What are the responsibilities and job description for the SUD Youth Peer position at Westbrook Health Services, Inc?
Summary: Substance Use Disorder Youth Peer – Peer will utilize their lived experience with substance use challenges and other aspects of their lives to provide support, resources, and guidance to consumers ages 12 - 25. Shares their own path to recovery in order to foster a sense of trust and mutuality with the client with the goal of empowering the client to feel less isolated and provide opportunities for future goal attainment. Participate in activities related to community awareness of recovery and stigma reduction. Promote person-centered, recovery-focused, strength-based service delivery.
*Travel cited is daily within catchment area
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.
- Helps individuals ages 12 – 25 discover, access, and utilize ways to treat substance use or reduce the harm associated with their substance use disorder.
- Promotes client engagement.
- Participates in outreach efforts to promote the Regional Youth Service Center and its mission.
- Provides supports for those living with substance use disorders, including linking to resources for housing, employment/educational services, medical care, childcare, transportation and support groups.
- Promotes healthy choices by acting as a guide/mentor for overcoming personal and environmental obstacles that may jeopardize recovery.
- Helps individuals create a change plan for their recovery.
- Assure transportation needs are met for consumer including transporting consumers to appointments as necessary.
- Records documentation of consumer services provided in electronic health record.
- Participate in Bureau for Behavioral Health (BBH) approved-required trainings.
- Follow all expectations and guidelines provided by BBH.
- Complies with federal, state and company policies, procedures and regulations.
- Maintains confidentiality of all consumer information and comply with HIPAA and 42CFR part 2 regulations.
- Demonstrates knowledge of and supports Westbrook Health Services mission, vision, values, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards and code of ethical behavior.
