What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Support Specialist - Clackamas HOPE position at MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF OREGON?
Job Description
Job Description
Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon (MHAAO)
EVOLVE Clackamas - HOPE (OOSP) Team PSS / PWS / CRM Job Description
Pay Range : $25.00 per hour
FTE : 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week)
Benefits : This is a benefited position as outlined in the MHAAO Employee Handbook
TITLE : PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST / CERTIFIED RECOVERY MENTOR
REPORTS TO : EVOLVE Manager
DEPARTMENT : EVOLVE Peer Delivered Services
Persons of color, LGBTQIA and members of all other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
JOB SUMMARY :
MHAAO EVOLVE Clackamas HOPE program team will work in conjunction with Clackamas County HOPE Team, Clackamas County Transition Center, Milwaukie and Oregon City Police Departments and Clackamas County Jail to promote a recovery-oriented support system that focuses on hope, choice, personal responsibility, and self-determination. The team will provide Peer Support Services in collaboration with community paramedics and Clackamas Fire Department, local police departments, community based treatment providers and recovery support agencies, corrections and the Transition Center.
The Peer Support Specialist (PSS) / Certified Recovery Mentor (CRM) will offer support to individuals who have recently experienced an opioid overdose or are at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose resulting in contact with community paramedics and / or Clackamas Fire Department or local police to offer community based recovery support including mental health and / or co-occurring mental health and addiction recovery peer support, assistance with accessing treatment (including Medication Assisted Recovery), and harm reduction as requested and directed by the individual served (the “peer”). The PSS / CRMs will provide support as a person who has similar life experiences and acts as a positive role model. The support services will be holistic, person-directed, trauma-informed and strength-based.
Support will take place in various locations and environments including but not limited to the home, hospitals, courts of law, in-reach to the Clackamas County Jail, the Clackamas Transition Center, syringe exchanges, Safety-Net Walk-In Clinics, and various other Community settings.
QUALIFICATIONS :
Expectations : MHAAO strives to honor cultural and spiritual diversity in the communities we serve as well as honoring Voice and Choice through trauma-informed practices. Being committed to Social Justice means being committed to constantly assessing our organizational values and the extent to which we are modeling or falling short of them. It also means listening to feedback from our stakeholders and others who have interacted with our organization and taking the time to understand and reflect on those interactions. This commitment is extended from the organization, as well as each employee of MHAAO.
Education : High school diploma or equivalent required.
Background Check : A criminal background check will be conducted by MHAAO in accordance with the MHAAO background check policy. A criminal record does not necessarily exclude an individual from employment with MHAAO.
Pre-Hire Drug Screen : As part of MHAAO's commitment to fostering a safe, productive, and professional workplace, we require pre-hire drug screenings for all potential employees. The screening will be conducted in accordance with MHAAO's drug screening policy, as well as applicable state and federal laws.
Experience : Identifies as having lived experience of addiction and / or co-occurring mental health and addiction recovery. Understands the effect of trauma on health, coping, and other aspects of individual needs. Understands the principles of recovery, consumer-involvement and trauma-informed care.
Qualities :
- Possess an absolute belief in every peer’s ability to learn, grow and recover
- Value peers’ right to make their own decisions
- Value peers as the “experts” in their own lives
- Possess insight pertaining to personal biases and worldview and how they may interfere with effectively working with individuals representing a variety of cultural, ethnic, language and life experiences.
Certification : Oregon Health Authority Peer Support Specialist certification and MHACBO Recovery Mentor certification are required (may be applied for within 1 month of hire). This position requires at least 2 years of addiction recovery as defined by MHACBO.
Valid Oregon Driver’s License and proof of automobile insurance required. Have reliable transportation expected.
Skills :
GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The above accountabilities represent work performed by this position and are not all-inclusive. The omission of a specific accountability will not preclude it from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical extension of the position.
Employment with Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon is "at-will." This means employees are free to resign at any time, with or without cause, and Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. As an at-will employee, it is not guaranteed, in any manner, that you will be employed with Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon for any set period of time.
Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon are based upon one's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to race, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, age, Veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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