Peer Specialist: Empower Recovery & Self-Advocacy

AltaPointe Health; Alabama; Vor Ort; USD 32.000 - 48.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

AltaPointe Health in Alabama seeks a dedicated Peer Specialist to support individuals with mental health services. You will promote self-determination and recovery, assist with goal planning, and help clients access benefits and community resources.

Collaboration with treatment teams will be essential to tailor interventions and advocate for consumer preferences. The role emphasizes teaching wellness strategies, facilitating transportation, and connecting clients to support groups to reduce

Qualifikationen

• Knowledge of psychiatric disorders in adults.
• Knowledge of cultural diversity.
• Knowledge of behavior management, crisis intervention and non-violent crisis intervention practices.

Aufgaben

• Promoting self-determination, recovery, self-advocacy and self-direction; assisting individuals in identifying strengths, wellness goals, setting objectives and barriers.
• Attending treatment team meetings to promote self-directed advocacy, assist in goal planning and develop appropriate interventions with the individual and team.
• Assisting individuals in obtaining information about benefits (SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, etc.).
• Engaging individuals in other programs and services to encourage treatment compliance and healthy lifestyles.
• Modeling self-advocacy skills and teaching wellness management strategies; helping individuals develop self-management plans/tools for personal use.
• Connecting to community support groups to learn from peers and reduce social isolation.
• Providing education to clinicians to promote the inclusion of consumer perspectives in service delivery.
• Providing resources and teaching transportation skills (bus routes, etc.).
• Sharing personal stories to model stability, and supporting informed decisions about treatment, housing, healthcare, employment and community connections.
• Building social skills in the community and overcoming barriers to stability; assisting with documentation and applications for programs.
• Assisting with outreach services when individuals disengage from the program.
• Actively participates in supervision, consultation and performance improvement activities.
• Maintaining confidential files and timely documentation according to AltaPointe requirements.
• Treating consumers with care, dignity, and confidentiality, staying cooperative and respectful.

Kenntnisse

Psychiatric disorders

Crisis intervention

Behavior management

Rehabilitation principles

Community resources

Adult education methods

Cultural diversity

Ausbildung

High School Diploma or equivalent

Peer Specialist Certification

Jobbeschreibung

AltaPointe Health in Alabama seeks a dedicated Peer Specialist to support individuals with mental health services. You will promote self-determination and recovery, assist with goal planning, and help clients access benefits and community resources.

Collaboration with treatment teams will be essential to tailor interventions and advocate for consumer preferences. The role emphasizes teaching wellness strategies, facilitating transportation, and connecting clients to support groups to reduce