What are the responsibilities and job description for the Healing Center Peer Specialist position at Forest County Potawatomi Community?
About the job:
Responsible for assisting the residents in their daily activities and assuring residents are safe under the direction of the Transitional Living Program Manager. Transitional Living Peer Specialist will often take part in many group activities and or facilitate groups with the residents.
Here’s what you’ll be doing:
- Establish a healing and professional relationship with residents.
- Transports residents to various appointments and activities.
- Assists residents in identifying their own personal interests, goals, and strengths.
- Demonstrates understanding ethics, and boundaries.
- Assists residents with problem solving.
- Maintains resident’s records, program records and other material as required.
- Demonstrates the use of active listening techniques, motivational interviewing when communicating with residents.
- Helps identify barriers to full participation in community resources and develop strategies to overcome these barriers with mental health and/or recovery.
- Uses trauma informed care and is willing to share own personal experiences with mental health and/or recovery.
- Provides resources to help with residents’ needs.
- Provides support and advocates for clients.
What you’ll need to be successful:
- Must have achieved and maintained absolute sobriety for a minimum of two (2) continuous years
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- Must have a valid, clean driver’s license and be at least 18 years of age
- CPR certification and WI Peer Support training will be provided and as is required as a condition of employment.
- Must successfully pass all applicable background checks and drug screens.
- FCP complies with all CDC vaccine and testing recommendations for healthcare professionals. Proof of immunizations is required and immunizations/testing provided upon hire.
Preferred qualifications:
- 1 years’ work experience in halfway house, residential facility, or similar setting with AODA and mental health population preferred.
Benefits you’ll love:
- Approximately 5 weeks of paid time off annually
- 3 weeks of paid holidays
- Premium free health insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Short term disability
- Life insurance
- 401k with match
