Community Medical Services (CMS) is hiring a substance abuse Peer Support Specialist to assist patients recovering from addictions to opioids and other illicit substances. You will use your personal recovery experience to provide ongoing guidance, coaching, and support to individuals seeking—or in active—recovery with us.
As part of our mission to help individuals recover from substance use disorders, you’ll thrive in a supportive, engaging, and fulfilling work environment where your contributions are valued.
Along the way, we’ll invest in your well-being through a benefits package that includes:
- Subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Health savings account
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid sick, vacation, and holiday time
- 401K retirement plan with match
- Tuition and CME reimbursement up to 100%
- Employee assistance program to support your mental health and wellness
- Ongoing professional development
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has lived experience with a substance use disorder and is living in recovery.
- Is comfortable working in a wide range of settings, including any CMS clinic location, community-based outpatient setting, or correctional health facility.
- Is open to, and available for, occasional weekend and holiday shifts.
To thrive in this role, you must be able to:
- Assist clients in identifying effective coping techniques, self-help strategies, and increasing social support networks.
- Maintain confidentiality and adhere to professional standards.
- Draw from prior behavioral health experience, either as a recipient of services, a family member of someone receiving services, or a primary caregiver of a service recipient.
- Provide clinical support, including assessments, to special populations and projects.
- Promote harm reduction and recovery in group settings.
- Travel (with reimbursement) up to 25% of the time to various CMS clinic locations and community events.
- Communicate CMS program and assessment information to community-based service providers.
