Do you feel called to serve in a Christian Ministry?
Do you want to serve where you make a difference in the lives of others?
Are you looking for a life-changing work experience?
If so, consider joining us at the Atlanta Mission, where we provide life-transforming experiences for everyone that joins our team: employees, clients, donors, and volunteers. We serve over 1000 men, women, and children every day by providing food, shelter, clothing, counseling, vocational and spiritual guidance. We get to experience and witness radical life transformations.
As a Peer Recovery Specialist, you will serve as a role model and advocate assisting peers in regaining independence within the community and mastery over their recovery process.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Walks clients individually through the AA 12 Steps
- Facilitates client classes and recovery focused process groups
- Works with clients to maintain stability in their recovery and achieve outcomes
- Builds close and durable relationships with clients
- Serve as a spiritual mentor in a client’s recovery process
- Support a client’s family relationships throughout their stay in our program
- Relates personal experience in recovery in order to coach clients towards their own progress
- Guides the activities that contribute to client success and completing goals
- Utilizes motivational techniques to hold clients accountable and challenge them to excel
- Collaborates and communicates regularly with interdisciplinary team and clients to ensure client success
- Prepares and produces individual reports, upholding a high standard of data integrity
- Documents clients progress utilizing client management systems
- Assists clients in arranging transportation and driving as needed
- Coordinates client attendance for internal and external activities