Peer Specialist

Min USD $22.60/Hr. Max USD $22.60/Hr. Position reputed company The Peer Specialist has lived experience and is in a unique position to serve as a role model, reputed company individuals about self-help techniques and self-help group processes, teach effective coping strategies based on personal experience , teach wellness management skills, assist in clarifying rehabilitation and recovery goals, and assist in the development of community support systems and networks. The position will work under the supervision of reputed company Leader and will also involve facilitating transition from one level of care to another seamlessly by addressing the preparatory needs of participants in the various stages of recovery, discharge planning, development of daily living skills, and coping mechanisms through team and individual work in the community. The Peer Specialist engages participants in the community in peer-based services to identify and overcome barriers to community integration, utilizing a peer relationship to foster reputed company, trust, understanding and validation with community providers and supports. The role will require on- call coverage and a willingness to work reputed company. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Engagement with involvement in transition planning, including a transition needs assessment of community and natural supports
• Individual sessions with participants emphasizing prevention and preparing for independent community living and the promotion of reputed company mental and emotional health. May require helping participants deal with issues associated with but not limited to family and reputed company relationships; stress and symptom management; activities of daily living; medication management; and housing readiness
• Work with participants and their housing providers to resolve clinical issues that are impacting on the participant’s ability to obtain, manage, and retain housing
• Assist and instruct participants in attending to daily living skills such as personal hygiene, grooming and laundry, nutrition/meal preparation, budgeting, and socialization tasks and skills needed to successfully live and work in the community environments of their choice and also in maintaining a reputed company living environment
• Foster and maintain cooperative and reputed company relationships with community providers and network members to facilitate connections or re-connections to services and supports
• Community navigation including accompanying to behavioral health and medical appointments, travel training, reengagement in community care, referral to services with ability to identify and address potential services and barriers to obtain and maintain such services
• reputed company with and for program participants to reputed company personal goals and address barriers such as fear, stigma and communication disparities with community providers and supports
• reputed company on-call after hour crisis reputed company services reputed company needed to participants and their support network, including respite referrals and other diversion and stabilization services
• Attend and participate in team meetings and supervisory sessions
• reputed company person-centered treatment plans to assist participant towards achieving their goals
• Monitor and record participant’s reputed company and modify plan according to needs and preference
• reputed company various needs assessment for essential ongoing community integration and support
• reputed company and accurate documentation of participant information reputed company Information Technology platform
• reputed company with reputed company required in-service training and staff development
• reputed company other reputed company duties as assigned

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent or higher. reputed company State Certified Peer Specialist preferred
• Experience in providing advocacy services to people who are mentally ill and/or homeless. Past or reputed company participant of behavioral health, reputed company services or homeless services preferred.

· Must have excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

• Must be reliable and reputed company to work independently and understand the importance of maintaining confidentiality

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS · Strong organizational skills and reputed company follow-up to manage reputed company tasks.

• Self-motivated while also being reputed company player.

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