CAT Peer Specialist (Madison, Jefferson, and Taylor)

Apalachee Center; Florida; On-site; USD 17,047 - 24,280; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Apalachee Center in Madison, FL, is seeking a Peer Specialist to mentor individuals with severe persistent mental illness and/or substance use disorders. This role involves guiding peers in their recovery journey, assisting them in goal setting, and developing support structures through shared experiences.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma and certification as a Peer Specialist, along with at least one year of recovery experience. Competitive benefits are offered for full-time employees, including health and dental insurance.

Qualifications

• Openly identifies as a person with lived experience of mental health or substance use services.
• Minimum of 1 year in recovery is required.
• Experience with mental health and substance use disorders is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Assist peers in communication goals and support self-directed recovery.
• Model recovery and wellness strategies for peers.
• Complete documentation within service delivery timelines.

Skills

Mental health services knowledge

Self-care program engagement

Communication skills

Recovery coaching

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Certified Peer Specialist certification

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Madison, FL 32340 - Position Type: Full Time - Salary Range: $15.00 - Job Category: Other

Apalachee Center, Inc. offers competitive benefits for our full-time positions to include health, dental, vision, basic life insurance, long term disability, paid time off, and more.

Overview

A peer specialist uses his or her lived experience to serve as a mentor to provide support for persons with severe persistent mental illness and/or substance use disorder. This role will promote hope and set person-centered recovery-oriented goals. The role is non-clinical and does not include treatment, assessment and/or clinical evaluations of peers. It involves developing a relationship of trust that builds peers’ resilience, hope, recovery skills, and connects them to treatment services.

ESSENTIAL/CORE JOB-SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist peers by using tools such as Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) in order to help peers discover safe wellness tools and create a crisis/post-crisis plan through regular meetings to help peers identify their own strengths and support them in using those strengths to communicate goals to staff and clinicians.
• Assist peers in working with their case manager and other clinician/prescriber in determining the steps to take to achieve the personal goals and self-directed recovery through individual and/or group setting. PS will support peers in finding and developing the self-directed recovery goals by providing skill building, based on personal strength, supports and resources to aid them in order to achieve those goals.
• Role model competency in recovery, resilience, wellness strategies and other techniques to the peers as well as coworkers and other staff. Share own personal recovery journey story to role model the value of recovery and teach peers appropriate self-care to help peers sustain recovery success.
• Completes documentation and other paperwork accurately within 48 hours of service delivery and routed to supervisor approval. Will be directed on appropriate documentation and reviewed by supervisor.
• Meets service productivity standard of at least 62.5% (or 5 out of 8 work hours) for the provision of peer services which are supported by appropriate clinical record documentation that meets Clinical Record Handbook specifications and agency business/clinical ethics standards.

Qualifications

• Openly identifies as a person who has lived experience of using or has used mental health services and/or substance use disorder services or programs.
• Actively engages in a self-care program that promotes recovery.
• Minimum of 1 year in recovery required.
• Education/Experience:
  • A high school diploma or its equivalent.
  • Certified as a Peer Specialist or eligible to obtain Peer Specialist certification.
  • Experience with mental illnesses and/or substance use disorder.
• Licensure or Certification:
  • Recognized as a Certified Recovery Peer Specialist by the Florida Certification Board and in good standing or obtain certification within one year of employment.
  • Must possess a current and valid driver’s license with no more than six (6) points and maintain Apalachee Designated Auto Driver’s status if transporting consumers is part of the job assignment.