Certified Peer Recovery Specialist

Description About Evolve Life Centers

Evolve Life Centers delivers an innovative, client-centered approach to behavioral healthcare and recovery housing. Our team of experienced addiction and mental health professionals is dedicated to creating meaningful, long-term change by fostering supportive, lasting social connections that extend well beyond treatment.

We offer a comprehensive continuum of care, including low- and medium-intensity residential substance use treatment, partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP), outpatient services, aftercare, educational substance use program, outpatient mental health therapy, primary care services, and recovery housing. This integrated model ensures that individuals receive the right level of care at every stage of their recovery journey.

Our mission is to “Make a difference so impactful, that we get to experience the best life WE have ever known.” Our vision is “To positively affect so many lives, that we change the world.” We are guided by our core values of compassion, adaptability, commitment, and drive, which shape our culture, inform our clinical approach, and inspire our team to continuously evolve in service of those we support.

Position accountability

Under supervision of the Director of Outpatient Operations, the Certified Peer Recovery Specialist will function as a role model to peers; exhibiting competency in personal recovery and use of coping skills; serve as a consumer advocate, providing consumer information and peer support for clients at our recovery houses. The CPRS performs a wide range of tasks to assist peers of all ages, from young adult to old age, in regaining independence within the community and mastery over their own recovery process. Recovery resources such as booklets, tapes, pamphlets and other written materials will be utilized by the Certified Peer Recovery Specialist in the provision of services.

Safety-Sensitive Position Notice

Employees in safety-sensitive positions are held to heightened standards due to the nature of their responsibilities and the potential impact on employee, client, and public safety. The use of substances that may cause sedation, impairment, or diminished alertness — including but not limited to opioids, marijuana, and benzodiazepines — may not be permitted while performing duties in these roles.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Using a formal goal setting process, the
• CPRS will: Assist clients in articulating personal goals for recovery through the use of one-to- one and group sessions. During these sessions the CPRS will support clients in identifying and creating goals and developing recovery plans with the skills, strengths, supports and resources to aid them in achieving those goals Assist clients in working with their case manager or treatment team in determining the steps he/she needs to take in order to achieve these goals and self-directed recovery. Assist clients in setting up and sustaining self-help (mutual support) groups, as well as means of locating and joining existing groups. Utilize tools such as the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) to assist clients in creating their own individual wellness and recovery plans. Independently or with periodic assistance of higher graded treatment team members, utilize and teach problem solving techniques with individuals and groups; discussions will be utilized where clients will share common problems in daily living and methods they have employed to manage and cope with these problems. As one who has availed themselves to mental health services, the CPRS will share their own experiences and what skills, strengths, supports and resources they use. As much as possible, the CPRS will share their own recovery story and as the facilitator of these sessions, will demonstrate how they have directed their own recovery. Use ongoing individual and group sessions to teach clients how to identify and combat negative self-talk and how to identify and overcome fears by providing a forum which allows group members and CPRS to share their experiences. By using identified literature, media, etc. clients will gain hope, learn to identify their strengths and combat negative self-talk. Support clients’ vocational choices and assist them in choosing a job that matches their strengths, overcoming job-related anxiety by reviewing job applications, and providing interview tips. Assist clients in building social skills in the community that will enhance job acquisition and tenure