Peer Mentor - Sober Living
Peer Mentor - Sober Living
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27-08-2025
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27-08-2025
Job Description
Opening New Facility Mid-September 2024
Peer Mentor-Sober Living
Department:
Clinical
Location:
Topeka
Reports To:
Director of Sober Living Services
Created Date:
June 2023
FLSA Status:
Non-exempt
Revised Date:
May 2024
Schedule:
8am 5pm; Mon-Fri
Category:
In-person
Position Summary
Under the direction of a Licensed Addictions Counselor or Licensed Clinical Addictions Counselor the Recovery Coach provides non-clinical services intended to aid individuals in establishing and maintaining individual and family recovery from chronic and several alcohol and other drug problems and to improve the quality of recovery. While the position will have documentation reviewed by a Licensed Addiction Counselor they will be directly supervised by the Director of Sober Living Services.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Regular and predictable attendance.
- Adheres to all policies and procedures relating to clinical licensure.
- Provides information on health and wellness issues and provides educational assistance in acquiring new skills.
- Responsible for leading and documenting on recovery support and wellness groups.
- Assists patients/family members in crisis as needed.
- Assists patients individually and in group settings in developing an Individual Wellness Recovery Action Plan discharge planning utilizing community resources.
- Assists patients in acquiring life skills and employment readiness.
- Assists patients in understanding and applying for housing resources.
- Assists patients in establishing and developing hobbies and interests that are supportive of their recovery.
- Completes documentation in patients Electronic Health Record timely and efficiently.
- Assists in the process of maintaining patient charts in a site visit ready manner at all times.
- Provides patients with information linking them to transportation resources.
- Provides empathy and understanding when working with patients experiencing the chronic disease of addiction.
- Attend offsite appointments or meetings regularly to advocate for patients and/or the program.
- Participation in weekly team meetings.
- Helps patients to modify attitudes and patterns of behavior by increasing accountability and understanding of triggers and coping strategies.
- Develops discharge/transition plans and completes related paperwork when required.
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and Experience
Completion of a 1 college credit 15 hour AAPS approved Peer to Peer Mentor education.
Minimum 2 years demonstrated personal recovery experience.
Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully an individual should have knowledge of Internet software and Word Processing software.
Certificates Licenses and Registrations
- Current valid Kansas Drivers License.
- Certified as a Peer Recovery Support Mentor (Recovery Coach) through Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and use hands to finger handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Employment Type
Advisor
Key Skills
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