Behavioral Health Certified Peer Support Professional (QP)

00 RHA Health Services, LLC; Marion (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Payactiv

Employee discounts

Paid Time Off

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Wellbeing programs

Chronic disease management

Free CPR training

Job summary

00 RHA Health Services, LLC is hiring a Behavioral Health Certified Peer Support Professional (QP) Regular position to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and substance use challenges.

You will provide expert peer support, participate in interdisciplinary teams, advocate for client needs, and help connect clients to community resources while promoting recovery and empowerment.

Qualifications

• Qualified Mental Health Professional Status and Peer Support certification required.
• High School Diploma or GED minimum.
• 1 year of experience with the supported populations or equivalent peer experience.
• Certification as a Peer Support Specialist or eligibility for certification.

Responsibilities

• Meet with clients to provide advice and support per a treatment plan.
• Assist in peer support groups and with assigned consumers regularly.
• Support clients in daily decision making and resolving minor problems.
• Help clients find resources and encourage follow-through on resolutions.
• Attend meetings with clients and advocate for consumer needs in the community.

Skills

Peer support skills

Communication

Education

Qualified Mental Health Professional Status

Peer Support certification

Certificate of Peer Support supervision

Job description

We are hiring for: Behavioral Health Certified Peer Support Professional (QP) Type: Regular

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!

Job Responsibilities

As a Peer Support Professional you will be responsible for providing essential expertise and consultation to the entire interdisciplinary healthcare team to promote a culture in which each individual's point of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected and integrated into treatment, rehabilitation, and community self‑help activities while serving as an advocate for clients.

Responsibilities

• Meeting with clients to provide advice and support in accordance with a treatment plan
• Assisting in peer support groups with assigned consumers on a regular basis
• Supporting/assisting consumers in daily decision making and resolution of minor problems
• Assisting clients by finding resources, advising the consumer of processes, and encouraging follow through with proposed resolutions, locating social activities, or provide other assistance as needed
• Accompanying clients to meetings and participates in meetings of community groups to advocate for consumer needs, leading recovery dialogues/self‑help sessions with clients
• Fostering client's development of healthy relationships by encouraging participation in community activities
• Observing behavior and evidence of general well‑being and discusses observations with the clients
• Modeling effective coping and self‑help techniques to individuals or groups of consumers
• Providing advice to clients on empowerment skills and successful community living
• Informing clients on community resources and how to use them appropriately, providing information to consumers and families on specific topics, as assigned

Requirements:

• This position requires Qualified Mental Health Professional Status and Peer Support certification or certificate of Peer Support supervision.
• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent
• 1 year of experience working with persons with the population supported
• Certified as a Peer Support Specialist or 1 continuous year as a current or former recipient of treatment (including mental health/substance abuse treatment or diagnosis) and eligibility for certification as Peer Support Specialist by the governing agency
• Must complete a minimum of twenty (20) hours of training specific to the required components of the specific service definition including crisis response within the first 90 days of employment
• Valid drivers' license and automotive insurance
• Ability to pass background check and drug screen
• CPR, first aid, NCI and/or role-related certification, a plus

Pre-employment screening:

• Complete criminal background
• Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
• Drug testing
• Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
• Proof of employment history or references (if required)
• Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.

We offer the following benefits to employees:

• Payactiv: early access to the money you've earned from hours you've already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks and discount program : to help you save money!
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities