Peer Recovery Specialist/ Residential Assistant - Acenda Health

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Acenda Integrated Health is recruiting for a Peer Recovery Specialist/Residential Assistant to support the A Place to Call Home Program in Glassboro, New Jersey.

As a non-profit organization, we are solely committed to our mission of moving lives forward. Acenda provides over 100 life-enhancing programs and services to individuals, families, and communities throughout New Jersey. By bringing together our bright teams, innovative services, and understanding, caring hearts, we as an organization are moving upward to move lives forward. We join together to provide a wide range of mental health, crisis services, parenting support, family-focused therapy, and residential programming.

Are you looking to build a career where you'll make a real impact in the lives of others? Your interest in mental health, human services, or related life experience is valuable to us! We welcome you to join our team of caring, passionate and motivated individuals as a Peer Support Specialist. Acenda's expert team helps each individual, family and community move forward in their journey towards health and happiness.

Key Responsibilities:

Job Overview: The Peer Recovery Specialists/Residential Assistant will support the resident's recovery needs. PRS/RA receives bi-weekly supervision and provides 24 hours, 7 days a week support and monitoring of mothers and children.

• Work directly with mothers and children and assist with connection to community resources;

• Provide support in recognizing cravings, urges, triggers; and provide skill building including relapse prevention planning;
• Follow up with mothers up to six months post discharge, and provide links to supports as appropriate; and document;
• Prevent and assist with crisis situations; help reduce potential for relapse;
• Engagement and coordination with integrated team members for continuity of care, including written daily report when on shift;
• Record all documentation (UDS, med administration, individual sessions, group sessions, interventions, collateral phone contacts, and as needed releases of information, emergency contacts etc), in the EHR for continuity of resident records;
• Scan all written documentation into resident EHR (outside provider Urine Drug Screen, discharge paperwork, important documents, etc.);

What we provide:

• Flexibility with your work setting and hours
• Competitive salary and 401k with a match
• Career advancement opportunities including participation in an Acenda leadership development program
• Year-end performance bonuses
• Health, vision and dental coverage for you and your family
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• CEU's and free training programs
• An innovative culture that allows you to grow and learn with the agency

Requirements:

• High School degree or equivalent plus a minimum of one year of experience in a Recovery-oriented role
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license, use of an insured vehicle and an acceptable driving record
• Professionalism and a commitment to excellence in care
• Bilingual a plus

We provide:

• An Innovative culture that encourages you to grow and learn with the agency
• Mission-driven core
• Health, Vision and Dental coverage for you and your family
• 401(k) with up to a 5% employer match
• Generous time-off
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Year-end performance bonuses

Acenda's Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment

Acenda Integrated Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Acenda's support of Diversity, Equity, inclusion and Belonging (DEI&B) brings together a diverse workforce to successfully achieve our mission of moving lives forward in the community.

Are you ready to join Team Acenda?

Join Team Acenda and enjoy the remarkable opportunity to make an impact on the lives of those living right here in our community! To learn more about Acenda, please visit our website: https://acendahealth.org/

Department/Program
A Place to Call Home (APTCH)