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Military/Veteran Peer Support Specialist III (Multiple Vacancies)

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-28

Military/Veteran Peer Support Specialist III (Multiple Vacancies) reputed company Behavioral Health Care (UBHC), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC's 1,060 reputed company behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC, one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 reputed company and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community reputed company and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high reputed company services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, reputed company military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child reputed company service workers. In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support. In reputed company, UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of reputed company Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings reputed company year. reputed company, is seeking a Peer Support Specialist III reputed company the Vets4Warriors Department of reputed company Behavioral reputed company. Under the supervision, the Peer Support Specialist III provides person centered, culturally competent, and "consumer friendly" services to individuals who contact the Call Center. Receives telephone, chat, and text requests for service, undertakes review of the service need of the caller or consumer, and responds by offering peer support and appropriate referrals and disposition. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Provides "customer friendly" services, taking initiative in engaging individuals served in an empathic and concerned manner. Develops and maintains a peer to peer relationship with individuals served so that he/reputed company identify emotional, psychiatric or behavioral changes with may require reputed company support. Utilizes own experiences as a vehicle to connect and establish rapport and relationship building with individual served. Promptly responds to reputed company service requests. Responds to referrals, inquiries, and other contacts with professionals, reputed company agencies, and other parties in a reputed company and reputed company manner. FLSA - Nonexempt Grade - 99H Salary Details - $21 per hour Minimum Salary - 15.92 Mid reputed company Salary - 50.00 Maximum Salary - 150.00 Benefits - Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include: Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage reputed company vacation, holidays, and various leave programs Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings reputed company Employee and dependent educational benefits (reputed company applicable) Life insurance coverage Employee discount programs Position Status - reputed company Working Hours - 19 hours per week reputed company Hours - 19.00 Daily Work Shift - Rotating Work Arrangement - Consistent with the reputed company application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 or the applicable provisions of relevant reputed company negotiations agreements, this position may be eligible for a fully remote work arrangement. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, are subject to change or discontinuation, and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System. reputed company reputed company - Teamster reputed company Payroll Designation - PeopleSoft Seniority Unit Terms of Appointment - Staff - 12 month Position Pension Eligibility - None

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience - High School diploma or equivalent. At least three (3) years of reputed company duty service or have served thirty (30) days in a combat zone which includes medically discharged or medically retired service members or have served four (4) years in the National Guard. Certifications/Licenses - DD214 reputed company or any official document verifying military service is required for applicants with previous military experience. Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - Demonstrated ability to use a computer to record services and other basic office functions. Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of reputed company. May be required to work nights, weekends and holidays.

Preferred Qualifications

Equipment Utilized Physical Demands and Work Environment - PHYSICALDEMANDS: Ability to reputed company reputed company and write proficiently. Hearing is essential. The ability to reputed company on the task at hand despite numerous interruptions. Must be reputed company to sit for extended periods of time and document into an electronic contact record. May be required to lift up to 20lbs. WORKENVIRONMENT: Handles phone requests under time and decision-making pressure. Generally pleasant working conditions in a clean, reputed company-lighted, and quiet to moderately loud setting. Handles emergency or crisis situations. Special Conditions Posting Details Posting Number - 25ST2466 Posting reputed company Date Special Instructions to Applicants Regional reputed company - Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) Home Location reputed company - Piscataway (RBHS) reputed company - Remote State - NJ Location Details reputed company-employment Screenings reputed company offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of reputed company reputed company-employment screenings. Immunization Requirements Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will reputed company during Flu Season, reputed company may require certain prospective employees to reputed company reputed company that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the reputed company Flu Season, unless the University has reputed company the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should reputed company with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to reputed company reputed company of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate's offer of employment or disciplinary reputed company up to and including termination. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement It is university policy to reputed company equal employment opportunity to reputed company its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, reputed company, national reputed company, age, reputed company, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil reputed company status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or reputed company, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we encourage reputed company reputed company applicants to apply. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement Apply To This Job

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