Recovery Support Specialist

Horizon House, Inc. is a nationally recognized provider of services to adults with support needs due to developmental disabilities, behavioral health issues, and substance abuse. Horizon House is Pennsylvania’s oldest psychiatric rehabilitation agency. Since 1952, we have been dedicated to helping people with mental illness, drug and alcohol addictions, developmental/intellectual disabilities, and homelessness to stabilize their lives and to help them live as independently as possible in the community. With over 100 locations throughout South and North Eastern Pennsylvania and the state of Delaware, Horizon House provides services to a diverse population focusing on individual strength and choice.

Purpose:
 Provides recovery-oriented mobile and site-based individual and group counseling and support services, crisis prevention/intervention, and educational services, to a designated group (‘caseload”) of participants and collaterals such as family members and friends.

Supervision Received:
 Receives direct supervision from Manager/Shift supervisor.

Supervision Exercised:
 N/A

Qualifications:
 Has experience and is willing to self-identify as a current or former recipient of mental health services and/or co-occurring services and is willing to use and share his/her personal practical experience, knowledge and first-hand insight to benefit the team, service, and participants;
 Has the knowledge and skills to engage individuals around their recovery and establish supportive, trusting relationships with them;
 Has a high school diploma or GED;
 Within last three- (3) years, has maintained at least 12 months of successful full or part-time paid or voluntary work experience or obtained at least 24 credit hours of post-secondary education; and/or have passed a recovery/peer specialist certification training.
 Good oral, written communication, organizational and time management skills.
 Ability to work independently on and off-site.
 Possess a valid driver’s license.

Scope:
 Frequent talking and listening.
 Manual dexterity, ability to lift, carries up to 25 lbs., folds, kneel, reach, stoop, and bend.
 Time flexibility, ability to work outside scheduled hours in emergency situations.
 Local travel required, including transporting program participants by car or van
 May be required to report to work during emergencies, including inclement weather.

Horizon House is an Equal Opportunity Employer