Peer Support Specialist

Job Summary:
Provides peer support services as part of a multi-disciplinary team of Great Circle Recovery (GCR), Opioid Treatment Program (OTP). Service provision will focus on working with clients to enhance their recovery. Ensures the provision of health care services takes place in a professional, non-bias environment and is accomplished in an efficient and respectful manner. Contributes to accomplishment of the Tribe’s holistic health and wellness objectives for clients.
Essential Functions:
Openly identifies as a person who has lived the experience of receiving services within an OTP setting.
Acts as a positive role model for individuals being served, showing a recovery and healthful lifestyle orientation. Shares own recovery story with individuals being served when appropriate.
Provides information and ideas to inform leadership and help to improve services delivered to clients within the OTP setting.
Acts as advocate for individuals being served, both within the organization and also with other entities.
Provides and promotes a strengths-based, wellness-informed, client centered approach to assisting individuals being served in achieving person-driven goals.
Participates in outreach efforts to engage clients, including appointments, resource referrals, and work in the community.
Assists with screenings, intakes, treatment plans, discharges, and client reengagement.
Collects, prepares, and maintains informational materials regarding methamphetamines and opioids.
Assists clients with prison and post-treatment re-entry plans working with judicial systems and with health and social services staff.
Provides child care services while clients are receiving services i.e. intake, dosing, individual and group sessions.
Transports clients to various appointments and other community resources.
Assists clients with drug/wellness court processes and obligations.
Assists with case management, and collects statistics on challenges and successes.
Coordinates with OTP staff to promote awareness, information, encouragement and referral to the OTP services.
Networks with community agencies, health, housing, and education programs and with outside agencies and organizations to help client’s access services and to help enhance or improve services.
Attends interdepartmental and interagency meetings.
Assists with informing best practices within the clinic to identify ways to continue lowering barriers to treatment and improving client outcomes.
Authorized to transport clients of Great Circle Recovery in company vehicle as necessary

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $27.05 - $34.95 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bereavement leave
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• No weekends

Ability to Commute:

• Portland, OR 97266 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Portland, OR 97266: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $27 - $35