industry. AVAILABLE SHIFTS AND HOURS: This is a Part-Time with Benefits position. 32 hours - 4 days a week.Shifts are 8 – hours, and are overtime eligible
Requires a high school diploma, certification as a Peer Specialist, and at least three years of experience in a behavioral health setting. Must possess or obtain CPR and de-escalation/restraint certifications.
Market context
In California, Peer Support Specialist roles are typically tied to behavioral health, recovery, and community-based service programs, where employers look for candidates with lived experience plus formal certification. This role is competitive because it requires a DHCS-approved Certified Peer Support Specialist credential, at least one year of full-time community-based experience, and a valid California driver’s license with a clean record. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your certification, driving eligibility, and background-check readiness before applying.
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