Peer Support Specialist - Dillon County Detention Center
Posted 05/21/2025 | Résumés will be accepted until position is filled.
Organization: Trinity Behavioral Care
Organization Address: Position is stationed at the Dillon County Detention Center, 1027 Old Latta Highway, Dillon, SC 29536.
Job Description: Entry-level Peer Support Specialist position that provides peer support for individuals and groups when appropriate in the detention center.
Job Responsibilities:
• Provides peer support for individuals and groups when appropriate in the detention center.
• Provides recovery education to inmates for every phase of the recovery journey, from pre-recovery engagement to recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance.
• Serves as a model for both inmates who are struggling with recovery and staff members by demonstrating that recovery is possible.
• Assists inmates in identifying their personal interests, goals, strengths, and weaknesses regarding recovery.
• Promotes self-advocacy by assisting inmates in recovery in having their voices heard and their needs, goals, and objectives established as the focal point of rehabilitation and clinical services.
• Actively identifies and supports linkages to community resources (communities of recovery, educational, vocational, social, cultural, spiritual resources, mutual self-help groups, professional services, etc.) that support the recovering person's goals and interests. Involves a collaborative effort including the recovering person, agency staff, and other relevant stakeholders.
• After an inmate is released from detention, follows up with client to ensure no barriers will impact outpatient treatment services.
• Assists supervisor in collecting outcome data to submit to funding entity.
• Abides by all agency, state, federal, and regulatory bodies regarding confidentiality.
• Participates in staffing to address strengths and/or barriers of inmates served.
Required Qualifications:
• High school diploma
• Two years in recovery from a substance use disorder and a willingness to self-identify as a person in recovery
• Must take the Certified Peer Support Specialist course and pass the certification exam.
Preferred Qualifications: • Related work experience
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Application Deadline: Résumés will be accepted until position is filled.
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