Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist

Pyramid Healthcare is dedicated to offering the highest quality of care to those we serve. A focus on client-focused care establishes our family of brands as respected leaders in addiction treatment, mental health recovery and eating disorder treatment modalities.

Pyramid Healthcare offers comprehensive behavioral healthcare defined by supportive environments that offer patients the strength they need to overcome life’s challenges. We offer behavioral healthcare services – psychiatry, addiction recovery, mental disorder treatment, etc. – that allow clients at all stages of recovery or rehabilitation to reclaim health and well-being.

Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS)

Pyramid Healthcare Mountaineer Inpatient | Kearneysville, WV

Turn Your Recovery Experience Into Professional Support for Others.

Your lived experience can be powerful—but as a Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist, you'll use that experience within a professional treatment environment to help others navigate their own recovery.

At Pyramid Healthcare Mountaineer Inpatient, you'll work alongside a multidisciplinary treatment team to provide peer support, encourage treatment engagement, and help clients connect with resources that support recovery beyond treatment.

This role is about more than sharing your story. It's about using your experience professionally, maintaining appropriate boundaries, protecting confidentiality, and helping clients build their own path to recovery.

What You'll Do

Provide peer support using your lived experience to encourage recovery and treatment engagement

Build professional, supportive relationships with clients while maintaining appropriate boundaries

Help clients connect with community resources and ongoing recovery support

Collaborate with counselors, nurses, and other members of the treatment team

Communicate client progress, concerns, and service needs to your supervisor

Maintain timely, accurate documentation of client and collateral contacts

Participate in peer record reviews and quality assurance activities

Maintain professional relationships with staff across disciplines

Communicate with referral sources as directed

Provide transportation to community resources and services when needed

Participate in assigned emergency and after-hours support activities, including crisis planning and hospital diversion

Protect client confidentiality and follow all organizational policies and professional standards

Complete required training and continuing education

Your Lived Experience Matters. So Does Your Professionalism.

We're looking for someone who can connect with clients through authentic lived experience while also recognizing that every client's recovery journey is different.

Successful Peer Recovery Support Specialists are able to:

Share personal experience appropriately and intentionally

Maintain healthy professional boundaries

Respect client confidentiality and individual choices

Work effectively as part of a clinical team

Document services accurately and on time

Accept direction, feedback, and supervision

Remain calm and professional during challenging situations

Support clients without attempting to take over their recovery

Required Qualifications

High school diploma or GED

Registered or Certified Peer Recovery Specialist certification through the West Virginia Board of Counseling at the Department of Health Professions — REQUIRED

Ability to maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary treatment team

Position Details

📍 3094 Charles Town Road, Kearneysville, WV

💰 $15–$20/hour, based on experience and education

🕐 Schedule: Tuesday–Friday, 10:30 AM–9:00 PM

📅 Weekend scheduling availability required

Additional Benefits:

First Stop Health: No-cost virtual Urgent Care, Primary Care, and Mental Health visits for eligible employees

UKG Wallet: Optional access to up to 50% of earned wages before payday

Training and professional development opportunities

Make Your Experience Count.

You know that recovery is possible. Now you can use what you've learned to help someone else take their next step—professionally, respectfully, and as part of a team.

If you have the required West Virginia Peer Recovery Support Specialist certification and are ready to turn your lived experience into meaningful professional support, we'd love to hear from you.

Pyramid CORE Values:

We are committed and proud to live our CORE values and use them to inspire those around us. Our employees are expected to align with these values, behaviors, and standards. We are held accountable for upholding these CORE Values: INTEGRITY is striving to be honest, transparent, and ethical when dealing with clients, staff, and the community. DEDICATION is demonstrating an unwavering commitment to always provide exceptional care and support to those we serve is needed daily. COLLABORATION is a steadfast, team-focused approach; working together to achieve excellence. PASSION is genuine, compelling, and relentless desire to improve lives and support Pyramid Healthcare’s mission.

Total Rewards for Full-Time Positions:

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) with Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Recognition Programs

Referral Bonus opportunities

And More!

Want to know more?

To learn more about Pyramid Healthcare, and how you can achieve personal and professional growth, visit us at: https://bit.ly/Pyramid-Careers.

Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. is proud of its diverse workforce, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.