Peer Recovery Support Specialist

Summary

Join Spring Health, a leading mental healthcare provider, as a Peer Recovery Coach! Reporting to the Clinical Manager, you will provide personalized support to individuals with Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Leveraging your lived experience and specialized training, you'll guide members through their recovery journey, collaborating with clinical and support teams. You will develop individualized recovery plans, maintain accurate documentation, and advocate for members. This role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid time off, parental leave, and professional development opportunities. Spring Health is committed to diversity and inclusion, encouraging applications from all qualified individuals.

Requirements

• Certification as a Peer Recovery Specialist
• Minimum of 2 years of experience providing peer support to individuals with SUD
• Lived experience with substance use recovery, demonstrating a strong personal commitment to the recovery journey
• Strong understanding of recovery principles, techniques, and best practices such as motivational interviewing, stages of change, and recovery capital
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and rapport with members
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and resourcefulness in navigating complex systems of care
• Proficiency in Google Office Suite (Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, etc.)
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to ethical standards in all member interactions

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one peer support to individuals with SUD, utilizing personal lived experience to motivate members
• Develop individualized recovery plans in collaboration with members, focusing on their unique strengths and needs
• Collaborate with clinical and support teams to ensure a comprehensive, integrated approach to member care
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of member interactions, progress, and outcomes
• Advocate for members, helping them to access necessary resources and services within the community
• Participate in ongoing training and professional development to stay current with best practices in peer recovery support
• Assist with onboarding and mentoring new team members
• Perform additional duties as assigned by supervisors or management

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision benefits start on your first day at Spring Health. You and your dependents also receive an individual One Medical account which is valued at $199/year per user. HSA and FSA plans available
• A yearly allotment of no cost visits to the Spring Health network of therapists, coaches, and medication management providers for you and your dependents
• 10 allocated sick days per year
• Flexible paid time off in addition to 12 paid holidays throughout the year
• Access to Gympass, an on-demand virtual benefit that provides wellbeing coaching, and budget management
• Spring Renewal: When you hit your four-year Springaversary, you’ll be awarded a four week, fully paid, sabbatical leave to renew and recharge
• Childbearing parents are given 18 weeks of fully-paid leave, and non-childbearing parents are provided with 16 weeks. For team members who have been with us for less than 6 months, 10-12 weeks of fully-paid parental leave will be provided, ensuring that even our newest members can enjoy ample time with their growing families
• Spring Health provides team members and their families with sponsored access to Bright Horizons® child care, back-up care, and elder care
• Access to fertility care support through Carrot, in addition to $4,000 reimbursement for related fertility expenses
• On top of competitive and benchmarked salary, Spring Health offers incentive pay (based on role), and equity that begins vesting as we celebrate your first year with the company!
• Employer sponsored 401(k) match of up to 2% after 90 days of employment
• Flexible work arrangements: 66% of Spring Health team members work fully remote while 33% work in a hybrid model from our New York City offices
• Focus Fridays: no meetings, no distractions, just time for you to get work done
• Focus Weeks: In Spring 2023, we held our first ever Focus Week, we canceled all non-essential meetings, minimized distractions, and you, our team members, to dive into the key work that gets chopped up or deprioritized during the regular day-to-day. We saw a 36% jump in the average energized score after those five days of flow state work and are finalizing a plan for quarterly Focus Weeks for team members
• Up to $1,000 Professional Development Reimbursement per calendar year
• $200 per year donation matching to support your favorite causes