SUMMARY
The Recovery Peer Specialist will function as a role model, exhibiting competency in personal recovery and use of coping skills, serving as an advocate providing peer support and resources to participants served. This includes developing person-centered recovery goals that enable individuals to live, learn, socialize, work and thrive in the community. This position reports directly to the Program Manager.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES;
Core duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Provide outreach to members of the LGBTQ community in order to facilitate their engagement in services and offer additional supports.
- Conduct completion of required peer contact sheet
- Picks up newly discharged participants from various locations and referral sources.
- Assists with the development of wellness recovery action plans and recovery plan.
- Assists participants with identifying sustaining coping techniques and self-help strategies.
- Provides health coaching and recovery support, especially on issues of self-advocacy, wellness self-management, medication adherence, entitlements, and daily living activities.
- Life skills or support group facilitation
- Accompanies participants as needed to various appointments.
- Encourages family involvement when appropriate; and provide family education and support
- Provides telephonic as well as face to face outreach, engagement and service planning in the community.
- Acts as a linkage to community services including medical, behavioral, residential, entitlement and any other needed services per interdisciplinary care plan.
- Acts as a resource to all team members on team planning activities around substance abuse/MATS issues.
- Maintains documents, records, statistics, and other related reports in an organized, timely and accurate manner as per policy and procedures.
- Accesses records only where the “need to know” exists.
- Follows established Federal, State and Elmcor guidelines on confidentiality.
- Assists participants with their case manager in determining steps necessary to achieve treatment goals.
- Assists Case Manager to support participants, as needed, during interventions.
- Recovery education for community members
- Post-treatment monitoring and support
- Provide recovery check-ups and coaching
- Seeks supervision and consultation as needed.
- May be required to work evenings and weekends.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
- High School Diplomas or GED ( minimum requirement)
- Certification as a Certified Recovery Peer Advocate ( can be attained after employment)
Additional Qualifications:
- Must have proficient computer skills.
- Must successfully complete a criminal background check, obtain clearance from the Office of Children and Family Services and be drug free.
- Written and verbal proficiency in Spanish preferred.
- Works effectively with people regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or national origin.
Employment Type: Full Time
SALARY
$15.65 hourly.
Participation in 401K, Health Insurance, Paid Holidays, Annual and Sick Leave.
