Certified Peer Specialist

Home, Hope and Healing Inc. & Aspire Behavioral Health and Counseling; Georgia; On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Aspire Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability seeks a CPS to support individuals in recovery and their families. The role includes coordinating referrals, crisis support, and community resource linkage in collaboration with a Co-responder team.

Responsibilities cover outreach, direct care training, and daily living skills instruction, with opportunities to participate in agency trainings and programs. On-site work with emphasis on safety and client well-being.

Qualifications

• Candidate must be a person living in recovery from a mental health or SUD diagnosis and be eligible for CPS certification or have obtained a Certified Peer Specialist Certification/Forensic etc
• Candidate must have a high school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Provide Support and education about the recovery process to families, friends, allies and others
• Complement and coordinate service referral and intake processes with APD's Co-responder team
• Work with individuals identified as being at high risk of return to detention and individuals in mental health crisis
• Assist justice involved individuals with MI & SA in locating and utilizing community resources including legal, medical, financial assistance, and other referral services
• Incorporates outreach and engagement activities to build rapport and trust among the target population
• Provides training of basic personal and social skills, simple academics, or work skills to individuals/students in a state hospital, juvenile detention facility, residence, group home, workshop, or supported employment environment.
• Instructs and advises clients/residents on daily living skills in one‑on‑one or group instruction. May provide training on behavioral problems, daily decision making, and the resolution of minor problem.
• Provide support to individuals and families during periods of incapacitation, family disruption or convalescence, providing companionship, personal care, and help in adjusting to new lifestyles. Arranges for needed medical care and provides needed services to assure that medical care is obtained. Assists in presentation of educational group lectures related to appropriate topics.
• Link peers up with various community organizations and resources to provide additional support
• Attends agency required training, meeting as scheduled by supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned, not to exceed 90 days, as assigned by supervisor.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

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QUALIFICATIONS (including Physical Requirements)

Candidate must be a person living in recovery from a mental health or SUD diagnosis and be eligible for CPS certification or have obtained a Certified Peer Specialist Certification/Forensic etc

Candidate must have a high school diploma or GED.

Equipment That Requires Safe And Effective Use

NONE

BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN CATEGORY (check one)

____ Employee routinely performs tasks that involve exposure to blood or other potentially infectious

material as part of their assigned duties (Category I).

____ Employee performs assigned tasks which does not involve exposure to blood or other

potentially infectious material, BUT employment may require performing unplanned category I tasks

(Category II).

__x__ Employee performs assigned tasks which involve no exposure to blood or other potentially

infectious material AND performance of category I tasks are not a condition of employment

(Category III).

MANDATORY TRAINING CATEGORY (Check One)

__x__ Administrative __x__ Direct Care ____ Medical

PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT

Aspire Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability's goal is to continually improve the delivery of service by improvement of consumer outcomes and satisfaction. All employees have a role in performance improvement and are expected to interact collaboratively with co-workers, and other contacts to provide consistent, high-quality, consumer focused services.

SPECIAL NEEDS OF POPULATION SERVED

(Age related, Cultural and Linguistic Competence)

Work requires the knowledge and skills necessary to provide direct client services appropriate to adults with mental health diagnoses and/or addictive diseases diagnosis ages 18+ who are persistently and chronically mentally ill.

Staff Should Be Able To

• Complete all agency and related trainings initially and annually
• Complete all direct care services with individuals and their families
• Provide collaborative documentation
• Keep all credentials and certificates up to date
• Participate with fellow employees in a respectful and professional manner
• Abide by productivity standards
• Follow contract guidelines
• Demonstrate leadership qualities and characteristics to effectively manage staff and programs

ASSIGNED DUTIES

DESCRIPTION OF WORK DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: ( Type in or attach current description of duties. Employees are expected to perform their work in a competent and efficient manner. Include % of time).

• Provide Support and education about the recovery process to families, friends, allies and others
• Complement and coordinate service referral and intake processes with APD's Co-responder team.
• Work with individuals identified as being at high risk of return to detention and individuals in mental health crisis.
• Assist justice involved individuals with MI & SA in locating and utilizing community resources including legal, medical, financial assistance, and other referral services
• Incorporates outreach and engagement activities to build rapport and trust among the target population
• Provides training of basic personal and social skills, simple academics, or work skills to individuals/students in a state hospital, juvenile detention facility, residence, group home, workshop, or supported employment environment.
• Instructs and advises clients/residents on daily living skills in one‑on‑one or group instruction. May provide training on behavioral problems, daily decision making, and the resolution of minor problem.
• Provide support to individuals and families during periods of incapacitation, family disruption or convalescence, providing companionship, personal care, and help in adjusting to new lifestyles. Arranges for needed medical care and provides needed services to assure that medical care is obtained. Assists in presentation of educational group lectures related to appropriate topics.
• Link peers up with various community organizations and resources to provide additional support
• Attends agency required training, meeting as scheduled by supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned, not to exceed 90 days, as assigned by supervisor.

VERIFICATION

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Signature of Employee Date

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Signature of Supervisor Date

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Signature of Team Leader/Program Manager Date