Benefits:
Competitive salary
Flexible schedule
Training & development
Danville, VA Full-Time Pay: $23-$27 per hour Desired Experience: 1-3 years
Turn Lived Experience Into Hope, Connection, and Recovery
ReNew Life Recovery Services is seeking a compassionate and dependable Registered Peer Recovery Specialist to join our growing behavioral health and substance use treatment team in Danville, Virginia.
This role is ideal for someone who can use lived recovery experience in a professional and purposeful way to inspire hope, strengthen engagement, and help individuals move toward greater stability and independence.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team supporting individuals with mental health, substance use, and co-occurring needs.
What You Will Do
Provide individual and group peer recovery support
Use lived experience appropriately to encourage hope, engagement, and self-advocacy
Help individuals identify recovery goals and develop practical steps toward achieving them
Support wellness and recovery planning
Connect clients with treatment, housing, employment, education, transportation, and community resources
Encourage participation in behavioral health and substance use treatment
Assist individuals in developing natural supports and community connections
Provide recovery education, encouragement, and relapse-prevention support
Advocate for client needs while promoting independence and personal responsibility
Collaborate with therapists, substance use counselors, QMHPs, nurses, psychiatric providers, and other members of the treatment team
Participate in treatment-team meetings and care coordination
Maintain accurate and timely service documentation
Maintain appropriate professional boundaries and confidentiality
Follow applicable Virginia DBHDS, DMAS, organizational, and CARF requirements
What We Are Looking For
Current Virginia Registered Peer Recovery Specialist credential or eligibility appropriate for the position
Completion of required peer recovery specialist training and certification requirements
High school diploma or GED required
1-3 years of peer support, recovery services, behavioral health, or related experience preferred
Ability to appropriately use lived experience as part of professional peer support
Strong communication and relationship-building skills
Dependability, professionalism, and sound judgment
Ability to document services accurately and on time
Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
We Would Especially Like to Meet You If You Have
Experience supporting individuals with substance use disorders
Mental health peer support experience
Co-occurring mental health and substance use experience
Group facilitation experience
Community outreach experience
Recovery navigation or care coordination experience
Virginia DBHDS program experience
Virginia Medicaid or DMAS experience
Experience working within a CARF-accredited organization
Compensation
$23-$27 per hour
This range is intentionally above the current Virginia average of about $20.21 per hour for recovery specialists, while remaining competitive with current peer recovery openings. A recent Danville contract posting advertised approximately $18.18-$31.82 per hour, with an additional increase for Registered Peer Recovery Specialists. Indeed
Compensation will be based on credentials, experience, peer-support background, and overall qualifications.
Why Join ReNew Life Recovery Services?
Peer support can reach people in ways traditional services sometimes cannot.
At ReNew, you will have the opportunity to use your experience to help people recognize that recovery is possible while working alongside a professional treatment team committed to long-term change.
If you are a Virginia Registered Peer Recovery Specialist who wants to turn lived experience into meaningful work, we would like to hear from you.
ReNew Life Recovery Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.