The Peer Specialist engages participants in peer-based services to identify and overcome barriers to engagement in treatment and community integration. The Peer Specialist supports client linkage and engagement with identified onsite providers and community providers and ensures that the client’s support networks are sufficient to meet their needs. The Peer Specialist utilizes a peer relationship to foster connection, trust, understanding and validation.
Requirements
- Individual sessions with clients may include helping them deal with issues associated with (but not limited to) substance abuse, mental health treatment, family and social relationships; stress and symptom management; activities of daily living; medication management; and independent living or supported housing
- Provide emotional and practical support to clients as they engage in treatment
- Foster and maintain cooperative and collaborative relationships with onsite multidisciplinary team as well as community providers
- Advocate with and for program clients to achieve personal goals and address barriers such as fear, stigma and communication disparities with providers and community supports
- Attend and participate in weekly interdisciplinary team meetings and supervisory sessions
- Work with client and multidisciplinary team to assist client toward achieving their treatment plan goals
- Monitor and record client’s progress and modify plan according to needs and preference
- Comply with all required in-service training and staff development
- Document and track resources and client progress
- Meets all deadlines for progress/informational notes in electronic health record, fidelity reports, and other documentation obligations
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Benefits
- Generous paid time off in addition to agency holidays and 15 sick days
- Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans
- Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
- Free continuing education opportunities
- 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension
- Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation
- 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program
- Life and disability insurance
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join
