Certified Recovery Specialist at Pinnacle Treatment Centers
Mount Pocono, PA 18344
About the Job
Certified Recovery Specialist
We offer competitive salary, full benefits package, Paid Time Off, and opportunities for professional growth.
Pinnacle Treatment Centers is a growing leader in addiction treatment services. We provide care across the nation touching the lives of more than 35,000 patients daily.
Our mission is to remove all barriers to recovery and transform individuals, families, and communities with treatment that works.
Our employees believe we are creating a better world where lives and communities are made whole again through comprehensive treatment.
As a Certified Recovery Specialist, you will assist patients in regaining control over their lives and recovery process. You will provide peer support services in emergency, inpatient, and outpatient settings.
Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED (General Equivalency Diploma)
- Self-identify as a current or former patient and maintaining healthy recovery from substance abuse
- Must be able to verify completion of state-approved training program and passing score on certification exam.
- Must have excellent interpersonal communication skills and the ability to meet written communication requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Assist patients in articulating personal goals for recovery
- Utilize his/her unique recovery experience to teach and role model the value of every individual's recovery experience.
- Observe and reinforce positive progress that patients make toward recovery goals
- Teach problem-solving skills
- Teach patients to identify and combat negative self-talk
- Assist patients in building social skills by demonstrating and reinforcing proper conduct and respectful interaction
Benefits:
- 18 days PTO (Paid Time Off)
- 401k with company match
- Company sponsored ongoing training and certification opportunities.
- Full comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability and accident insurance.
- Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP)
Join our team. Join our mission.
Education
Required- High School/GED or better
Licenses & Certifications
Required- CRS
Pinnacle Treatment Centers is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit and other legitimate business considerations. We want to have the best available persons in every job. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, traits historically associated with race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), parental leave, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, non-merit based factors or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.