Peer Support - Family Recovery Court Program

Job Description

A Youth Peer Support Specialist is responsible for providing support and guidance to young individuals

who are facing mental health challenges or experiencing emotional distress. They use their own lived

experiences to connect with and empower youth, offering a unique perspective and understanding.

These specialists serve as role models, helping young individuals develop coping skills, build

resilience, and navigate various systems and resources. They may facilitate support groups, provide

one-on-one mentoring, and advocate for youth within the mental health system. Their goal is to

promote recovery, wellness, and positive youth development.

Essential Job Functions

• Serves as role model for clients by sharing own recovery process and teaching effective coping
  
  

techniques and self-help strategies.

• Assists clients in development of recovery plan, including psychiatric advance directives and
  
  

crisis plan.

• Provides education with a focus on illness management, peer support, and youth culture.
• Provides advocacy services on behalf of client, enhancing relationships with community
  
  

partners.

• Implements and coordinates recovery plans for individual clients in assigned population group,
  
  

including evaluation, consultation, and education, and follow-up services.

• Provides case management, resourcing, service collaboration for individual clients as extension
  
  

of case management services.

• Serves as an active member of the client’s treatment team, including participation in team
  
  

meetings and treatment planning meetings.

• Informs supervisor, and other members of treatment team as indicated, of issues/concerns
  
  

related to individual clients.

• Maintains accurate, thorough records on all assigned cases and uses documentation to assist
  
  

clients in evaluating progress.

• Participates in required trainings to maintain certification.
  
  

EDUCATION

• High school diploma or General Equivalent Diploma (GED) certificate
  
  

Experience

• Have lived experience
  
  

Requirements

• Eighteen (18) years of age and is not older than thirty-five (35) years of age
• Attest to one year recovery as defined by Alcohol and Drug Treatment entity (AODE)
  
  

regulations

• Completion of Kentucky's Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual
  
  

Disabilities (DBHDID) approved Kentucky Family Leadership Academy (KFLA) training

• Completes, maintains, and submits to DBHDID, documentation of a minimum of six (6) hours of
  
  

related training or education each subsequent year

• Completion of Kentucky's Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual
  
  

Disabilities (DBHDID) approved Kentucky Youth Peer Support 101 training

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Created By: Donna Franklin November 06, 2024 Version: 1

• Position requires lifting of 20 pounds maximum, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of items
  
  

weighing up to ten pounds.

• Normal work tasks may involve exposure to blood, bodily fluids, or tissue.
• May involve 24-hour on-call responsibilitie
  
  

Time Type

Part time

We continually help our community and employees flourish... one life at a time. As a Seven Counties Services employee there are many benefits to enjoy. Below are just some of the great benefits you might be eligible for with Seven Counties Services.

• Health & Wellness
• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability - Company Paid
  
  

• Financial Wellbeing
• Competitive Compensation Packages
• Life Insurance - Company Paid
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance - Company Paid
• 403b Retirement Plan with Company Funded Matching
• Retirement and Financial Planning Services
  
  

• Career Development and Growth
• Tuition Assistance Plans
• Loan Forgiveness options through federal programs (National Health Service Corps & Public Service Loan Forgiveness)
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance
• Clinical Supervision toward licensure and reimbursement for certain license applications
• At Seven Counties Services training is one of our highest priorities. We provide company paid professional training for various skills, certifications, and continuing education
• Opportunities for growth and movement - We encourage our employees to consider new growth opportunities with us
• Leadership Academy for our rising stars, supervisors, and leaders
• Seven Counties Services and Center for Clinical Excellence provide staff with industry best practices and processes
  
  

• Work Life Balance
• Paid Time Off - Generous PTO for Vacations, Illness, Personal Days, Etc. (10 Paid Holidays)
• Flexible Work Schedules to promote a Healthy Work Life Balance
• Employee Assistance Program - assists employees with personal problems and/or work-related problems that may impact their job performance, health, mental and emotional well-being