TITLE OF VACANCY: Peer Recovery Support Specialist
ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT: Mountain State Educational Services Cooperative
LOCATION: Cabell/Mason region
WV Schools of Diversion & Transition – Grant Funded Position
WV Schools of Diversion & Transition is hiring a Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS) to serve as part of a new WV First Foundation–funded initiative supporting reentry services inside G.O.A.L.S. and RSAT units across West Virginia.
The PRSS will serve in a paired team with a Reentry Agent, assigned to the following region:
Cabell/Mason Region
- Western Regional Jail – Male G.O.A.L.S. Unit
- Lakin Correctional Center – Female RSAT Unit
Responsibilities
Provide peer support in correctional facilities and during reentry, mentor individuals through lived experience, co-facilitate recovery groups, assist with removing early barriers, and coordinate warm handoffs to treatment, recovery housing, and Jobs & Hope WV services.
Minimum Requirement
WV PRSS certification; lived recovery experience; ability to work inside correctional settings.
Additional Requirements
- Must meet entrance requirements for the WV Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR).
- Applicants are subject to DCR background checks and eligibility determinations in order to work inside correctional facilities.
Candidates for employment must complete a cover letter, resume, and official application form. Resume must include a list of educational institutions attended, course of study, dates attended, and certificates earned; a list of employers for the past ten years; a description of responsibilities/work experience in previous employment; alignment of work experience with the posted job description; and a list of at least three references including address and telephone numbers.
APPLY TO
Jan Hanlon, Executive Director
501 22nd Street
Dunbar, WV 25064
www.mountainstateesc.com/job-postings OR email rjpreece@k12.wv.us
DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED
Mountain State ESC will grant equal employment opportunities to all persons, regardless of race, age, religion, color, sex, or national origin, and no discrimination based on these factors will be made in the salary, promotion, demotion, transfer, or termination of any employees.