ACTT Certified Peer Support Specialist

Daymark Recovery Services; Boone, Newland (NC, NC); Sur place; USD 19 000 - 28 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation

Sick Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Referral Bonus

Internal Training

Résumé du poste

Daymark Recovery Services in Boone, NC seeks a Certified Peer Support Specialist to join our ACT team and provide individualized community-based support, crisis assistance, housing and education/employment help, and wellness planning to individuals in recovery, promoting self-determination.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will document services, participate in daily team meetings, and engage in ongoing training to maintain high-quality care for people facing mental health or substance

Qualifications

• Peer Support paraprofessional role requires life experience with mental illness or addiction and recovery.
• High school diploma or GED required; self-identify as consumer with psychiatric/addiction disability.
• Two years to complete required training if part-time (<10 hours/week).
• Must demonstrate at least one full year without crisis, relapse, or inpatient treatment.

Responsabilités

• Participates with ACT team in assessments, crisis consultations, and planning to support consumer goals.
• Provides ongoing assertive outreach and supportive services addressing functional needs and independence.
• Participates in daily team meetings and maintains proper documentation.

Connaissances

Peer support

Crisis intervention

Team collaboration

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Life experience with mental illness/addiction

Description du poste

Job Details

Job Location: Watauga Center - Boone, NC 28605, New Hires who are Benefit Eligible may qualify for Hiring Bonus

Company Mission/ statement

Our mission is to inspire and empower people to seek and maintain recovery and health. Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. is a mission driven, comprehensive community provider of culturally sensitive mental health and substance abuse services.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Health Spending Account
• Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• 401(k)
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
• Employee Assistant Program
• Referral Bonus Opportunities
• Extensive Internal Training Program

Pay Scale

$17/hr.

Summary

A Certified Peer Support Specialist is an individual who is or has been a recipient of mental health services. Provides highly individualized services in the community and promotes individual self-determination and decision making. In coordination and conjunction with the other ACT team members, provides consumer education and individual/system advocacy, Self Help skills, provides crisis support, Housing assistance, Education/employment support, Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) plan support, and independent/social skills support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Participates with other team members in conducting comprehensive clinical assessments, person centered plans, crisis consultations and other primarily QP functions so as to provide essential expertise and consultation to the entire team to promote a culture in which each person’s point of view and preferences are recognized.
• Provides ongoing assertive outreach and supportive services to address the persons served needs effectively. Provides interventions to offer support and guidance in all areas of functional domains: adaptive, communication, personal care, domestic, psychosocial, problem solving, etc in preventing, overcoming or managing the person’s level of functioning and enhancing his/her ability to remain in the community.
• Participates in daily interdisciplinary treatment planning, daily staff meetings and review of persons served and functional needs
• Completes all documentation as required by procedures and statute.
• Participates in regular supervision with the ACT Team Leader to enhance all competencies in this position.
• All other duties as assigned by supervisor

Units Billed Minimum Requirement

Along with other team members, is responsible to ensure adequate service delivery is provided to all persons served in accordance with National Program Standards, state service definition requirements, and the needs of the persons served.

Education/Experience

Peer Support services are delivered by staff who have the life experience of being diagnosed with a serious mental illness or substance addiction problem, and are currently in recovery, stable, and living without relapses. The Peer Support Paraprofessional has a high school diploma, or GED and at least five years of life experience with a serious mental illness or substance addiction. The paraprofessional also self identifies as an individual with a psychiatric or addictions disability. Paraprofessional staff who work no more than 10 hours a week providing Peer Support and have not completed their 20 hours of training have two years to complete the training required. The Peer Specialist also demonstrates at least one full year in his/her own life without crisis, relapse, or psychiatric or substance abuse inpatient treatment, or criminal justice involvement and may not be a family member or related to the consumer. Peer Support Specialists are supervised by a Qualified Professional. The Qualified Professional Peer Support meets same requirements as listed above; but also, meets QP status based on education of Bachelor’s degree and required experience to meet QP standards.