Peer Support SpecialistMobile Clinic Driver
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Job Location:
Rocky Mount, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
USD 986 - 1550
Posted on:
27 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Make a Difference in Someones Life!
At Monarch we work together to provide life-changing 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 full-time and part-time 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:
Provide peer support services to individuals in the community through Monarchs Mobile Crisis Unit. Staff will be a part of the interdisciplinary team to engage provide support and resource information to people supported. The Mobile unit will travel daily and provide support in 4 NC counties. Peer Support staff will be responsible in driving 30 foot Mobile Clinic unit to each location daily with day start/end in Rocky Mount.What Youll Do:
Provide supportive services through the Mobile Clinic to assist individuals in the community to get linked to and access needed services.
Responsible for daily driving of 30 foot Mobile clinic unit (similar to a recreational vehicle (RV))
Responsible for daily checks and maintenance of vehicle (inclusive of water and waste) as per checklist and procedures. Other tasks include but not limited to stocking of care supplies on the Mobile Clinic at start of shift and transfer of unused supplies into main building at the end of shift.
Ensure Mobile Clinic is secure at end of shift
Emphasize personal safety self worth confidence growth connection to the community boundary setting planning self advocacy personal fulfillment development of social supports the helper principle and effective communication skills.
Assist individuals in making informed choices with regard to their care and services and other life decisions affecting their illness.
Assist in the development of comprehensive crisis plans and work with people receiving services to effectively use their crisis plans.
Assist with self help advocacy pre-crisis support and facilitating an individual with speaking with their employer regarding reasonable accommodations for psychiatric disability.
Assist the individual supported in conjunction with other team members in developing goals in areas of need and assist in developing person-centered plans.
Actively function as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team to provide the highest quality of care to the individual.
Communicate needs and progress of the person supported to supervisor and other professionals as requested.
Engage in various skill-building activities such as learning how to maintain stable housing bill paying cleaning organizing belongings building social skills locating improved housing situations teaching the individual to identify and prepare healthy foods according to cultural and personal preferences of the individual served and his/her medical needs.
Documental 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 individuals families staff monitoring and licensing agencies organizations and funders.
Develop relationships and referral resources in the communities supported by the Mobile Clinic.
Provide support as needed to meet the emotional physical and medical needs of each person supported.
Facilitate person-centered effective positive relationships with people receiving services using positive approaches that promote self determination in all areas of life.
Attend regular staff meetings and other required meetings. Convey observations and key issues to supervisor on an on-going basis. Maintain all required training by attending and actively participating in meetings and all required trainings. Maintain certification in all agency state and federal training requirements.
Assist new staff and/or current staff with orientation mentoring and training.
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.
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) - USAExperience Were Looking For:
Schedule:
This is a PRN position. Shift coverage on an as-needed basis.Target Weekly Hours:
0Monarch 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 .
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.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Inventory Control
- Basic Math
- Paratransit
- Tanker Experience
- Van Driver
- Box Truck Experience
- Commercial Driving
- Commercial Vehicle Experience
- Delivery Driver Experience
- Manual Transmission Experience
- Driving
- Heavy Lifting
About Company
Monarch is a North Carolina statewide provider of comprehensive specialty mental health and human services.
