Certified Peer Specialist HCBS
Certified Peer Specialist HCBS
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Job Description
Description
- Knowledge of mental health substance use legal and social service resources in the local area
- Knowledge of benefits entitlements work incentives (SSI Medicaid Buy In Food Stamps etc.
- Ability to engage and establish rapport with participants
- Ability to develop and lead groups
- Good communication skills both oral and written
- Computer proficiency
- Personal lived experience with mental illness or substance abuse.
- Willingness to share personal experience with others.
- NYS Drivers License and ability to drive agency vehicles preferred.
- Provide advocacy outreach recovery and crisis support.
- Assist participants to regain independence within the community and mastery over their own recovery process.
- Assist participants to identify their own individual warning signs of relapse and identifying and developing individual coping strategies and crisis prevention tools.
- Provide supportive peer counseling with respect to mental health substance abuse rehabilitation strategies and selfhelp opportunities.
- Use tools such as the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) to assist peers in creating their own individual wellness and recovery plans.
- Promote community socialization recovery selfadvocacy selfhelp development of natural supports.
- Maintain confidential information within guidelines established by HIPAA and TGCWs Confidentiality Policy.
- Maintain complete electronic and paper records daily activity logs mileage logs and other reports as directed.
- Participate in professional development trainings webinars and continuing education services.
- Represent peers as needed on agency and community committees.
- Complete all other assignments as directed
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
