CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST - CASUAL

Independence Health System; Butler Township (OH); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Independence Health System seeks a Certified Peer Specialist to support adults in the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program. You will mentor clients, advocate for their rights, and assist in developing crisis plans and WRAP plans alongside the treatment team.

Responsibilities include timely documentation, promoting recovery, and providing guidance from lived experience to empower consumers in their personal growth.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED or higher level of education required.
• Certification as a Certified Peer Specialist required.
• Personal knowledge of the Mental Health system.

Responsibilities

• Provide peer counseling and mentoring to ACT participants.
• Complete crisis and WRAP plans with consumers.
• Advocate for clients within the treatment team and support recovery efforts.
• Complete required documentation in a timely manner.
• Safely access, transport, and handle medications as required by policy.

Skills

Mentoring

Documentation

Advocacy

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Certified Peer Specialist

Job description

Description

Responsible for supporting adults in the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Program by demonstrating recovery practices and behaviors, providing peer counseling, serving as a mentor to provide hope and empowerment, promoting personal growth and development, providing side by side coaching and encouragement, supporting positive changes, giving direction from personal experience, and advocating for consumers as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team. Responsible for completing crisis and WRAP plans with the consumer.

Essential Job Functions

• Models a healthy recovering lifestyle to clients by their actions and personal experience. Demonstrates honest and open
• Demonstrates appropriate boundary setting and conflict resolution. Understands the importance of and demonstrates a willingness to ask for help and support and to learn from others.
• Participates as an integral member of the treatment team and assist individuals through mentoring and support at all stages of the recovery process. Completes all required documentation in a timely manner, including crisis and WRAP plans.
• Demonstrates an openness and acceptance of the client’s fears and uncertainty about recovery. Presents as a supportive and committed part of the client’s recovering support network. Advocates for clients’ rights and preferences with treatment team, family, community, etc.
• Asserts adherence of rules in a non-threatening and positive manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competency and Experience (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

Required Qualifications/Experience

• High School Diploma, GED or higher level of education.
• Must have certification as a Certified Peer Specialist
• Personal knowledge of the Mental Health system

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Experience in Mental Health/Human Service field

License, Certification & Clearances

• Certification as a Peer Specialist
• Act 34-PA Criminal Record Check from the PA State Police system
• Act 33/73 clearances
• Family & Friends CPR
• Valid driver’s license and ability to be insured under the Health Systems motor vehicle liability insurance. Other Requirements: Comprehensive Crisis Management per policy.
  • Responsible to safely access, transport, and handle single dose medications to include prescription and non-prescription medications.
  • Ability to safely transport clients in hospital vehicles.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities, but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.
• The work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).
• Travel may be expected locally between System locations.

Physical Demands/Requirements

• [The following frequency definitions apply to all Physical Requirements unless otherwise noted: Occasional: (0-1/3 of day , 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr) Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day , 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr) Constant: (>