Recovery Specialist (Specialty Courts)

Share your recovery journey and use your familiarity with self-help and local recovery groups in your role as a Recovery Specialist at Chestnut. Experience the satisfaction of helping to facilitate self-directed recovery. Position is full-time and will travel throughout Madison and St. Clair Counties. Chestnut offers a new salary structure and robust benefits!

Engage clients in services prior to their treatment. Help individuals to identify personal strengths and barriers to achieving treatment and recovery goals and to develop natural supports and sobriety-based activities to support long-term recovery. Consult and encourage clients on concerns and achievements presented during the recovery process. Link clients to recovery communities and ancillary services. Coordinate services with treatment team and other supports.

Promote the recovery model of treatment including trauma-informed care, hope, respect, empowerment, health/wellness, and spirituality/connectedness.

Must have a high school diploma or equivalent, and five years of demonstrated recovery experience and/or engaged in a recovery network, Crisis Intervention Training (CIT), policing, mental health, substance use or other social service experience; or a bachelor’s degree; or a total of five years’ experience and college combined; or a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) for Missouri Services, Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) or Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) for Illinois Services, or a Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor (CADC) in good standing with the applicable state.  Must have a valid driver’s license, private automobile insurance and be insurable.  Requires basic computer skills and experience to include MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook and an electronic medical record (EMR).

Are you intrigued by this job but don’t meet every single requirement? Research shows that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs when that’s the case. Chestnut is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about any of our posted positions but your experience doesn’t line up perfectly, please apply anyway! You might be just the right candidate for another role. We’d love to explore the possibilities with you!

EOE – Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. Chestnut welcomes applications from qualified individuals with recovery experience.

The anticipated starting pay for new hires for this position is between $19.00 - $20.00 per hour. There are several factors taken into consideration in determining base pay, including but not limited to: job-related qualifications, skills, education, experience, local market conditions, and internal equity. Check out additional benefits here!