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The University of Mary Washington is hiring a Peer Recovery Specialist. This role involves creating and supporting an inclusive recovery community on campus, promoting well-being through developing and implementing recovery initiatives, mentoring, educating, and connecting students to clinical providers. The specialist also focuses on opioid addiction education and organizes Narcan training sessions throughout the academic year.

Highlights

Develops and sustains a diverse recovery community on campus.
Implements, monitors, and evaluates recovery support initiatives.
Facilitates, mentors, and educates students in recovery.
Connects students to on- and off-campus clinical resources as needed.
Organizes Narcan trainings multiple times each academic year.
Requires strong organizational, interpersonal, communication, and cultural competence skills.
Certification preferred: Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC/CSAC-A), Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (CPRSS), or completed Peer Recovery Specialist training.
Experience collaborating with recovery community organizations and in collegiate recovery settings highly valued.
Commitment to diversity, social justice, confidentiality, and ethical care standards required.
Advertised salary: $57,000 annually.

Peer Recovery Specialist Full Description

Title: Peer Recovery Specialist

VP Area: Student Affairs - UMW

Department: Dean of Students

Campus Location: Main Campus

Advertised Range: $57,000

Job Summary/Basic Functions
The University of Mary Washington is seeking a qualified Peer Recovery Specialist. The Peer Recovery Specialist is responsible for helping to create a diverse, positive, and inclusive recovery community on our campus where individuals are empowered to ask for help, to receive support from other students in recovery, to intervene with empathy when they notice someone struggling with alcohol or other drug use, and to respect recovery by offering encouragement and celebrating success. The Peer Recovery Specialist will promote well-being by helping to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate UMW's recovery support initiatives. These initiatives are designed to engage and empower people in recovery or considering recovery, as well as recovery allies. The Peer Recovery Specialist will focus on sustaining recovery on our campus through being a facilitator, mentor, educator. Also, they will connect students to appropriate on- and off-campus clinical providers when necessary. The Peer Recovery Specialist also will be responsible for educating the UMW community about opioid addiction and overdoses, and will organize Narcan trainings multiple times each academic year.

Required KSAs/Competencies/Qualifications
Strong organizational skills with the ability to balance multiple prioritiesExcellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skillsCultural competence related to recovery language, communities, and resourcesAbility to work a flexible scheduleAbility to be flexible, to work independently, and to be proactive in pursuing and strengthening partnershipsCommitment to diversity, social justice, and creating inclusive environmentsMaintenance of ethical standards of professional care and confidentiality

Required Experience:
Experience collaborating, volunteering, or working with recovery community organizations
Additional Considerations:KSAs
Understanding of student development issues, emerging needs, and interests.LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION
Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC or CSAC-A), or Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (CPRSS) certification); or completed training as a Peer Recovery Specialist (PRS), but not yet certified.

EDUCATION
Completion of or enrollment (current or previous) in a baccalaureate or associate degree program

EXPERIENCE
Experience in a collegiate recovery community as a staff member, intern, or memberExperience planning, implementing, and evaluating health promotion or recovery support initiatives in a college settingLived experience as an individual in recovery

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position. To be considered for this position a state application must be received through the online employment system at https://jobs.umw.edu/.

Selected candidate(s) must successfully pass a criminal history background check. Employment verification will be conducted to include current/previous supervisory employment reference checks. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions. For more information, please visit http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/.

The University of Mary Washington adheres to the principle of equal opportunity. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, parental status (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors in recruiting, admitting, enrolling students or hiring and promoting faculty and staff members. Complaints of discrimination should be directed to the AA/EEO officer of the University. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

Original Job Description

Title: Peer Recovery Specialist

VP Area: Student Affairs - UMW

Department: Dean of Students

Campus Location: Main Campus

Advertised Range: $57,000

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