What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Peer Support Specialist position at Changing Lives Therapeutic Service?
Peer Support Specialist
Qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED or equivalent
1 year of experience working with persons with the population supported
Certified as a Peer Support Specialist or 1 continuous year as a current or former recipient of treatment (including mental health/substance abuse treatment or diagnosis) and eligibility for certification as Peer Support Specialist by the governing agency
Individual must understand and respect everyone’s unique path to recovery. Specialist must have a working knowledge of the drug and alcohol treatment system and a demonstrated commitment to the recovery community.
Job Roles, Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide recovery education to service recipients for every phase of the recovery journey from pre-recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance.
- Maintain project logs, reports and records in appropriate files and database(s).
- Assisting in peer support groups with assigned consumers on a regular basis
- Supporting/assisting consumers in daily decision making and resolution of minor problems
- Assisting clients by finding resources, advising the consumer of processes, and encouraging follow through with proposed resolutions, locating social activities, or provide other assistance as needed
- Providing advice to clients on empowerment skills and successful community living
- Accompanying clients to meetings and participates in meetings of community groups to advocate for consumer needs, leading recovery dialogues/self-help sessions with clients
- Fostering client’s development of healthy relationships by encouraging participation in community activities
- Observing behavior and evidence of general well-being and discusses observations with the clients
- Promote self-advocacy by assisting recovering persons to have their voices fully heard; their needs, goals and objectives established as the focal point of rehabilitation and clinical services.
- Modeling effective coping and self-help techniques to individuals or groups of consumers
- Informing clients on community resources and how to use them appropriately, providing information to consumers and families on specific topics, as assigned
- Maintain contact by phone and/or e-mail with recovering person after they leave the program to ensure their ongoing success and to provide re-engagement support in partnership with others in the agency if needed.
Requirements:
- At least 18 years of age
- Valid Driver License
- Safe Driving Record
- Criminal, LEIE, NC Health Care Registry Check and Sexual Offender Background checks clear of health and safety risks
- Reliable and safe transportation
- Current Auto Insurance and Car Registration
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Schedule:
- Choose your own hours
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Application Question(s):
- Are you a Certified Peer Support Specialist?
Experience:
- Addiction counseling: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Greensboro, NC 27406: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Willingness to travel:
- 100% (Required)
Work Location: In person
