Duties
Job PurposeUnder general supervision, conducts outreach to offenders in the Baltimore County Detention Center with a substance use disorder with the goal of increasing engagement in recovery services, treatment program enrollment and participation.
Examples of Essential Job Duties
- Meets with peers to provide peer mentoring, linkages to resources, and facilitation of contacts with the recovery community.
- Assists peers with applications for services.
- Serves as a role model for wellness and life in recovery. Instills hope. Promotes recovery.
- Distributes literature, brochures, and other related materials.
- Collects outreach statistics.
- May transport peers.
- May be assigned to community locations in collaboration with Bureau partners.
- Performs other duties as required.
Qualifications
Possession of a high school diploma or appropriate equivalent.
And
A minimum of two years of continuous recovery from a substance use disorder.
Plus
Certification as a Peer Recovery Specialist certified through the Maryland Addiction and Behavioral Health Professionals Certification Board (MABPCB) or the ability to acquire Certification as a Peer Recovery Specialist within a year of hire.
- Knowledge of treatment programs and community resources that support recovery from addictive disease and co-occurring disorders.
- Knowledge of English grammar.
- Knowledge of and sensitivity to cultural influences.
- Skill in communicating with peers, their families and professional service providers.
- Skill in time management and self-care.
- Ability to work effectively with individuals in need, and the professional staff of service provider agencies, courts, hospitals, and residential and correctional facilities.
- Ability to accept multiple pathways to recovery, including medication-assisted treatments, and the appropriate use of psycho pharmacological treatments for mental health diagnoses.
- Ability to work in a variety of environments.
Certification as a Peer Recovery Specialist or ability to acquire certification within a year of hire is required at the time of application. Possession of a valid driver's license equivalent to a non-commercial, class C Maryland driver license is required at the time of application.
Proof of Certifications
Applicants are required to submit proof of Peer Recovery Specialist Certifications for this position.
Failure to submit proof of Certifications will result in your application not being considered.
Mail or deliver documents to:
ATTN: Corrections Peer Recovery Specialist - Non-Merit
Office of Human Resources
Baltimore County Government
308 Allegheny Ave.
Towson, MD 21204
You MUST attach your transcript(s)/degree(s) and professional license(s)/certification(s) to your application. Unofficial copies are acceptable.
Preferred Qualifications
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Certification
Experience working with criminal justice population
EXAMINATION PROCEDURE
Applicants will be qualified based on an evaluation of their training and experience, as stated on their application, which includes answers to the supplemental questions. Be sure to state the dates, duties and responsibilities of past and present experience clearly and completely for evaluation purposes.