What are the responsibilities and job description for the Adolescent School Support Specialist position at CKF Addiction Treatment?
Adolescent School Support Specialist
Department:
Pathfinder
Location:
Salina
Reports To:
Manager of Outreach and Engagement
Created Date:
Dec. 2014
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Revised Date:
Dec 2024
Schedule:
8am-5pm; M-F
Category:
Hybrid
Position Summary
Under the direction of the Director of Pathfinder Services, the Kansas Certified Peer Mentor provides direct supportive services to adolescent patients aged 12-17 with substance use disorder(s). Sharing their own lived experience of recovery from substance use, they serve as a mentor, advocate, and motivator for patients working toward achieving long-term recovery. The Kansas Certified Peer Mentor works as a member of the addiction health care team, engaging patients in recovery planning, treatment services, and follow-up care.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Regular and predictable attendance.
- Adheres to all policies and procedures relating to clinical licensure.
- Knowledge of the recovery process, resources, and the ability to engage patients in their own individualized recovery plans and goals.
- Assists patients individually and in group settings to identify and work toward long-term recovery goals
- Working with patients to improve access to housing, food, education, job training, transportation, etc.
- Facilitates connections and linkages for patients and the recovery community.
- Ability to collaborate with a team to support the patient throughout their continuum of care.
- Assists in the process of maintaining patient charts in a site visit ready manner.
- Willingly shares personal recovery experiences, normalizing that addiction is a chronic disease and that recovery is possible.
- Develops discharge/transition plans with patients, assisting with connections to community resources as appropriate.
- Provides education to family members, individuals, and community members around addiction and recovery.
- Promotes and coordinates activities of Substance Prevention coalition.
- Studies and assesses strength and weakness of existing substance abuse prevention resources.
- Maintains contact with representatives of other organizations to exchange and update information on resources and services available. • Directs and coordinates activities of coalition.
- Prepares agendas, meeting minutes, reports, data, and keeps track of prevention/intervention coalition activities.
- Works closely with schools, community members, organizations/agencies, Prevention Coalitions, and with youth groups to implement strategies and stay well versed in community resources for youth and families.
- Coordinate with youth groups to plan, coordinate and implement common activities, events, and prevention efforts in the community.
- Maintain adult and youth networks within county schools and attend their prevention meetings.
- Empowers youth to organize and actively participate in substance abuse prevention advocacy activities.
- Serves as a resource person/consultant on substance abuse prevention topics for the community.
- Coordinates, promotes, and represents the CKF Adolescent Services and Prevention Programs during community events, youth events and school events through educational booth displays, educational presentations, and youth activities.
- Facilitates, Presents, and manages adolescent peer prevention/intervention services, educational programs such as Teen Intervene.
- Represents the community/program on designated state and local committees, boards, and planning councils.
- Recruits community members and youth to serve on the Substance Prevention Coalition.
- Assist in data collection to evaluate program effectiveness.
- Provides cessation information to community organizations, colleges, and worksites.
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and Experience
Highschool Diploma or equivalent required.
A minimum of one year of recovery. For CKF Addiction Treatment alumni, you will need to be out of CKF treatment services for at least one year.
Certificates, Licenses and Registrations
A current KCPM certification through the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), or a willingness to obtain KCPM certification within the first six months of hire. Training is free, and you can access the training here: https://kansascpstraining.getlearnworlds.com
