What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Support Specialist position at TELLURIAN INC?
Job Details
Description
Peer Specialist
Reports To: Program Supervisor
Department: PAIR
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Travel: 25%-50%
Job Status: FT & PT
Position Summary
As a Certified Peer Specialist in this position, you will be responsible for planning and implementing comprehensive Recovery-based activities, including groups, field trips, and activities that educate and support an individual’s recovery journey within the THP unit. Additionally, you will be a member of the PAIR team which provides community-based individualized peer support services.
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
Persons occupying this position must be able to perform all essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Essential Functions
- Promote wellness, independence, self-direction, and recovery.
- Assist participants in articulating their strengths and goals for recovery.
- Coach participants toward learning and practicing new recovery skills.
- Support participants in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services.
- Encourage participants to participate in social, recreational, and other therapeutic activities that enhance interpersonal skills and develop social relationships.
- Appropriately and respectfully share personal experiences and personal recovery stories as a way to encourage new ways of seeing, thinking, and doing, in support of the participant's own personal journey.
- Act as a role model for recovery, inspire hope and feelings of personal safety and empowerment.
- Document progress, and record information.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Maintain communication with supervisors and other identified staff about the needs, skills, and goals of the participants.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED, Required
- 2 years of applicable work experience, preferred.
- Experience with facilitating groups preferred.
- Second Language, Preferred
Certified Peer Support Specialist Certification through the State of Wisconsin
