Peer Recovery Support Specialist

Job overview

The Peer Recovery Support Specialist role is onsite in the Morgantown/Westover, WV area. Compensation is described as competitive hourly pay based on experience, qualifications, certification, and internal equity; no numeric rate is specified. Wise Path Recovery Centers, operated by Ascension Recovery Services, provides behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment.

What you'll do

• Provide nonclinical, recovery-focused support
• build professional relationships based on trust and shared experience
• encourage recovery goals and skills
• help address barriers
• connect patients with peer networks and community resources
• reinforce treatment engagement
• collaborate with the interdisciplinary team
• document services
• maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries
• and communicate safety concerns to clinical or supervisory staff.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

peer recovery support specialist

substance use disorder

behavioral health

peer support

recovery resources

lived experience

morgantown/westover wv

wise path recovery centers

full-time

west virginia certification required

evenings or weekends may be scheduled

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Uses lived recovery experience to support patients; active West Virginia Peer Recovery Support Specialist certification is required or must be obtained before independently providing services.

About the employer

Ascension Recovery Services is hiring for this role. Industry: Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities. Sector: 62.