What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Peer Support Specialist position at P&N Behavioral Health LLC?
P&N Behavioral Health is looking for Peer Support Specialist to provide emotional support to others with similar mental health, substance use, or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders in order to achieve a desired social or personal change.
In accordance with KY State Law for Peer Support Specialist Responsibilities.
An adult peer support specialist shall:
(1) Use relevant personal stories to assist other consumers through experience;
(2) Serve as a role model to a consumer;
(3) Encourage consumer voice and choice during development and implementation of plans;
(4) Support a consumer by:
(a) Attending team meetings on behalf of the consumer at the request of the consumer; or
(b) Accompanying the consumer to meetings upon the consumer's request;
(5) Empower a consumer to have the confidence to be a self-advocate;
(6) Help providers or other individuals understand the importance of integrating consumer voice and choice in services and support within a system of care;
(7) Promote socialization, recovery, self-advocacy preservation, and enhancement of community living skills for consumers; and
(8) Complete and maintain documentation of a minimum of six (6) hours of related training or education in each subsequent year after successful completion of the adult peer support specialist training or receipt of waiver, and shall submit a list of all trainings in which the adult peer support specialist participated, the provider or presenter of the training, and the number of hours of each training to the department every three (3) years. The submission due date shall be the last day of the month of which the adult peer support specialist's initial training was completed.
(9) At this time there are no insurance benefits.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in mentoring and addiction counseling
- Strong background in social work and behavioral health
- Proficiency in crisis intervention and management techniques
- Knowledge of mental health counseling practices
- Familiarity with motivational interviewing strategies
- Experience using EHR systems for patient documentation and care coordination
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour
Expected hours: No more than 40 per week
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15 - $17
