Peer Recovery Support Specialist Level 1: Community Based (70512)

VARIETY CARE INC; Guthrie (OK); On-site; USD 22,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

VARIETY CARE INC in Guthrie, OK is seeking a Peer Recovery Support Specialist to assist clients on their recovery journey through integrated physical and behavioral health services. This full-time, day-shift role emphasizes wellness, advocacy, and collaborative care within a supportive team.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED, personal experience with mental health recovery, and completion of required certifications within the stated timelines.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; experience in mental health recovery is preferred.
• Must obtain ODMHSAS Peer Recovery Support Specialist within 60 days of hire and complete annual continuing education.
• Must obtain ODMHSAS Wellness Coach Certification within 60 days of hire and complete annual continuing education.
• WRAP facilitator certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide integrated services that are welcoming, engaging, and accessible.
• Promote a warm and engaging organizational culture aligned with NorthCare values and trauma informed care.
• Perform health promotion services with individuals and groups, including vitals, health education, and self-management plans.
• Provide advocacy on the client’s behalf within NorthCare and the community.
• Facilitate peer support groups, including WRAP.
• Support clients to increase independence and develop community relationships.
• Assist with assessments and develop a care management plan integrating physical and behavioral health needs.
• Maintain timely clinical records as required by policy and accreditation.
• Maintain professional competency through ongoing trainings and certifications.

Skills

Peer Recovery Support

Wellness Coach Certification

WRAP facilitator

Interpersonal skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

MS Word

Job description

Job Details

Job Details: Job Location: Guthrie Broad St.(NC) - Guthrie, OK 73044-3363, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: High School, Salary Range: $16.00 - $16.99 Hourly, Travel Percentage: Road Warrior, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Nonprofit - Social Services, DEFINITION: Assist clients and their families with their recovery journey through the perspective of lived experience and specialized training. Advocate, coordinate, and integrate physical health and behavioral health care, addiction treatment, and social services with an emphasis on wellness activities. Perform a wide range of tasks to assist patients in the recovery process and to reclaim their life from mental illness, addiction and/or trauma. This position is expected to meet productivity guidelines, as outlined by the outpatient management team.

SUPERVISION

Position is supervised by Program Supervisor.

essential job functions

• Provide integrated services that are welcoming, engaging, and accessible. These services address physical health care, behavioral healthcare and social needs that are recovery focused, strengths based, culturally competent, client centered, trauma informed, and co-occurring capable.
• Promotes a warm and engaging organizational culture in line with NorthCare values, trauma informed care, and health and wellness.
• Perform health promotion services with individuals and in group settings. Health promotion will minimally consist of the following, but is not limited to, checking and monitoring client’s vitals; providing health education specific to client’s condition; developing self-management plans with the client; providing support for improving social networks and providing health promotion lifestyle interventions including substance use prevention; smoking prevention and cessation, obesity reduction and prevention; nutritional counseling; and increasing physical activity.
• Perform individual and family support services, including but not limited to, teaching individuals and families self-advocacy skills; assisting with obtaining and adhering to medications and other prescribed treatments; building social skills in the community that will enhance quality of life, creating a crisis plan and/or psychiatric advanced directive, and identifying resources to support the client in attaining their highest level of health and functioning in their families and in the community. This may include providing transportation to and support during medically necessary services.
• Provide advocacy on the client’s behalf within NorthCare and the community to assist the client in the recovery/independent living processes.
• Facilitate peer support groups, including but not limited to, Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP).
• Support clients to recognize and utilize their own strengths, skills, talents, and ability to increase the client’s independence and self-sufficiency in the community. Support the client in development and/or maintenance of relationships with family, friends, neighbors, and significant others in the community.
• Support the completion of assessments to include gathering of information about the patient’s symptoms, behavior, functioning, history, needs, goals, and preferences and develop a care management plan to integrate physical and behavioral healthcare needs and establish goals.
• Support the monitoring and tracking of outcome measures for clients.
• Maintain clinical records in a timely manner, as required by agency policy, funding sources and accreditation authorities. Complete all required forms in a manner consistent with requirements.
• Maintain professional competency in the area under one’s responsibility through appropriate readings, attendance at workshops and training. Comply with all requirements to maintain professional certification(s).
• Knowledgeable regarding: NorthCare’s electronic record system and public folders; CCBHC requirements, ODMHSAS Services manual, contract requirements, and benchmarks; National Outcome Measures (NOMS); Medicaid rules and regulations.
• Return phone calls and cell text pages promptly. Check and respond to email daily.
• Maintain consistent work attendance and contact supervisor on timely basis for needed late arrivals or absences. Meet dress code expectations.
• Complete all NorthCare required courses and training and comply with all agency policies and procedures, including but not limited to documentation deadlines and productivity expectations.
• Performs any reasonable work requested that falls within the qualifications but not specifically described in work performed.

Qualifications

Candidate/employee must meet the ODMHSAS criteria for Peer Recovery Support Specialist, which requires high school diploma or GED, knowledge in the area of mental health recovery and wellness and be a current or former consumer of mental health services. Must obtain ODMHSAS Peer Recovery Support Specialist within 60 days of hire, if not currently certified and complete annual continuing education requirements to maintain certification. Must obtain ODMHSAS Wellness Coach Certification within 60 days of hire, if not currently certified and complete annual continuing education requirements to maintain certification. Certification as a WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) facilitator preferred.

This position provides community-based services for 20 or more hours of a 40-hour work week or over 50% of the designated work week. A community setting is defined as any non-designated NorthCare Office. Community-based staff may be expected to provide services in a multitude of community settings, including but not limited to, a client’s home, in the community at a local venue or agency, outside in a confidential space, via telehealth or in the office. Staff who are considered community based may have limited access to onsite supervision and are expected to use critical thinking skills to ensure appropriate staffing of situations as they present. Staff who are community based may have limited access to onsite supervision and are expected to use critical thinking skills to ensure appropriate staffing of situations as they present. Staff who are community based may have

This position requires a high degree of flexibility and efficiency. Must display proficiency in the MS Word processing software and intermediate general computer skills. Must demonstrate good interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate verbally with English-speaking clients. Employees must have excellent written and oral communication skills. Must be able to move about facilities freely. Casual professional dress is required with adherence to dress code requirements.

Must have access to reliable transportation. Local travel is required. Must possess and provide verification of valid Oklahoma driver’s license during employment with NorthCare. Must maintain and provide verification of current automobile liability insurance including uninsured motorist coverage.

Must possess and maintain CPR, First Aid and Therapeutic Options certifications; or obtain within 30 days of the employment with NorthCare. Must have and/or complete Co-Occurring Training and Trauma Informed Training within 60 days of employment with NorthCare. Must have TB test within 12 months prior to employment with NorthCare or obtain within 30 days of employment with NorthCare.

Every NorthCare employee is responsible for adhering to any and all laws, professional standards and ethical codes that apply to his/her/their job responsibilities.