Our mission is to Empower People to Improve Their Lives by living our core values of:

Clients First - Own It -  Believe It -  Get Better -  Got Your Back

Our vision is A Place where People Want to Work and Clients Want to Come

WHY PARK:

• We are mental health
  • co-occurring since 2008
  • on-site mental health clinic
  • support beyond treatment
• Our extraordinary team
  • multi-year StarTribune top workplace
  • multidisciplinary
  • dedicated support team
• We get issues
  • mental health
  • adiction
  • legal involvement
  • homelessness
  • family dynamics
• Clients first programming
  • gender specific
  • African-American specific
  • individualized care
  • complex programs

JOB SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, Park Avenue Center Peer Recovery Support Specialists provide excellent customer service in all functional areas of their work which includes regular interaction with clients, Park Avenue Center employees, and the surrounding community.  Peer support services are to be provided before, during and after SUD treatment to help individuals connect with resources that support recovery. Peers are individuals who are willing to share their personal recovery experience, and often engage quickly with individuals to offer reassurance, reduce fears, answer questions, support motivation and convey hope.

II.        DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. Serve as a resource for clients;
2. Accompany client to appointments that support recovery
3. Provide education, advocacy, and mentoring through self-disclosure of personal recovery experiences
4. Attend recovery and other support groups with a client
5. Provide assistance to access resources to obtain housing, employment, education, and advocacy services
6. Provide nonclinical recovery support to assist the transition from treatment into the recovery community
7. Assist new intakes with direction and provide guidance
8.  Maintain positive public relations with referring agencies and businesses in the community
9. Locate appropriate staff members and/or supervisor to respond to client needs when necessary
10. Monitor clients providing urine for analysis as needed
11. Responsible for light clinical documentation
12. Perform other duties as assigned.

1. Possessing a valid Driver’s License or have the ability to obtain one in a timely manner is preferred
2. Successful completion of a DHS background check.At the time of hiring, must have a minimum of one year of recovery from substance use disorder;
3. Have a high school diploma or its equivalent;
4. Ability to lean and apply clinical data entry in electronic health record system;
5.  Possess a working knowledge of issues regarding confidentiality;
6.  Hold a current credential from a certification body approved by the commissioner that demonstrates skills and training in the domains of ethics and boundaries, advocacy, mentoring and education, and recovery and wellness support;
7. Ability to maintain certification
8. Receive ongoing supervision in areas specific to the domains of the recovery peer's role by an alcohol and drug counselor or an individual with a certification approved by the commissioner.
9. Possess strong verbal and written skills and demonstrate the ability to present a positive professional image.

This position can be either part-time or full-time.  For full-time positions, we offer a competitive package including generous paid time off, a 401k match up to 4%, company-paid training, employer paid life insurance and short term disability, and a variety of voluntary benefits: medical, dental, vision, voluntary life, and voluntary long-term disability.  

Park Avenue Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.