Peer Support Specialist

Provide peer leadership, outreach, advocacy, coaching, and recovery support services to those seeking or sustain recovery within the community.

Requirements

• Serve as a positive role-model to individuals and their families, sharing experiential knowledge and skills.
• Works with individuals, families, and groups to provide outreach and emotional support.
• Educate and refer clients to community agencies and businesses that appropriately address their need for food, shelter, clothing, employment, transportation, social service benefits, etc.
• Provides warm hand off to community resources, services, and supports.
• Provide services that promote wellness, recovery, and resiliency.
• Assist clients with establishing or re-establishing support systems within their community.
• Engage with the family members of (or other persons significant to) those in crisis to educate them about self-care and ways to provide support
• Participate in clinical staffing decisions regarding the patients’ current strengths and resources and their need for additional resources.
• Engages individuals and families in crisis planning process using evidenced based practices including Motivational Interviewing and Mental Health First Aid.
• Facilitates stabilization and care coordination services post-acute intervention.
• Provides after hours services on a rotation schedule.
• Completes all orientation and mandated training activities, including E-Learning Courses, within required timeframes, and in accordance with the criteria established for this position.
• Must embrace and embody the mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision, and goals of WestCare Foundation;
• Perform all other duties as assigned.