COMMUNITY RECOVERY SPECIALIST

Job Description

Job Description

Location: Philadelphia, PA
Job Type: Full-Time | Non-Exempt
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Starting Pay: $20.24 per hour
Department: Behavioral Medicine – GOLDMAN
Reports To: Program Director / Clinical Supervisor

The Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard is a well-established behavioral health facility in Philadelphia providing inpatient and outpatient psychiatric and substance abuse treatment. As a leader in behavioral healthcare, we are committed to offering evidence-based services that are culturally and spiritually responsive to the needs of our diverse community.

Our services include:

• Substance Use Disorder Services

• Inpatient Psychiatric Services

• Outpatient Drug & Alcohol Treatment Services

We strive to enhance the competency and abilities of our staff through innovative training and development initiatives.

The Community Recovery Specialist (CRS) provides peer-based support to individuals engaged in intensive outpatient and outpatient behavioral health programs. This includes 1:1 peer counseling, group facilitation, recovery support, and one year of post-treatment follow-up.

The CRS also plays a critical role in outreach, client engagement, and reentry planning for individuals transitioning back into the community from incarceration or inpatient care.

This full-time role offers a Monday through Friday daytime schedule (6:00 AM – 2:30 PM) and is ideal for candidates with lived recovery experience or prior behavioral health experience.

• Provide daily individual peer counseling during treatment and post-discharge

• Facilitate and co-lead recovery-focused groups

• Conduct outreach via phone, home visits, and mail

• Lead orientation and recovery education for new admissions

• Provide reentry transition planning for individuals being released from prison

• Use motivational interviewing and de-escalation techniques when needed

• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the Electronic Health Record (EHR)

• Monitor urine collection, support behavior modeling, and document observations

• Attend staff meetings and collaborate closely with the interdisciplinary team

Education & Certification

• High school diploma or GED (Required)

• Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) or Certified Peer Specialist (Required within 90 days of hire)

• 12 college credits in Behavioral Health or Human Services preferred

Experience & Skills

• Lived experience in recovery preferred

• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record (Required)

• Familiarity with 12-Step programs (AA/NA)

• Proficient with computers and Electronic Health Records (EHR)

• Strong communication, engagement, and documentation skills

• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE/M/F/D/V