Peer Support Specialist

Armada Recovery; Akron (OH); In loco; USD 34.000 - 52.000; Tempo pieno

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Generous PTO and benefits

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Armada Recovery is seeking a Full-time Peer Support Specialist in Summit County to provide peer-based support in high-risk situations and connect individuals with housing, treatment, and community resources. The role collaborates with counselors, case managers, and providers to promote recovery-oriented care.

You will engage peers, document activities, and ensure confidentiality while guiding them through assessment and access to appropriate care.

Competenze

• GED or higher; Ohio Peer Supporter certification required.
• Strong writing skills, attention to detail, and computer knowledge.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, employees, and the public.
• Must be well organized.

Mansioni

• Provide Engagement and Peer support.
• Identify needed community services and provide education and direction.
• Provide one-on-one interventions, information and referrals.
• Assist in high-risk situations with connections to mental health and emergency services.
• Meet with community stakeholders to facilitate transfers and transportation.
• Contact supervisor for clarifications as needed.
• Assist peers in accessing benefits, transportation, forms, and follow-up.
• Collaborate with peers on decision-making for assessment and treatment.
• Deliver services with trauma-informed, client-centered care.
• Maintain professional relationships with service providers.
• Complete paperwork and maintain HIPAA/OMHAS-compliant records.
• Participate in supervision, team meetings, and trainings; maintain license hours.
• Collaborate with counselors, case managers, nursing staff and the treatment team.
• Maintain confidentiality and professionalism.
• Additional duties as needed.

Conoscenze

Strong writing skills

Attention to detail

Computer knowledge

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Formazione

GED or higher

State of Ohio Peer Supporter certification

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GENEROUS PTO AND BENEFIT PACKAGE

FULL-TIME PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provide support for peers in high-risk situations to support immediate connection to resources including safe housing and treatment. Provide peer support to peers referred from community partners including, but not limited to recovery housing, law enforcement, jail, hospital, and detox settings in and around Summit County.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide Engagement and Peer support

• Identify needed community services and support and provide education & direction..

• Provide one on one interventions, information, support, individual skills training, community referrals, motivation and individual recovery goals

• Assist in immediate resolution in high-risk situations using the least restrictive interventions, including linking the participant to mental health and other emergency services.

• Regularly meet at/with community stakeholders to facilitate transfers and provide transportation.

• Contact supervisor or designated back-up for clarifications of procedures or assistance as needed.

• Assist peers in accessing benefits, including providing transportation as necessary, community resources, completion of forms and applications, and provide follow-up, as necessary.

• Work closely in collaboration with peers to engage them in the decision-making process and help them understand the benefits of assessment and treatment and accessing the appropriate level of care as indicated in the assessment and treatment plan.

• Provide services with a trauma informed, client centered approach to care and from a peer perspective.

• Know and understand multiple pathways to recover and assist peers in exploring this.

• Maintain a network of professional relationships with relevant service providers in the peer community.

• Complete paperwork and documentation requirements while maintaining quality, up-to-date records.

• Ensures that all records and documentation meet HIPAA and OMHAS standards.

• Participate in regular supervision, team meetings, staff in services and ongoing training at Armada Recovery and maintain all required hours for license renewal.

• Collaborate with counselors, case managers, nursing staff, medical providers and other members of the treatment team to promote coordinator, person-centered care.

• Observe all rules of confidentiality as it relates to participant and service’s information, both internally and in dealing with outside individuals and/or agencies.

• Maintain professionalism.

• Additional duties as needed or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• GED or higher. Must possess certification from the State of Ohio to be a Peer Supporter.

• Strong writing skills, attention to detail, and computer knowledge.

• Valid Driver’s license

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, employees. and the public

• Must be well organized.