Peer Support Specialist responsible for guiding members through recovery and wellness. Collaborating with teams to ensure supportive care and resources for member engagement.
Responsibilities
Identifies opportunities for engagement of members and their families in forming a supportive, recovery network.
Develops and implements provision of psychiatric discharge planning education at Recovery and Resiliency sites.
Collaborates with Stabilization Teams as a member advocate in discharge planning education, resolution of barriers, and service transitions.
Acts as a resource for staff on decision making and problem solving.
Initiates and maintains contact with assigned individuals and providers to determine member's response to services.
Teach and role model the value of the member’s recovery experience.
Models effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.
Serve as a recovery agent by providing and advocating for recovery-based services to assist the members in daily living.
Identify opportunities for engagement of members in forming a supportive, peer recovery network.
Assist members in working with their case manager or treatment team in determining the steps he/she needs to take to achieve these goals and self-directed recovery.
Assist members in setting up and sustaining self-help (mutual support) groups, as well as means of locating and joining existing groups.
Assist members understand Peer Recovery resources available within the local community.
Assist members in identifying recovery resources, supports, remove barriers, and facilitate connections in the local community.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams as a member advocate in discharge planning education, resolution of barriers, and service transitions.
Acts as a resource for staff on decision making and problem-solving as it relates to the peer role.
Utilize tools such as the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) to assist clients in creating their wellness and recovery plans.
Assist clients in developing empowerment skills and combating stigma through self-advocacy.
Requirements
Requires AA/AS and minimum of 2 years of experience in health services or behavioral health field or in a peer support services role; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
Peer Specialist Certification required.
One year experience working as a Peer Support Specialist, after receiving certification, or related equivalent experience.
Experience working with computers toggling back and forth through multiple screens.
Experience with researching resources.
Telephonic customer service.
Knowledge of the Recovery process and the ability to facilitate recovery using established standardized mental health processes.
Knowledge and skill to teach and engage in basic problem-solving strategies to support individual clients in self-directed recovery.
Knowledge of the signs and symptoms of mental illness & substance use disorders.
Knowledge and skills sufficient to use community resources necessary for independent living and ability to teach those skills to other individuals with severe mental illness.
Knowledge of how to establish and sustain self-help (mutual support) and educational groups by soliciting input from the mental health consumers on their strengths and interests.
Proven experience in health coaching and motivational interviewing techniques.
Demonstrated ability to work proficiently across multiple computer platforms simultaneously.
Excellent typing skills with attention to detail.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
Knowledge of care-coordination and case management concepts strongly preferred.
BA/BS or MBA preferred.
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits
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