Shire Veteran Jobs

If you would like an opportunity to join a team of dedicated professionals who work hard to provide maximum opportunities for offenders to make lasting changes through accountability,treatment,education,and positive reinforcement within a safe environment,this is the job for you. JOB DESCRIPTION: The Reentry and Rehabilitation Division within the Utah Department of Corrections is accepting pplications to fill a *Peer Support Specialist *at our Central Valley Office located in West Valley City,UT. This positions will provide peer support coaching for justice involved individuals utilizing lived experience in recovery with substance use and criminal justice involvement to deliver services promoting recovery and resiliency.

This position is for those with lived experience of addiction recovery and previous incarceration. This position will deliver peer support coaching to those currently in the criminal justice system. In this position you will utilize your own history of criminal justice involvement and addiction recovery to help coach clients to successfully navigate parole,provide addiction recovery support,and re-entry into the community.

*Principle Duties: *

Incumbents in this position will facilitate the Programming Division s vision of,strengthening individuals,families,and communities by helping justice involved offenders gain the necessary skills and support to successfully exit the criminal justice system. Specifically,this position will focus on providing peer support coaching to substance use clients preparing for parole or currently on parole.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Certification as a  Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) from an approved curriculum.
• Minimum 5 years in active recovery,comfortable sharing brief recovery experience appropriately.
• Previous history of Incarceration.
• Five years post Successful Termination of Parole or Probation.
• Valid driver s license.
• Ability to maintain accurate documentation.
• Ability to work both independently and with a team.
• Ability to work in a professional manner within healthcare settings.
• Understanding protecting participant confidentiality.
• Familiar with motivational interviewing techniques. Knowledgeable and accepting of all recovery pathways.
• Understanding of and ability to maintain appropriate boundaries.
• Maintains adaptability in a diverse environment and under challenging circumstance

The Agency: For more information about the Department of Corrections and the Reentry and Rehabilitation Division,click here.