Are you looking for a satisfying work opportunity to help uplift adults with mental health, substance abuse, and homelessness issues in your community? Centers For Opportunity (CFO) is currently searching for a Recovery Facilitators at our South County, Alexandria, VA Wellness Recovery Center.
As a peer-run organization, all our employees bring a breadth and depth of knowledge acquired through our own lived experience with the challenges of mental health, substance use and/or homelessness challenges. Our experience allows us to provide support and guidance to our participants from a place of empathy and understanding. We support them wherever they are in their recovery journey, so they can move forward from their challenges and make their dreams and goals a reality. With the guidance of our staff who have walked similar paths, we show our participants that success waits behind every door.
Centers For Opportunity (CFO) hires exceptional people who share our mission, vision and values.
We are a nonprofit in Northern Virginia with five active Recovery Centers. (Annandale, Arlington, Reston, Merrifield and South County Alexandria). We currently engage 35 employees, contractors, and volunteers. We support adults with mental health, substance use, and homelessness challenges.
Following is our job description:
Location: South County CFO Recovery Center, Alexandria, Mt. Vernon Area
Pay and Hours: Pay is $17 an hour. Monday and Friday 2:30 pm- 7:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday 11:30 am-7:00 pm.
Approximately 24 hours a week. Do not apply if you cannot work this schedule or cannot commute to this site.
Job Summary:
As a peer-run organization, all Centers For Opportunity (CFO) employees bring a breadth and depth of knowledge acquired through their own lived experience with mental illness, substance use, or homelessness. This experience allows us to provide support and guidance to our consumers from a place of empathy and understanding. In essence, we are those we serve.
The primary role of the Recovery Facilitator is to guide, enhance, and provide effective support. to the CFO's peer-run mental health and addiction recovery programs. This position reports to the Program Coordinator and is intended to provide hands-on assistance to participants in a way that meets their individual needs.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations can be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of this position. Lived experience required and Peer Recovery Specialist Training (PRS) mandatory with ability to get (CPRS) Certified Peer Recovery Specialist certificate in 9 months.
Able to properly type and use internet searches to assist participants with finding resources and for finding ideas for group facilitation.
Excellent skills pertaining to MS Office 365 Suite (MS Word and MS PowerPoint are key) and familiarity with accurately recording data into a database
Greets participants and informs them of Center services available
Works as an integral team member with staff members, volunteers, and participants to promote uplifting and positive workforce culture
Serves as a positive role model and leads all participant activities with mutual respect while encouraging self-empowerment, personal responsibility, and peer collaboration, ultimately creating a positive work environment
Leads and co-leads wellness groups
Participates in recreational activities to bond with participants
Associates with lonely participants to encourage engagement
Collaborates with recovery team to create a safe environment
Provides peer support and empowerment to participants to support in their wellness
Educates participants about and refers participants to community resources to support in recovery
Acts as participant advocate to coordinate required services
Observes activities to detect policy and safety issues
Ability to De-escalate an Incident, Emergency and/or Crisis a plus though paid Mandt Training will be given in the first few weeks.
Follows State Mandated Reporting and CFO Code of Ethics
Good attendance is nonnegotiable
Other duties as assigned.
Must not have barrier crimes and be able to pass a background check.
We understand that working evenings and weekends are difficult, but we offer:
Paid Time Off after 90 days
Immediate Organization Chosen Paid Holidays
Paid Peer Recovery Specialist Training after 90 days
Opportunity to obtain the experience and assistance to become a CPRS- Certified Peer Recovery Specialist.
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist assistance includes paid application and paid study sessions.
We need someone hard working, dependable and dedicated.