Peer Support Specialist - Full-Time Days
Peer Support Specialist - Full-Time Days
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CorrectHealth currently has an exciting full-time day shift opportunity to join our growing team as an Peer Support Specialist in Gretna LA!
Certified as Peer Specialist or certification eligible. Position is onsite Monday - Friday.
CorrectHealth is a multi-disciplinary medical organization that provides high quality cost-effective comprehensive healthcare inside the walls of correctional facilities. The foundation of our company was established by a group of talented ER professionals. Brick by brick we have been building our company from the ground doing so we have developed the right way - the Correct Way as we like to call it - of providing correctional healthcare.
Currently CorrectHealth provides high quality cost-effective comprehensive healthcare services inside the walls of more than 40 correctional facilities throughout Georgia and Louisiana.
This is a rewarding opportunity to share your successful recovery walk with mental health patients in an earlier phase of their recovery journey. You will work in a safe therapeutic environment with individuals receiving treatment designed to restore them to competency so they can move through the criminal justice process in a timely manner. As a peer support specialist you will provide support advocacy and information for individuals with mental illness in a forensic setting.
Job Summary:
- Serve as a role model for recovery using your lived experience as a tool for helping others achieve their recovery goals and competency.
- Provide encouragement support and hope during the recovery journey.
- Promote personal responsibility empowerment and self-determination.
- Assist in the development and teaching of problem-solving techniques.
- Assist in identifying patient strengths and barriers.
- Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
- Assist in promoting adherence to treatment plans.
- Reinforce lessons/education regarding their mental health diagnosis medication legal process and overall skill building.
- Additional duties as identified by the treatment team.
Preference is given to individuals with a Peer Support Certification. Must adhere to the Certified Peer Specialist Code of Ethics.
Join our growing CorrectHealth family by finding your place in a dynamic work environment that offers competitive pay and excellent benefits such as Medical Dental Vision and Life also offer a comprehensive Retirement Plan paid time off and a variety of other great benefits.
CorrectHealth LLC is an equal opportunity employer and is a certified Drug-Free Workplace.
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Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
