Peer Support Leader
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Job Description
Who We Are Looking For:
- YOUwill provide resources and tools that help clients improve health outcomes and their quality of life.
- YOU will facilitate our Womens support group meetings and provide individual and group level support to program participants.
- YOUwill recruit new clients for participation in services.
- YOUwill provide information and supported referrals to all clients for primary care social support emotional support vocational needs and prevention needs.
- YOUwill assess clients needs income residency and provide service planning.
- YOUwill create new client charts with all required documentation;
- YOUwill maintain charts through regular reassessments service plans and tracking of outcomes.
- YOUwill write progress notes after 1:1 and group level contact with program participants.
- YOUwill conduct facetoface client visit a minimum of once a year to reassess service needs.
Why JRI
- Be who you are! JRI is committed to creating a workplace built on respect collaboration and opportunity where every employee is valued and supported in making a meaningful impact.
- We offer a $2000 bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language other than English!
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work such as LMHC LCSW LICSW RN and more!
- Access to our excellent Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.
- Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment.
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to almost $4000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities!
- Wellness benefits including access to employee engagement groups selfcare resources and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year and much more!
- Candidates should have firsthand knowledge of HIV/AIDS and experience providing direct support services to people living with HIV/AIDS.
- Candidates should have the ability to interact with people from other backgrounds and communities including youth homeless individuals people who use substances LGBTQ individuals and people of color.
- Candidates should have the ability and willingness to attend required training.
- Candidates must have knowledge of harm reduction philosophy and practice.
- Candidates must have the ability to embrace and communicate a positive selfaffirming empowering attitude toward the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS.
- Candidates must be able and willing to share personal experiences of living with HIV/AIDS to help educate provide emotional support and offer practical selfcare strategies to clients.
- Candidates should have good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Candidates must have the ability to advocate for self and others.
- Candidates must have a high school diploma. Candidates with some college experience are preferred.
- Candidates should have computer skills familiarity with office software the ability to use or be trained in Electronic Health Record software internet literacy social media platforms and writing skills.
- Candidates should have a flexible schedule and be able to be reliably accessed by phone and/or email.
- Background and driving record checks will be performed.
At JRI we are committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued and respected. We believe that a culture built on mutual respect collaboration and opportunity allows our staff to thrive and do their best work. By supporting one another and recognizing each persons contributions we create an environment where people can grow develop their skills and make a meaningful impact in the communities we serve. JRI is an equal opportunity employer.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
