Alaska Native Recovery Peer Specialist & Mentor

Fairbanks Native Associ; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 34,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairbanks Native Association is seeking a Peer Specialist for the Recovery Center in Fairbanks, AK. The role provides mentorship, peer counseling, crisis response and recovery navigation within a culturally resonant, Alaska Native and AI/AN framework.

As part of a collaborative team, you will support participants from intake through sustained recovery, linking to housing resources, managing data in the EHR, and participating in required trainings. This is a full-time position.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year experience with AN/AI population and culturally specific services.
• Lived experience as a caregiver of a family member who has experienced a mental health episode.
• One year’s experience in the mental health field.
• Ability to complete Traditional Peer Support Training within one year and obtain State of Alaska Peer Support Specialist Certification.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates Traditional Talking Circles using evidence-based family training in traditional ways aligning with treatment schedule.
• Oversees community services activities.
• Shares lived experience with consumers and families.
• Shares experience with navigating mental health system.
• Provides consumers with recovery support in the Recovery Center.
• Provides linkage to housing and/or recovery housing resources.
• Provides trauma-informed care and care navigation to culturally specific services.
• Supports consumers during their treatment experience providing positive feedback and hope.
• Ensures adherence to data collection requirements and enters accurate and timely data into the Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Develops billing records.
• Oversees safety and security of consumers in Recovery Center.
• Attends mandatory position training that provides training in risk factors as designated by Project Manager and/or Clinical Supervisor.
• Maintains consumer confidentiality in accordance with 42 CFR Part 2 and HIPPA.
• Attends all required staff meetings.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Mentorship

Peer counseling

Crisis response

Recovery navigation

Cultural sensitivity

Documentation in EHR

Education

High school diploma

Experience with AN/AI population

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Fairbanks Native Association is seeking a Peer Specialist for the Recovery Center in Fairbanks, AK. The role provides mentorship, peer counseling, crisis response and recovery navigation within a culturally resonant, Alaska Native and AI/AN framework.

As part of a collaborative team, you will support participants from intake through sustained recovery, linking to housing resources, managing data in the EHR, and participating in required trainings. This is a full-time position.