Peer Wellness & Recovery Specialist
Toms River, NJ On-site
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About the role
The Peer Wellness & Recovery Specialist provides engagement, peer support, advocacy, wellness coaching, recovery support, and resource navigation to individuals accessing the Ocean County Code Red and Code Blue Emergency Weather Response Programs. Drawing upon lived experience, the Peer Specialist promotes hope, recovery, resilience, self-determination, and community integration while supporting participants in accessing housing, healthcare, behavioral healthcare, substance use treatment, employment, benefits, and other community resources. Services are delivered using trauma-informed, person-centered, recovery-oriented, and strengths-based practices consistent with the Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Code of Ethics.
What you'll bring
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- Candidates actively pursuing CPRS certification or other recognized peer support credentials will be considered.
- Willingness to transport participants as needed.
- Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) preferred.
- Experience providing peer support, recovery services, homelessness services, behavioral healthcare, substance use disorder services, or other human service programs preferred.
- Lived experience in recovery and/or homelessness preferred.