Specialist Peer Support

Job Title: Specialist Peer Support

Reports To: Program Manager Mental Health Substance Abuse

Job Summary: Assist and guide our behavioral health clients through regular oneonone support meetings assist with treatment plans and recovery strategies coordinate client schedules and logistics and respond to any emergencies as needed.

Salary Grade: 109

Qualifications and Requirements:

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required.

Essential Job Duties:

• Meets with patients for oneonone support and guidance.
• Assist patients with symptom management and recovery by modeling wellness personal responsibility selfadvocacy and hopefulness through the sharing of his or her story.
• Assists patients with developing recovery plans coping methods and rehabilitation strategies with patient and behavioral health team.
• Assists teaches and supports patients regarding activities of daily living vocational skills housing access maintaining financial support and building support networks.
• Assists with arranging medical appointments therapy sessions support groups and other resources to aid the patient as indicated by the patient.
• Monitors patients behavior schedule medication and activities to report back to behavioral health team.
• Liaising with family members and medical professionals regularly.
• Generates recovery reviews and performance documents to track the rehabilitation process.
• Creates and oversees support groups for those in need of group settings for substance abuse treatment and/or specific mental health diagnoses to include scheduling therapist selection and training and evaluation.
• Works directly with CCHCI NextGen data team to assist in organization and analysis of data.
• Participates in applicable staff and leadership meetings.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or required. This job description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of this position but may not be an allinclusive list.

Required Education Experience Certificates & Licenses:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Completed Peer Support Training with a valid certificate.
• Experience in community engagement with emphasis on building and maintaining partnerships.
• Any combination of experience and education that provides the required skills may be considered.
• Drivers License and Proof of Insurance may be required if requesting mileage reimbursement.
• Obtain a level one fingerprint clearance card.

Preferred Education Experience Certificates & Licenses:

• Experience in program and/or project evaluation including comfort in use of evaluation tools and methods preferred.
• Personal experience with mental health substance abuse and/or trauma preferred.

Required Language Skills:

• Ability to comprehend and compose instructions correspondence and communications in English in both oral and written format.
• Ability to effectively present information in oneonone and small group situations to patients internal providers and staff and other agency staff working in cooperation with the organization.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to occasionally exert enough force to move objects weighing up to 10 pounds.
• Ability to continuously remain in a stationary position.
• Ability to constantly move about inside the workplace to assist patients operate office or medical equipment etc.
• Possesses handeye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to constantly operate computers telephone and other office machinery.
• Possesses close visual acuity necessary to accurately record and view information on a computer monitor handwritten and typed documents.
• Ability to discern the nature of sounds at a normal spoken volume.

Other Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to gather data in an organized fashion from varied sources.
• Ability to perform a variety of assignments requiring considerable independent judgment.
• Ability to deal with challenges involving several variables in routine situations.
• Ability to assess issues / risks and effectively implement remediation measures.
• Computer literacy required.
• Strong community project management skills and the ability to manage multiple high priority projects with good attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee students provide mentorship develop strategies and direct student projects.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively.

Work Environment & Conditions:

• Work environment is typical of an administrative office setting with no substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
• Work occasionally occurs in a health clinic or patient home setting with occasional exposure to communicable diseases bodily fluids and hazardous chemicals.
• Work requires reliable transportation as position requires occasional travel and extended hours to include early mornings evenings and weekends.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority