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Job Location drjobs

Charlotte - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Make a Difference in Someones Life!

At Monarch we work together to provide lifechanging care in communities across North Carolina and Rhode Island. As a team we provide hope promote wellness and empower individuals and families impacted by mental illness substance use disorders intellectual and developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injury.

You Belong at Monarch

You deserve a positive and encouraging work environment a place where you can do your best work and grow as a professional. That is just what youll find at Monarch. Here we care for people including our team members. We offer a comprehensive competitive benefits package that supports fulltime and parttime team members and their families. More than just a job this opportunity with Monarch will give you room to spread your wings and grow because we believe in promoting from within and developing future leaders.

Job Highlights:

This Opportunity:

The Employment Peer Mentor is primarily responsible for supporting people to achieve their personal goals of employment while enhancing the development of their natural supports as well as coping and selfmanagement skills. This position utilizes personal experience with mental health or substance abuse issues to assist others in achieving desired outcomes.

What Youll Do:

Promote selfdetermination recovery selfadvocacy and selfdirection; assisting individuals in identifying strengths wellness goals setting objectives and identifying barriers.
Assist individuals in making informed choices regarding their care and services and other life decisions affecting their illness.
Assist with selfhelp advocacy precrisis support and supporting an individual with speaking with their employer regarding reasonable accommodations for psychiatric disability.
Assist the Employment Support Professional in conjunction with the individuals supported in developing goals and areas of need and assist in developing Individualized Employment Plans
Communicate needs and progress of the person supported to supervisor and Employment Support Professionals/other professionals as requested.
Engage in various skillbuilding activities such as learning how to maintain stable housing bill paying cleaning organizing belongings building social skills locating improved housing situations according to cultural and personal preferences of the individual served and his/her medical needs.
Attend treatment team meetings with individual to promote the individuals use of selfdirected advocacy tools; supporting individuals in developing or updating PCPs and/or Employment Plans; how to ask for appropriate services in the community; support individual through the employment planning process.
Outreach to individuals in other programs and services to encourage employment.
Model advocacy skills for disclosure issues or requesting job accommodations.
Teach wellness management strategies and selfmanagement plans/tools to use in the workplace and in personal lives.
Link individuals to support groups in the community to learn from other peers promote hope problemsolve through work situations and decrease social isolation.
Provide education to Employment Support Professionals and other team members to assist in understanding in selfadvocate and peer support roles promoting a culture in which an individuals point of view and preferences are recognized understood respected and integrated into service.
Provide resources and teach transportation skills as necessary to secure employment.
Share own personal story to model how to choose get and keep meaningful employment and build community connections.
Support vocational choices made by individuals and support them in overcoming jobrelated concerns and building social skills in the community that will enhance job acquisition and tenure.
Document encounters and contacts made on behalf of people we support; complete and submit billing documentation as appropriate; maintain comprehensive files.
Maintain positive working relationships within the communities served including with individuals families staff monitoring and licensing agencies organizations and funders.
Travel extensively to community locations various agencies and other outreach destinations. Provide and/or arrange for transportation for people receiving support as required.
Provide support as needed to meet the emotional physical and medical needs of each person supported.
Attend and actively participate in meetings and training as required. Maintain certification in all agency state and federal training requirements.
Demonstrate knowledge of and comply with all agency policies and procedures as well as state and federal statutes and regulations related to specific program areas
Demonstrate knowledge of emergency procedures and assist in crisis situations.
Demonstrate knowledge of and comply with all agency policies and procedures.
Follow service definition guidelines for services being provided.
Complete all other relevant responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.
Travel and driving may be required.

Education Were Looking For:

High School Diploma (Required)

Certifications Were Looking For:

Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) State Division of Mental Health Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services (USA) Drivers License (Valid) USA

Experience Were Looking For:

Lived experience and a personal recovery story related to mental illness or substance use.

Schedule:

Monday Friday (8:00am 5:00pm)

Target Weekly Hours:

40

Monarch is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Monarch offers opportunities as diverse as the people we support and the communities we serve. Monarch is an equal opportunity employer and we are firmly committed to supporting and celebrating all forms of diversity.

Monarch does not accept paper person with a disability who needs any reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to apply for a position or otherwise to participate in Monarch job search or selection process should contactor call (704).

This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties and responsibilities upon the request of a job description is subject to revision at the discretion of Monarch.

Employment Type

Full-Time

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