Recovery

What you’ll do at DBH

• Designs and facilitates recovery-based services and supports to assist individuals in achieving personal recovery goals

• Offers assistance with daily living, emotional and social support, and connections to clinical care and community resources

• Utilizes personal recovery experience, when appropriate, to encourage and inspire hope

• Leads and coordinates recovery-related groups, teaching coping skills, relaxation techniques, and wellness strategies

• Mentors clients/residents through the recovery process by promoting empowerment, goal-setting, and self-advocacy

• Educates clients/residents on available peer services, rights processes, advance directives, and supplemental support programs

• Assists with completing forms and applications for resources such as residential state supplement programs

This is an hourly position and is in the OCSEA, with a pay range of 27 on the OCSEA Pay Schedule . Working hours are Monday- Friday from 8am-5pm and on the weekends as needed This position is located within our Summit Behavioral Healthcare Location at 1101 Summit Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45237

Unless required by any applicable union contract and/or requirements of the Ohio Revised Code, the selected candidate will begin at Step 1 of the pay range schedule listed above, with an opportunity for pay increase after 120 days of satisfactory performance and then a yearly raise thereafter

Requires current certification as Peer Recovery Supporter in accordance with OAC 5122.29.15.



Job Skills: Mental Health

Official transcripts are required for all post-secondary education, coursework, or degrees listed on the application. Applicants must submit an official transcript before receiving a formal employment offer. Failure to provide transcripts within five (5) business days of the request will result in disqualification from further consideration. Transcripts printed from the institution’s website will not be accepted. DBH reserves the right to evaluate the academic validity of the degree-granting institution

Application Procedures
To be considered for this position, you must apply online through this posting website (careers.ohio.gov). We no longer accept paper applications. When completing your online Ohio Civil Service Application, be sure to clearly describe how you meet the minimum qualifications outlined on this job posting. We will not give credit for your qualifications, experience, education, and training in the job selection process if there is no evidence provided on your application. In addition, “see resume” is not a substitution for completing supplemental questions. Answers to the supplemental questions must be fully supported by the work experience/education sections of your application. You may check the status of your application by signing into your profile on this website (careers.ohio.gov). We will communicate with you through the email you provided in your profile and job application. Be sure to check your email regularly.

Background Check Notice
The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant’s prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

If you require a reasonable accommodation for the application process, assessment &/or interview, please contact Andrew Seifert, EEO Program Administrator at [email protected] or 614-466-8884.


All final applicants tentatively selected for this class will be required to submit to urinalysis to test for illegal drug use prior to appointments. An applicant with a positive test shall not be offered employment.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.