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Kentucky River Community Care

Nonprofit community mental health center

Peer Support Specialist - Substance Use Disorder Program

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
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Mayking, KY, USA
In Person
Social & Community ServicesCase Management & Advocacy

About the job

Requirements
  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Full-time availability Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Responsibilities
  • Serve as an active member of the client's treatment team, including participating in team meetings and treatment-planning meetings.
  • Implement and coordinate recovery plans for individual clients in the assigned population group, including evaluation, consultation, education, and follow-up services.
  • Serve as a role model for clients by sharing personal recovery experiences and teaching effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.
  • Provide advocacy services on behalf of clients.
  • Inform the supervisor and other treatment-team members, as indicated, of issues or concerns related to individual clients.

About the company

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Kentucky River Community Care

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Kentucky River Community Care is a private nonprofit community mental health center serving individuals and families in eastern Kentucky. It treats mental health conditions, substance use disorders and trauma, and supports people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Outpatient clinics deliver counseling and medication management, while residential treatment, case management and crisis services connect clients with care beyond an office visit. The center accepts patients regardless of their ability to pay and sets discounts according to family size and income. Its operating roots date to 1969, and its headquarters are in Hazard, Kentucky.

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Headquarters

Hazard, KY

Founded

1969

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