What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth CSTAR Peer Support Specialist position at Family Guidance Center?
Must be in recovery as a youth and be between the ages of 21 and 30 years old.
DESCRIPTION
The employee is responsible for arranging/providing services to consumers that encourage and promote healthy functioning, recovery efforts, individual independence/self-care and self efficacy. Peer Specialists are trained to assist their peers in the process of recovery and the power of resilience and provide hope that recovery is possible. Peer Specialists support, encourage, and model recovery and resilience from substance use disorders and mental illness in ways that are specific to the needs of each individual. May provide peer support groups. The peer support specialist serves on an interdisciplinary team and ensures that treatment goals are developed and implemented for each consumer, and clinically appropriate services are delivered in accordance with policies and contractual requirements. He/she monitors consumer progress in treatment programs.
Work is under the general review of an administrative superior, leaving considerable latitude for independent judgment and discretion within an established framework of policies and state regulations.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Work may include but is not limited to the following examples:
- Completes face-to-face interviews and develops, in consultation with other staff, individualized treatment goals and objectives.
- Assesses and monitors consumer participation, progress, and adjustment against measurable recorded treatment goals..
- Provides individual assistance to the consumer to access and utilize a variety of community agencies, (e.g., mental health, health, public services, and other community resources), as clinically indicated including accompanying consumers to appointments to address needs, when indicated.
- Provides/arranges transportation for consumers as deemed clinically and programmatically necessary to attend the program and receive needed services.
- Provides support to consumers experiencing a recurrence of a substance use disorder. .
- Helping individuals connect with other consumers and their communities at large in order to develop a network for information and support;
- Sharing lived experiences of recovery, sharing and supporting the use of recovery tools, and modeling successful recovery behaviors;
- Helping individuals to make independent choices and to take a proactive role in their recovery;
- Assisting individuals with identifying strengths and personal resources to aid in their setting and achieving recovery goals;
- Assisting individuals in setting and following through on goals;
- Supporting efforts to find and maintain paid competitive integrated employment; and Assisting with health and wellness activities
- Monitors, evaluates, and records consumer progress with respect to treatment goals; maintains timely, legible, clear, concise, and well organized records of services provided, by using collaborative documentation.
- Must be able to use the agency electronic medical record program for all documentation. Is required to use collaborative documentation.
- Must adhere to the agency service hour requirements.
- Attends multi-disciplinary treatment team meetings and provides information regarding consumer problems, progress, plans. Attends staff meetings and training as required.
- Develops and maintains professional rapport and relationships with consumers; develops and maintains professional, constructive and cooperative working relationships within the agency and with state and local public assistance and social service organizations.
- Remains alert during working hours and complies with attendance policies.
- Maintains the confidentiality of consumer information.
- Performs other related work as assigned.EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONSThe following education and experience qualifications are the minimum requirement used to admit or reject applicants for consideration.1. Possesses a high school diploma. BA in social work, psychology or related field is preferred.2. Must be in recovery from a substance use disorder.Must be able to obtain, and maintain throughout course of employment, the MRSS-P credential established by the MSAPCB.3. Possesses a valid driver’s license and is, and remains insurable, under Family Guidance Center automobile liability insurance.An Equal Opportunity EmployerFamily Guidance Center does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
