Viewpoint Health (Gwinnett/Rockdale/Newton)

Certified Peer Specialist-Care Coordinator(ACT TEAM)

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**Must have certification as a CPS**

 

Job Summary:

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) uses a multidisciplinary team approach to provide intensive mental health treatment services to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness in their homes and other community settings-24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.  ACT is often referred to as a “hospital without walls,” and its goal is to keep individuals out of state hospitals, jails, emergency rooms, and other institutions.  ACT clients have to meet a strict criterion (i.e., diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness, unable to maintain activities of daily living, and unsuccessful in other forms of treatment).  ACT clients often have no resources and no family support and require an intensive and expeditious form of treatment. Typically, the goal is the prevention of hospitalization or other out-of-home placements.  Typically, the goal is the prevention of hospitalization or other out-of-home placements.

Under broad supervision, provides a broad range of social services to patients/clients/consumers and their families. Conducts patient/client/consumer intakes, participates in treatment team planning, and performs crisis intervention. Assists in dealing with personal and social problems. May provide supportive counseling to consumers and families and/or serve as a liaison for social services. May perform case management duties. Performs lead worker functions.

 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide intensive case management services for consumers with severe and persistent behavioral health disorders (the goal is the prevention of hospitalization or other out-of-home placements). 

• Provide services primarily in community settings: home, school, and other services.

• Conduct comprehensive face-to-face assessments to identify problems and service needs. 

• Care Coordinator will utilize their personal recovery experience as a tool in providing support to consumers in meeting daily recovery goals and during crisis episodes. 

• Function as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide indirect and direct clinical and supportive services. 

• Provides and bills only those consumer services authorized in the service plan.

• Arranges appointment schedule at optimal intervals to maximize the use of work time. 

• Monitors consumer progress and compliance with the service plan. 

• Writes timely progress notes that relate directly to the treatment outcomes described in the service plan. 

• Assembles, analyzes, and interprets new/updated consumer information to reassess treatment needs. 

• Identifies unmet needs, reviews available resources, and modifies the treatment plan as indicated. 

• Requests treatment authorizations and re-authorizations within required time frames.

• Provides service linking and monitoring. 

• Establishes linkages and coordination of services with community agencies. 

• Develops and maintains cooperative working relationships with community service providers. 

•  Informs consumers and families of the availability of community advocacy and support groups.

• Other critical services provided include symptom management, behavior management planning, the teaching of relevant skills, supportive community-based interventions, and crisis intervention services. 

• The Community Care Coordinator participates in interdisciplinary case staffing and staff meetings.

• Other duties as assigned.

 

Program-Specific Duties:

• Travel in all of Region 3 and transport individuals when needed.

• Perform certain case management duties.

• Work after hours and on weekends when needed.

• Be available to respond to emergencies 24 hrs. a day when On-call.

• Participate in daily morning meetings.

• Perform other disciplined duties when appropriate and needed.

 

 

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a Social Services related field from an accredited college or university AND One year of experience in a Social Services related field OR High school diploma or GED AND Three years of experience in a Social Services related position OR One year of experience at the lower level Social Svcs Tech 2 (SST011) or position equivalent.

 

Note: Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) Certification are eligible to obtain a CPS certification based on personal lived experience. 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least two (2) years of experience working with the Severe and Persistently Mentally ill population, ACT teams, or individuals identified as being frequent users of ERs, Psychiatric Hospitals, Crisis Stabilization Units, and the criminal justice system.

• Case management experience

• Experience working in a high-stress, fast-paced environment with a very emotionally and physically changing population.

• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams.

• Ability to multi-task and manage time.

 

Requirements/Competencies:

• Must be able to lift 20 pounds,

• Requires long periods of sitting/standing,

• Must be 21 years of age,

• Must have a valid Georgia driver’s license and Motor Vehicle Record in accordance with company policy.

• Candidates for selection must pass a criminal background check (including fingerprinting).

• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and be subject to random drug screens.

• Any combination of training and experience which would have enabled the applicant to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities. Note: Some positions may require a valid driver's license.

• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits (for qualified employees):

• State Health Benefits Package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, long-term care, legal services, flexible spending accounts)

• Paid New Hire Training

• Company contributes an additional 7.5% of salary to 401(a) Retirement Plan

• No employee deduction for Social Security

• Additional benefits such as legal services, Employee Assistance Program, and discounted tickets to attractions, shopping, technology, and travel

• Supervision, training, and continuing education opportunities available

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View Point Health recruits qualified candidates for positions in View Point Health programs throughout its service area.  It is the policy of View Point Health to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. It prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

The announcement is subject to close once a qualified pool of applicants has been identified.

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Please visit www.myvphealth.org for all career opportunities.

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Posted 5/17/23

 

 

 

 

Pineland CSB-CMHC (Statesboro)

Certified Peer Specialist

 

 

Position Summary:
This position is responsible for providing person-centered peer support services which promote socialization, recovery, wellness, self-advocacy, development of natural supports, and maintenance of community living skills to individuals enrolled in, but not limited to, the CMHC grant.  This position works closely with the CMHC staff to provide knowledge and expertise of lived experiences and advocates for individuals in recovery from mental and/or substance use disorders.

Responsibilities:

Individual/Consumer and File Management

•    Provide support services for individuals on caseload. Assist with identifying resources, completing paperwork, and utilizing skill-building unique to each individual served. Make contact with individuals on caseload a minimum of two times per month. 
•    Updates and maintains all individual charts by ensuring that information in the record is filed appropriately and updated as needed.  Maintain audit-ready charts at all times.  Notify the supervisor immediately when components of the chart are out of compliance
•    Completes all treatment plans within 30 days of the start of services and updates treatment plans as needed.  Treatment plans include the individual’s signature.  Individuals are provided a copy of their treatment plan.  
•    Completes billable and non-billable progress notes as soon as possible but no later than 7 calendar days from when the service is provided/rendered; Ensures service orders and authorizations are started the same day as the first day of service. 
•    Utilize MDTs and ROIs regularly as part of coordinating care, referring to services, and discharging from services.  Ensures that all documents are filled out completely, correctly, and scanned in appropriately in a timely manner.
•    Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and other team meetings at Pineland or in the community as appropriate or as directed
•    Conducts home visits as needed
•    Maintains a caseload of 50 individuals or less 

Supported Housing-
•    Identifies individuals with housing needs and refers individuals who have housing needs to the appropriate services/programs
•    Completes and Submits Case Management and Housing Goals on the treatment plan, Housing Pre-Screenings, Housing Surveys, Georgia Housing Voucher, and/or Housing Choice Voucher paperwork in a timely manner
•    Complies with Pineland BHDD and DBHDD Policies and Procedures as they relate to Supported Housing and/or the Georgia Housing Voucher which may include a minimum of 1 housing wellness visit per month for individuals enrolled in Pineland’s supported housing programs

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Develope and Lead Peer Support Services
•    Develops and structures services that promote recovery and independence by teaching living, learning, work, and social skills along with activities of daily living, community integration, advocacy, and empowerment.
•    Makes adjustments and modifications to services to address special needs such as literacy, hearing or sight impairment, or physical disabilities.

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Assist with Transportation
•    Provides transportation to individuals to and from programs/services
•    Follows all safety guidelines for transporting individuals and vehicle operation and responding to emergency situations.
•    Accurately completes vehicle billing logs, maintenance, and safety checklists.
•    Reports all maintenance and vehicle problems to the appropriate staff.
•    Maintains a clean driving record and is able to drive and visit individuals in their homes.
•    Reports any speeding violations or accidents to the supervisor immediately

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Personal Responsibility and Performance

•    Creates and maintains a high performance and professional demeanor; treating all individuals, co-workers, and community partners with respect and dignity; maintains a positive attitude and willingness to assist co-workers as needed/directed 
•    Represents Pineland BHDD in a professional and ethical manner at all times
•    Defines personal goals for oneself regarding work ethics 
•    Evaluates personal job performance on a regular basis, identities areas for growth/improvement, informs supervisor of resources needed to improve job performance when necessary
•    Motivated toward continuous quality improvement and professional growth 
•    Accurately documents time worked on timesheets, turns in time sheets on a weekly basis, turns in leave requests with two weeks’ notice, calls out of work by calling supervisor via phone as soon as possible, turns in doctor’s notes as soon as possible to supervisor and/or Human Resources 
•    Promotes a drug-free lifestyle and workplace; complies with all drug screen requests 
•    Must be able to respond to abrasive and/or critical individuals in a calm, empathetic, positive, and rational manner.
•    Must have and use sufficient judgment and make the following decision/assessments independently; for example, whether risk indicates a need for assistance on a home visit; Whether an individual who is suicidal needs further evaluation; Identifying an individual’s needs versus wants; and Identifying activities/level of care appropriate to individuals needs/abilities.

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Training Requirements
•    Actively works towards obtaining and/or maintaining CPS certification
•    Maintains and applies knowledge and skills for the performance of job responsibilities
•    Stays informed of new methodologies for programming and addressing the needs of the individuals being served
•    Attends training/educational opportunities when available; provides proof of at least16 hours of training required annually, including mandatory training requirements regarding suicide, first aid/CPR, CPI, defensive driving, TB skin test, etc., to supervisor and/or to Human Resources
•    Knows where to find Pineland BHDD Policies and Procedures on the Intranet and complies with all Pineland BHDD Policies and Procedures at all times
•    Attends case management supervision at least once a month

 

 Ensures compliance with HIPAA requirements

•    Diligently works to protect an individual’s privacy, confidentiality, and PHI by securing records, paperwork, phone calls, etc., in order to meet Pineland BHDD Policies and Procedures, as well as State and Federal laws.
•    Receives consent from the individual before providing the individual with services and ensures that Privacy notices are provided to individuals.
•    Works with the Privacy and Security Officers to ensure compliance with specific privacy and security ongoing consultation, training, and monitoring
•    Maintains an appropriate and professional relationship with individuals served and their family members

 

Other Duties
•    May be asked to complete other duties as assigned, which may include covering other staff/other locations as needed
•    May be asked to work more than 40 hours per week as needed
•    May be asked to audit peer charts/participate in peer-reviews

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CMHC Specific
•    Completes 1 Telehealth course per year
•    Completes 2 trauma-informed care courses per year
•    Completes 2 self-care / employee wellness courses per year
•    Completes 2 suicide prevention courses per year, excluding QPR
•    Completes 1 de-escalation/crisis prevention course per year, excluding CPI
•    Completes 2 cultural competency courses per year 
•    Completes 1 Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) course per year
•    Completes 1 Motivational Interviewing course per year 
•    Obtains CPRP within the first year of employment 
•    Participates in peer-support groups at a minimum quarterly 
•    May participate in other trainings and/or certifications including but not limited to parenting with love and logic, SBIRT, Certified Anger Management, MAT Certification, Wellness Recovery Action Plan, Whole Health and Wellness, Trauma-Focused CBT, CBT for Psychosis, and/or DBT training/certification

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Send resumes to cbrannen@pinelandcsb.org and kmiller@pinelandcsb.org

 

 

Step Up on Second (Atlanta)

Certified Peer Specialist (Full-Time)

 

SUMMARY:

The Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) will provide outreach and engagement in community settings and in-person peer support services that promote socialization, recovery, wellness, self-advocacy, development of natural supports, and maintenance of community living skills to a caseload of up to 25 members placed in scattered site housing in the community. The CPS will be a member of a Housing First team formed to expand Step Up’s successful permanent housing model to the Metro Atlanta area. The team will assist adults experiencing chronically homeless, co-occurring mental health, substance use, and medical disabilities to achieve and maintain permanent supportive housing.

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

Rehabilitative Skill Building, Recovery support, and Independent Living

•  As part of the interdisciplinary Housing Support team, the CPS assists homeless adults in identifying and securing housing and achieving skill-building goals to maintain housing during in-person sessions.

• · Meets with assigned members individually through home visits and or telehealth sessions to provide peer support services and interventions, to review progress toward goals and ensure housing stability.

• Use personal experience to coach members on independent living skills, relapse prevention planning, and the acquisition of skills needed to manage symptoms of their mental illness

• Support member's vocational choices and assist with overcoming job-related anxiety and choosing positions that match their strengths.

• Assist members in building social and interpersonal skills that will enhance employment opportunities and job retention.

• Models effective coping techniques, self-advocacy skills, and self-help strategies and facilitate linkages to life skills groups and community-based recreational opportunities.

• Monitor members for warning signs of de-compensation and crisis, and coordinate with the treatment team to respond accordingly.

• Attend staff meetings, supervision, and training as required.

• Using the BIRP note format, document all services provided to members and collateral contacts on behalf of members as required by Step Up in Welligent and in the Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS).

• Responsible for tracking productivity, charting and documentation for all services, and file maintenance.

• Responsible for documenting all services provided and submitting paperwork in a timely and accurate manner.

• Other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications:

• Experience working as a Certified Peer Specialist with individuals experiencing homelessness and mental health and substance use challenges in a community setting.

•  Knowledge of problem-solving strategies that support recovery and independent living and the ability to teach those skills to persons struggling with severe mental illness.

• An understanding and commitment to psychosocial rehabilitation philosophies and have the ability to work as part of a team—knowledge of Microsoft Office, BIRP progress note format, and basic computer skills a must.

• Candidate must have well-maintained transportation with insurance and a good driving record. The position requires the use of a personal vehicle.

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Required education:

· High School Diploma preferred

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Required experience:

A Georgia-certified Peer Specialist with a minimum of 2-year Peer Specialist experience working with homeless adults diagnosed with a mental illness and substance use in community settings.

Required license or certification:

• Georgia Certified Peer Specialist

• Georgia Driver’s License

• Covid-19 Vaccination

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Disclaimer: Work with the homeless population, whether on the streets, in shelters, or other places of habitation or services, may present inherent challenges and difficulties such as exposure to bed bugs or other infestations, unpleasant smells or odors, unclean individuals or homes due to homelessness or mental health symptoms or poverty. While Step Up as an agency strives to protect all employees from adverse events, Step Up is not responsible for rectifying the outcome of such exposures and considers this the nature of the field-based environment and workplace. Step Up utilizes the principles of trauma-informed care and mental health recovery. These principles inform our Core Values of Hope, Wellness, Voice and Choice, Respect, and Collaborative Relationships. As representatives of Step Up, employees agree to adhere to these values in their interactions with members, colleagues, supervisors, and associated community members.

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Salary: $40,000 - $42,000

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Step Up is committed to providing quality services that adhere to the highest ethical standards and principles. All Step Up employees agrees to adhere to the ethical policies and codes of conduct, as outlined in the Employee Handbook and those specified for this grant.

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Any interested candidate should send their resume to kjohnson@stepup.org.

 

 

 

 

 

NEWPORT INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, INC (DECATUR)

Reside Detox program

Certified Peer Specialist (PM)

 

 

Overview:

Certified Peer Specialists (PM) are people living in recovery from mental illness with or without a co-occurring substance use disorder diagnosis. They operate from the perspective that everyone with associated challenges, including those involved or at risk of being involved with the criminal justice system, has the capacity for recovery and the ability to live lives of meaning and purpose in the communities of their choice.

 

 

The CPS provides peer support, linkage to resources, and service coordination to individuals while participating in Reside Detox Program. The CPS coordinates continued connection to ongoing services and supports upon completion of Detox.

 

 

Job Description

 

​Assist participants in:

•    Identifying strengths and factors that are currently working in their lives 

•    Articulating their personal goals, identifying potential outcomes and challenges, and      providing needed support as identified by the individuals they serve

•    Creating and utilizing a personal Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)

•    Identifying and supporting participation in mutual self-help support groups

•    Linking to community resources (transportation, housing, employment, education, benefits, etc.)

•    Establishing and/or maintaining natural support systems

•    Creating a Whole Health Action Management (WHAM) plan.

 

 

Responsibilities:

In collaboration with other team members:

•    Provide mentoring, peer support, linkage, and care coordination to adults in Residential Detox with behavioral health needs, including co-occurring substance use disorders, trauma histories, and involvement in the criminal justice system.

•    Maintain a caseload of 1:25 (may be limited by # of participants in the programs).

•    Acquire trainings and lead groups for peers as identified by program needs (e.g., DTR, MRT, Orientation to Program, etc.)

•    Identify the participant’s strengths, immediate needs, legal circumstances, and effective ways to engage the participant in co-creating an individualized recovery plan and providing meaningful referrals

 

 

In the role of participant advocate:

•    Attend and prepare the participant for court status hearings or other legal engagements

•    Link participants to treatment, self-help, and community resources as needed to progress toward personal goals; involving family, significant others, and   treatment providers in service provision as required and agreed upon with participant

•    Assist in addressing risk factors for potential criminal recidivism and personal and community safety during problem-solving, peer support sessions

•    Facilitate and/or assist in developing transportation plans for participants to attend appointments (court, treatment, medical benefits, etc.)

•    Act as advocate and liaison for the participants in securing housing, entitlements/benefits, treatment, medical care, and other community services and supports identified by and responsive to the participant

•    Provide individual peer support as needed, using appropriate evidence-based practices, e.g., motivational interviewing, intentional peer support

•    Educate participants about their rights and obligations as outlined in the program

•    Instill hope by sharing their lived experience of recovery

•    Complete required documentation, including progress notes and significant data, in accordance with documentation policies of the court and treatment provider

•    May provide education and information to promote public interest and advocacy for the facility and its participants

•    May assist in program evaluation and research activities associated with outcomes

•    Maintain a working knowledge of current trends and developments in the behavioral health field by reading relevant books, journals, and other material

•    Attend relevant job-related seminars, meetings, conferences, training, and conference   calls to enhance job skills and work performance

•    Attend continuing education (CE) opportunities approved by the Georgia CPS Project and/or Georgia CARES Training in order to meet the required 12 CEUs needed each calendar year to maintain CPS certification

•    Complete other related duties as required by NIBH supervisory staff

 

 

The following skills:

•    Must be able and willing to support multiple pathways to substance use recovery, including but not limited to Medication-assisted and faith-based recovery and various mutual support groups.

•    Effective oral and written communication skills and organizational skills are essential

•    Ability to maintain confidential communications and protect the confidentiality of records.

•    Commitment to working with integrity, following the ethical guidelines of the employer, the Georgia Certified Peer Specialist Project and or CARES Training.

•    Ability to develop and maintain appropriate boundaries with participants and professional, effective, collaborative working relationships with court and provider staff

•    Ability to work independently with limited direct supervision

•    Treats others with dignity and respect

•    Proficiency with electronics, including cell phones/smartphones, computers, and databases, with working knowledge of Microsoft Office

•    Valid Georgia driver's license:

•    Reliable form of personal transportation and valid insurance coverage

•    Knowledge of the importance of self-care and work-life balance

•    Familiarity with community-based recovery support services

•    Ability to work as a collaborative team member, supporting others by providing case management services and team leadership

•    Demonstrated skill in active listening, asking supportive open-ended questions, awareness of self

•    Cultural competency skills and experience with culturally diverse populations

 

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 Satisfactorily complete the following trainings:

•    Mental Health First Aid

•    Complete Cognitive Therapy-Recovery Oriented training

•    Training on the criminal justice system and civil court process and their role in serving individuals with behavioral health disorders.

•    Complete all required DBHDD training for para-professional staff and provider onboarding.

 

 

Minimum Qualifications:

•    High school diploma or GED

•    Graduate of a DBHDD-approved and Georgia-recognized Peer Specialist training certification and continuing education program such as Certified Peer Specialist (CPS-MH or CPS-AD)

•    Related work or volunteer experience related to supporting, mentoring, or recovery coaching.

 

 

Special Conditions or Requirements:

•    Reliable form of personal transportation and valid insurance coverage

•    Must undergo a criminal background check and a drug screen.

•    Full time Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and some weekend if needed based on how many patients are on admission for detox. Maximum of 3 hours on Saturday and Sunday.

•    Valid Georgia driver's license

 

 

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

•    Completion of or meets criteria for CARES

 

 

 Please email Joy Moseri-Cooper at jmoseri@nibhinc.com or call 404-289-8223 ext 231

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Posted 3/16/23

 

 

 

 

Housing Support Team-Step-Up (Metro Atlanta)

Certified Peer Specialist (Full-time)

 

 

JOB SUMMARY:

 The Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) will provide outreach and engagement in community settings and in-person peer support services that promote socialization, recovery, wellness, self-advocacy, development of natural supports, and maintenance of community living skills to a caseload of up to 25 members placed in scattered site housing in the community. The CPS will be a member of a Housing First team formed to expand Step Up’s successful permanent housing model to the Metro Atlanta area. The team will assist adults experiencing chronic homelessness, co-occurring mental health, substance use, and medical disabilities to achieve and maintain permanent supportive housing.

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SCHEDULE:

• 8-hour shift

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Rehabilitative Skill Building, Recovery Support, and Independent Living

• As part of the interdisciplinary Housing Support team, the CPS assists homeless adults in identifying and securing housing and achieving skill-building goals to maintain housing during in-person sessions.

• Meets with assigned members individually through home visits and telehealth sessions to provide peer support services and interventions, review progress toward goals, and ensure housing stability.

• Use personal experience to coach members on independent living skills, relapse prevention planning, and the acquisition of skills needed to manage symptoms of their mental illness.

• Support members’ vocational choices and assist with overcoming job-related anxiety and choosing positions that match their strengths.

• Assist members in building social and interpersonal skills that will enhance employment opportunities and job retention.

• Models effective coping techniques, self-advocacy skills, and self-help strategies and facilitate linkages to life skills groups and community-based recreational opportunities.

• Monitor members for de-compensation and crisis warning signs, and coordinate with the treatment team to respond accordingly.

• Attend staff meetings, supervision, and training as required.

• Data Collection and Record Keeping

• Using the BIRP note format, document all services provided to members and collateral contacts on behalf of members as required by Step Up in Welligent and the Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS).

• Responsible for tracking productivity, charting and documentation for all services, and file maintenance.

• Responsible for documenting all services provided and submitting paperwork promptly and accurately.

• Other duties as assigned.

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QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Experience working as a Certified Peer Specialist with individuals experiencing homelessness and mental health and substance use challenges in a community setting.

• Knowledge of problem-solving strategies that support recovery and independent living and the ability to teach those skills to persons struggling with severe mental illness.

• An understanding and commitment to psychosocial rehabilitation philosophies and the ability to work as part of a team.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, BIRP progress note format, and basic computer skills are necessary.

• Candidate must have well-maintained transportation with insurance and a good driving record. The position requires the use of a personal vehicle.

 

Required education:

• High School Diploma preferred.

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Required experience:

• A Georgia-certified Peer Specialist with a minimum of 2-year Peer Specialist experience working with homeless adults diagnosed with a mental illness and substance use in community settings.

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Required license or certification:

• Georgia Certified Peer Specialist

• Georgia Driver’s License

• Covid-19 Vaccination

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

Working with people experiencing homelessness, whether on the streets, in shelters, or other places of habitation or services may present inherent challenges and difficulties such as exposure to bed bugs or other infestations, unpleasant smells or odors, individuals who may have poor hygiene or unclean homes due to homelessness, mental health symptoms, or poverty. Additionally, in working with our members, employees may encounter instances of profanity, sexually explicit or derogatory language, or verbal or physical expressions of anger and trauma. These situations rarely escalate to physical contact, and negative or derogatory communication patterns can often be negotiated successfully. Step Up has established procedural safeguards for all employees to mitigate (but not eliminate) these inherent employment risks. All direct care staff is provided adequate training to develop skills to de-escalate crises that may arise.

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• sit; use hands and fingers; handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk; and hear.

• The employee is frequently required to walk, balance, stoop, kneel, and/or crouch.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Keyboard data entry is required.

 

Step Up utilizes the principles of trauma-informed care and mental health recovery. These principles inform our Core Values of Hope, Wellness, Voice and Choice, Respect, and Collaborative Relationships. As representatives of Step Up, employees agree to adhere to these values in their interactions with members, colleagues, supervisors, and associated community members.

 

STEP UP CORE VALUES

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HOPE – We believe all people have the capacity for positive growth and change. We use hope to inspire and motivate ourselves, our members, colleagues, and our community.

WELLNESS – We promote a culture supporting healthy and fulfilling lives. We use a supportive environment to foster well-being for ourselves, our members, our colleagues, and our community.

VOICE AND CHOICE – We believe in the right to choose and be heard. We use voice and choice to create meaningful outcomes and empowerment for ourselves, our members, our colleagues, and our community.

RESPECT – We believe in promoting interactions that are non-judgmental and transparent. We use respect to guide all of our words and actions with ourselves, our members, our colleagues, and our community.

COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS – We believe in forming partnerships to share resources, knowledge, and experiences. We use collaborative relationships to strengthen accomplishments for ourselves, our members, colleagues, and our community.

 

Step Up is committed to providing quality services that adhere to the highest ethical standards and principles. All Step-Up employees agrees to adhere to the ethical policies and codes of conduct outlined in the Employee Handbook and those specified for this grant.

 

STEP UP IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

 

Pay:

From $38,000.00 per year

 

Benefits:

• 401(k)

• 401(k) matching

• Dental Insurance

• Health insurance

• Life insurance

• Paid time off

• Vision insurance

 

If interested, click here: Step Up in Fairview Jobs in US | Indeed.com.

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Posted 3/13/23

 

NEWPORT INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, INC (DECATUR)

Residential & Outpatient Substance Abuse & Mental Health Facility

Certified Peer Specialist (Full-time)

 

Job Summary:

Under immediate to general supervision, the Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) provides peer support services, serves as a consumer advocate, and provides consumer information and peer support for consumers (adults, adolescents and children) in various settings. The CPS performs a wide range of tasks to support consumers in living their lives and directing their recovery and wellness process. The CPS will model competency in recovery and wellness.

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Qualifications:

•    Requires a minimum High School degree and a CPS, WHAM certification.

 

A. CHARACTERISTICS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
•    Support consumers in articulating personal goals for recovery and wellness.
•    Support consumers in articulating the objectives necessary to reach their recovery and wellness goals.

Will document the following on the Individual Recovery/Resiliency Plan (IR/RP):
•    Assisting consumers in identifying strengths.
•    Assisting consumers in identifying recovery and wellness goals.
•    Assisting consumers in setting objectives.
•    Assisting consumers in identifying barriers
•    Support consumers in determining recovery and wellness interventions based on consumers' life goals.
•    Recognizing and reporting progress consumers make toward meeting objectives.
•    Understanding and utilizing specific interventions necessary to support consumers in meeting their recovery and wellness goals.
•    will maintain a working knowledge of current trends and developments in the mental health field by reading books, journals, and other relevant material.
•    Continue to develop and share recovery-oriented material with other CPSs at the continuing education assemblies and on the CPS electronic bulletin board.
•    Attend continuing education sessions when offered by the CPS Project.
•    Attend relevant seminars, meetings, and in-service trainings whenever offered.

The CPSs will serve as a recovery agent by:
•    Providing and advocating for effective recovery-based services.
•    Support consumers in obtaining services that suit that individual's recovery needs.
•    Inform consumers about community and natural supports and how to utilize these in the recovery process.
•    Support consumers in developing empowerment skills through self-advocacy and the use of Human Experience Language to combat stigma
•    Support consumers in setting up and sustaining Self-Help support groups.

B. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

Utilizing their specific training, the CPS will:

•    Lead as well as teach consumers how to facilitate Recovery Dialogues
•    Support consumers in creating a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP).
•    Utilize and teach problem-solving techniques with individuals and groups.
•    Teach consumers techniques for identifying and combating negative self-talk.
•    Teach consumers techniques for identifying and overcoming fears.
•    Support the vocational choices consumers make and support them in overcoming job-related anxiety.
•    Support consumers in building social skills in the community that will enhance job acquisition and tenure.
•    Support non-consumer staff in identifying program environments that are conducive to recovery; lend their unique insight into mental illness and what makes recovery possible
•    Attend treatment team meetings to promote consumers’ use of self-directed recovery tools.
Utilizing their unique recovery experience, the CPSs will:
•    Teach and role model the value of every individual's recovery experience.
•    Model effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.

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email resume to: jmoseri@nibhinc.com

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Posted 3/7/23

 

 

 

Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Enhancement Program- American Work- (Augusta)

peer Mentor

 

Overview:
Peer Mentors (PM) are people living in recovery from mental illness with or without a co-occurring substance use disorder diagnosis. They operate from the perspective that everyone with associated challenges, including those involved or at risk of being involved with the criminal justice system, has the capacity for recovery and the ability to live lives of meaning and purpose in the communities of their choice.
The Peer Mentor provides peer support, linkage to resources, and service coordination to individuals while participating in the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Enhancement Program (AOT), a collaborative program of civil courts and behavioral health service providers. The Peer Mentor coordinates continued connection to ongoing services and supports upon completion of the program.
The Peer Mentor works with individuals providing trauma-informed, culturally competent direct services and assists them in initiating and maintaining recovery by helping to enhance the quality of personal, family, and community life for long-term recovery.
Using a strengths-based, person-centered approach to engagement, Peer Mentors support participants to reduce criminal recidivism, change behaviors, establish safety, develop supportive, healthy networks, and access community resources.
Peer Mentors perform a wide range of tasks aimed at creating mutual relationships with the participants in hopes that they will live meaningful lives. They help people create their own individualized recovery plans and create their own recovery pathways.

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To accomplish the above, Peer Mentors may engage in the following:

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Role model and share:
•    Competency in the State of Georgia’s definition of recovery and recovery principles
•    Effective, practical, and sustainable coping skills
•    Problem-solving techniques
•    Approaches to identify and overcome concerns related to recovery in the community
•    Job-related skills
•    Skills needed for self-advocacy
•    Skills to build and maintain a productive relationship with service providers, probation/parole officers, judges, court staff, etc.
Assist participants in:
•    Identifying strengths and factors that are currently working in their lives  
•    Articulating their personal goals, identifying potential outcomes and challenges, and      providing needed support as identified by the individuals they serve
•    Creating and utilizing a personal Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
•    Identifying and supporting participation in mutual self-help support groups
•    Linking to community resources (transportation, housing, employment, education, benefits, etc.)
•    Establishing and/or maintaining natural support systems
•    Creating a Whole Health Action Management (WHAM) plan.

Responsibilities:
In collaboration with other AOT team members:
•    Provide mentoring, peer support, linkage, and care coordination to adults in AOT with behavioral health needs, including co-occurring substance use disorders, trauma histories, and involvement in the criminal justice system.
•    Maintain a caseload of 1:25 (may be limited by # of participants in AOT programs).
•    Acquire trainings and lead groups for peers as identified by program needs (e.g., DTR, MRT, Orientation to Program, etc.)
•    Identify the participant’s strengths, immediate needs, legal circumstances, and effective ways to engage the participant in co-creating an individualized recovery plan and providing meaningful referrals

In the role of participant advocate:
•    Attend and prepare the participant for court status hearings or other legal engagements
•    Link participants to treatment, self-help, and community resources as needed to progress toward personal goals; involving family, significant others, and   treatment providers in service provision as needed and agreed upon with participant
•    Assist in addressing risk factors for potential criminal recidivism and personal and community safety during problem-solving, peer support sessions
•    Facilitate and/or assist in developing transportation plans for participants to attend appointments (court, treatment, medical benefits, etc.)
•    Act as advocate and liaison for AOT participants in securing housing, entitlements/benefits, treatment, medical care, and other community services and supports identified by and responsive to the participant
•    Provide individual peer support as needed, using appropriate evidence-based practices, e.g., motivational interviewing, intentional peer support
•    Educate participants about their rights and obligations as outlined in the AOT program
•    Instill hope by sharing their lived experience of recovery
•    Complete required documentation, including progress notes and significant data, in accordance with documentation policies of the court and treatment provider
•    May provide education and information to promote public interest and advocacy for the AOT program and its participants
•    May assist in program evaluation and research activities associated with AOT outcomes
•    Maintain a working knowledge of current trends and developments in the behavioral health field by reading relevant books, journals, and other material
•    Attend relevant job-related seminars, meetings, conferences, training, and conference   calls to enhance job skills and work performance
•    Attend continuing education (CE) opportunities approved by the Georgia CPS Project and/or Georgia CARES Training in order to meet the required 12 CEUs needed each calendar year to maintain CPS certification
•    May be required to transport participants in personal vehicle
•    Complete other related duties as required by CSB supervisory staff

The following skills:
•    Must be able and willing to support multiple pathways to substance use recovery, including but not limited to Medication-assisted and faith-based recovery and various mutual support groups.
•    Effective oral and written communication skills and organizational skills are essential
•    Ability to maintain confidential communications and protect the confidentiality of records.
•    Commitment to working with integrity, following the ethical guidelines of the employer, the Georgia Certified Peer Specialist Project and or CARES Training, and others identified through the AOT program
•    Ability to develop and maintain appropriate boundaries with participants and professional, effective, collaborative working relationships with court and provider staff
•    Ability to work independently with limited direct supervision
•    Treats others with dignity and respect
•    Proficiency with electronics, including cell phones/smartphones, computers, and databases, with working knowledge of Microsoft Office
•    Valid Georgia driver's license: A driver cannot have six or more points against them within the last five years. Cannot have had suspended or revoked within the last five years.
•    Reliable form of personal transportation and valid insurance coverage
•    Knowledge of the importance of self-care and work-life balance
•    Familiarity with community-based recovery support services
•    Ability to work as a collaborative team member, supporting others by providing case management services and team leadership
•    Demonstrated skill in active listening, asking supportive open-ended questions, awareness of self
•    Cultural competency skills and experience with culturally diverse populations

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Satisfactorily complete the following trainings:
•    Mental Health First Aid
•    Complete Cognitive Therapy-Recovery Oriented training
•    Training on the criminal justice system and civil court process and their role in serving individuals with behavioral health disorders.
•    Complete all required DBHDD training for paraprofessional staff and provider onboarding.

Minimum Qualifications:
•    High school diploma or GED
•    Graduate of a DBHDD-approved and Georgia-recognized Peer Specialist training certification and continuing education program such as Certified Peer Specialist (CPS-MH or CPS-AD)
•    Related work or volunteer experience related to supporting, mentoring, or recovery coaching.

Special Conditions or Requirements:
•    Reliable form of personal transportation and valid insurance coverage
•    Must undergo a criminal background check and a drug screen.
•    Must agree to a flexible work schedule, including some evenings and weekends.
•    Valid Georgia driver's license: A driver cannot have six or more points against a license within the last five years. Cannot have had a suspended or revoked license within the last five years.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:
•    Completion of or meets criteria for Georgia Forensic Peer Mentor Training
•    Related work or volunteer experience working with individuals with mental health challenges within the judicial system
 
NOTE: Funding for this position is state funded through CARES and/or ARPA grants. These grant funds will last four years. 

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 Please apply with the following link: Certified Peer Specialist | AmericanWork, LLC. (careerplug.com)

 Email Linda Stafford (AOT Team Lead) at linda.stafford@pathways.com or call at 706-505-6860

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Posted 3/4/23

 

Life skills community center (Marietta)

peer support specialist(part-time)

 

 

Life Skills Community Center is hiring for two part-time Certified Peer Support Specialists.

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Job Summary:

The Certified Peer Support Specialist is essentially a professional who provides support to individuals 
struggling with substance use and/or abuse and/or mental health disorders. The potential Peer Support Specialist is 
an enthusiastic and empathetic individual with lived experience of substance use/abuse and/or mental health 
disorder.

Education and Experience:

Individuals applying for this position must have a certification in the state of Georgia as a 
Peer Support Specialist. This person will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be 
compassionate and attentive to detail. This person must also have a minimum of 6 months experience working 
with individuals who have substance use/abuse and/or mental health disorders, have a clean background, and have 
no substantiated CPS history.

Job Duties:
• Peer Support Specialist will respond to emergencies as needed
• Peer Support Specialists will meet with clients to provide support.

• Peer Support Specialists must be able to “think outside the box” in helping the client to move toward self-identified goals and any real or imagined deficiencies.

• Peer Support Specialist will liaise with medical professionals and families.
• Peer Support Specialist will be responsible for coordinating client logistics such as medical and therapy 
appointments.
• Peer Support Specialist will be responsible for conducting assessments and providing feedback to clients, family, 
and medical professionals as needed.
• Any other duties as assigned

For any additional information or to submit your resume for consideration, please contact Executive Director,  LaMika Boyd at lboyd@lifeskillscc.org

 

Posted 3/3/23

 

Community friendship inc. 

peer support specialist(part-time)

 

Pay: $12 an hour

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Hours: 12 pm – 4 pm.

 
We also have openings for a Full-time Certified Peer Specialist with at least a bachelor’s degree - $38,000 a year.
Must be a Certified Peer Specialist. 

Have you received mental health services and are looking for an opportunity to mentor others? Certified Peer Specialists are living in recovery with mental illness and who provide support to others who can benefit from their lived experiences. The Certified Peer Specialist functions as a fully integrated member of the team to provide expertise about the recovery process, symptom management, and the persistence required by clients to have a satisfying life.

 

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

A. Plans, develops, coordinates, and conducts training on mental illness and personal growth-related issues.
B. Maintains all Documentation as Defined by CFI Policy.

•    Chart daily Medicaid and state billable case notes reflecting progress toward goals and other significant information.
•    Ensure documentation in charts includes progress notes that are well written
•    reflecting staff interventions, peer profile, peer response, goals for next week, and support units billed.

C. Assists members in understanding their goals and provides positive reinforcement of personal adjustment improvements.
D. Provides constructive feedback to members focusing on independent living skills.

•    Coordinate and lead recovery-oriented classes.
•    Interact with participants and provide support as needed.

•    Assist the Director in carrying out Program’s Goals and Objectives
•    Assists in coordinating WHAM, classes, and individual services and teaches those skills to consumers.
•    Participates in all in-service training as requested.
•    Maintains open lines of communication with staff and directors about needs, problems, accomplishments, etc., of the program and/or caseload.
•    Plan, organize, and prioritize time and workload to accomplish tasks and meet deadlines.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
•    Knowledge of interventions to promote hope, confidence, and motivation in consumers 
•    Knowledge of how to assist consumers in developing a Long-Term View of how they would like to see their life in the future 
•    Knowledge of community resources and how to access them 
•    Knowledge of psychotropic medication including side effects 
•    Knowledge of crisis management.

•    Skill in effective interpersonal relationships 

•    dealing with people in a manner that shows sensitivity, tact, and professionalism

•    communicating information and ideas clearly, concisely, and effectively both verbally and written 

•    making sound, independent judgment, and creative problem-solving; decision making; and planning and organizing.

•    The ability to develop trusting, respectful relationships with consumers, their families, and their support systems; 

•    An understanding of mental illness, recovery, and wellness; The ability to collaborate with others

•    the ability to meet documentation requirements

•    Ability to effect change; work with limited guidance; prioritize tasks; interact cooperatively 

•    maintain effective work relationships, plan, develop, coordinate, and organize activities

•    analyze situations and realize potential impact of decisions, and deal effectively in crisis situations.

•     Present a positive, optimistic, and enthusiastic outlook in performing job duties and fulfilling the agency’s mission

•    serve as a positive role model for residents and staff.

Qualifications:
•    Must be a Certified Peer Specialist
•    GED or high school diploma required.
•    Must have a current Georgia driver’s license and be insurable in the state of Georgia
Physical Requirements:
•    Must be able to lift 25 – 50lbs 
•    Retrieving and placing materials on high shelves and on floor-level shelves
•    Standing, walking; carrying; grasping; hearing; seeing; sitting. kneeling; climbing; balancing; stooping; crouching and reaching.

 

CFI is an equal-opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.
Proof of Employment Eligibility is required for appointment to position. Applicants will be subjected to a Fingerprint Based Background Check of the Georgia and Federal Criminal History Record Databases and the current List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) of the Office of Inspector General (OIG).

Mission:

To provide a supportive community for adults with disabling mental illness that promotes the development of social, rehabilitative, and work skills and where personal choice and accomplishment are encouraged.

Organizational Overview:
Community Friendship, Inc. (CFI) is a nonprofit comprehensive recovery-based mental health provider serving adults in the metropolitan Atlanta area since 1962. We stand firm on our core values of respect, choice, hope, holistic approach, knowledge, and integrity as the framework for our work. CFI services include comprehensive psychosocial rehabilitation day services; vocational rehabilitation and job readiness development; individualized and strength-based work opportunities; supportive and recovery housing for those with a mental health need and experiencing homelessness; persistent homeless outreach and intensive case management; certified peer support services and wellness programs. As a leading pioneer of psychiatric rehabilitative services, CFI believes that all individuals can grow and reach their full potential.

Program Overview:
The Peer Support Program provides a consumer-managed program operated by Certified Peer Specialists (CPS) that provides structured activities to assist participants in developing and/or maintaining socialization, recovery, wellness, and daily living skills that will allow consumers to live more independently.

COVID-19 considerations:
All employees are required to wear a mask, common areas are sanitized regularly, vaccinations are required, or weekly Covid-19 test results must be provided. COVID-19 Vaccinated new employees are paid a $100.00 bonus.
 

Please email resume to: dclemons@communityfriendship.org

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Posted 2/19/23

 

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Atlanta area   

RENEW PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST(Part-Time)

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​Bethany is changing the world through family. We began our work by serving one child more than 75 years ago. Today, Bethany is an international Christian nonprofit partnering with communities in more than 30 states and in several countries around the world. We strengthen and preserve families, support displaced people fleeing danger, and find safe, loving families for children who need them. Bethany is at the forefront of creating and implementing solutions to meet the growing needs of vulnerable children and families in the U.S. and around the world.

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Part-time position: 20 hours/week

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ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

• Maintain accurate project logs, reports, and records in the appropriate files and databases, while seamlessly collaborating with the Woman’s Advocacy Case Manager. ​

• Provide recovery education to service recipients through the full cycle of recovery from pre-recovery engagement to sustained recovery maintenance. 

• Serve as a role model who illustrates the possibility of recovery to staff and clients. 

• Assist clients with identifying their personal interests, goals, strengths, and weaknesses with a focus on recovery in four major dimensions to include health, home, purpose, and community. 

• Assist and coach clients with developing a recovery advancement plan with the goal of reaching “the life they want”. 

• Effectively facilitate the transition between a professionally assisted recovery initiation to personally directed, community supported recovery maintenance. 

• Promote self-advocacy for clients to include the client’s needs, goals, and objectives are focused on during rehabilitation and clinical services. 

• Identify and provide the appropriate professional and community referrals that support the client’s goals and interest, as needed. 

• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with community groups and agencies. 

• Identify internal and external barriers to full participation in community resources and develop a plan to overcome those barriers; 

• Effectively maintain contact by phone and/or email to recovering clients after program completion, as needed to support long-term engagement, support, and encouragement. 

• Develop, implement, and promote on-going community training opportunities. 

• Promote the ReNew program and opportunities in collaboration with staff and other community professionals. 

• Complete other duties as assigned.

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QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent. 

• Must be certified peer specialists in addictive disease (CPS-AD)

• Bachelor’s level degree in Human Services, Social Work or related field of study from an accredited college, a plus. 

• Demonstrated work experience in the last three years with 12 months of successful paid employment. 

• Must acquire and meet the qualifications of set forth for Certified Peer Support. 

• Demonstrated work knowledge of drug and alcohol treatment system(s) with a commitment to the recovery community. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

• Must have an ability to provide excellent and compassionate customer service. 

• Must be reliable with time sensitive deadlines and tasks. 

• Work well under pressure and adaptable to change. 

• Ability to work independently and exercise a high level of confidentiality. 

• Computer and typing skills sufficient to perform essential job functions. 

• Active motor vehicle license and a reliable automobile with adequate insurance coverage. 

• Pass a criminal history screen, including state and local child protection agency registries. 

• Subscription to and integration of the agency Statement of Faith, Mission Statement, and Cultural Diversity Commitment.

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 To apply Click Here. 

 

 

We value and embrace the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion; our culture is strengthened, and our workplace is more dynamic.

We are a global organization with multicultural staff, clients and stakeholders, so we strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. More work remains, but we are deeply committed to honestly acknowledging and addressing the impacts of race and racism throughout the organization. This work can be uncomfortable and even painful, but we believe that the greatest challenges bear the greatest rewards.

 

Posted 1/31/23

 

 

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