Certified Peer Supporter-Corrections Facility -Trumbull County Adult Justice Center

Thrive Peer Recovery Services is on a mission to empower individuals on their recovery journey. Our vision includes fostering trusting relationships, community engagement, and personal growth. If you’re passionate about our values of accessibility, collaboration, excellence, agility and a deep commitment to those we serve, you’ll find your purpose here. The Certified Peer Supporter - Corrections Facility will provide services on-site at correctional facilities to promote recovery by engaging in a personal and positive, supportive relationship, demonstrating and inspiring hope, trust, and a positive outlook and support re-entry planning by optimizing client connection with a broad range of community-based services and natural supports. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Through identifying as a person in recovery and intentionally sharing their recovery story; use this as appropriate means to assist clients, provide hope, and help in changing patterns and behaviors 
• Help peers understand recovery, as well as identify and achieve their own recovery needs, wants and goals  
• Provide on-site peer recovery services to incarcerated peers
• Attend and participate in required staff and agency meetings as appropriate
• Coordinate reentry planning, resource information, and post-release referrals with partner staff
• Provide information and opportunities for individuals to direct their own recovery and advocacy processes - individualized recovery action plans will be utilized to assist and guide individuals toward their own personal goals              
• Assist clients in finding resources for harm reduction, detoxification treatment, family support, and support groups upon release
• Teach and support acquisition and utilization of skills needed to sustain recovery from substance use                                  
• Responsible for maintaining accurate records and notes, confidentiality, and compiling timely reports                                           
• Maintain records and provide assistance with appropriate documentation in files and computer database                               
• Achieve all performance goals in regards to client outreach, engagement and services provided                                               
• Enter all peer notes in an accurate and timely manner including phone notes 
• Provide recovery resources to individuals
• Advocate for the needs of each individual 
• Complete caseload management including all necessary documentation
• Provide the peer with a referral for ongoing community peer support post-release.
• Other duties as assigned 

Requirements: 

• Identify as a person in recovery with at least one year of successful recovery 
• Certified Peer Supporter in the state of Ohio 
• Working knowledge of different pathways to recovery and social systems including evidence based practices     
• Understands problems analysis, decision-analysis, evaluate interventions, and contingency plans                                          
• Ability to be an active listener by asking questions and reflecting on what is being said
• Knowledge of area resources that may aid clients in ongoing recovery (i.e. transportation, treatment providers, sober support systems) 
• Proficient level of ability with computer; Microsoft Office Products 
• Effective written and oral communication skills; ability to articulate information clearly 
• Valid driver’s license and vehicle insurance 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Lived experience with incarceration and/or criminal justice system
• Experience in peer recovery services, social service, customer service or health services                      
• Experience with electronic health records or other industry related types of applications and software

Education: High School Diploma or GED equivalent