Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board
Location
Hampton, VA | United States
Job description
$2,000 Sign-on Bonus
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm
The Hampton Roads Clinic, part of the Hampton - Newport News Community Services Board, is dedicated to helping individuals with a dependence on opioids, such as prescription pain medications, heroin, and morphine, on their path to recovery. The Hampton Roads Clinic offers comprehensive outpatient treatment and recovery services, focusing on the use of methadone as prescribed by a licensed physician. In addition to offering the evidence-based medication, methadone, we provide a continuum of psycho-social services to include counseling, peer support, care coordination, and referrals to other social support services. We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Peer Recovery Specialist who has personal experience with opioid dependence, recovery and has a desire to support others along their path to recovery.
Requirements: Must be a person who has experienced a substance use condition and who has a minimum of 12 months of successful recovery including making progress in learning about and managing his or her condition and in developing a life outside of, or in addition to, this condition. Must complete the DBHDS 72-hour Peer Recovery Specialist Training within 6 months of hire.
Current H-NNCSB employees are not eligible for the sign-on bonus.
The selected candidate must successfully pass a criminal history fingerprint background investigation, DMV record check, Child Registry search, drug screening test and employment reference checks.
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$31.36k
