Peer Support Specialist (3pm - 11pm Tuedsday - Saturday)

Western-Tidewater-Community-Services-Board; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

FSA

Vacation/Sick/Holiday pay

Legal Resources

529 Tuition Savings

Critical & Accidental Insurance

Aflac

Job summary

Western Tidewater Community Service Board invites you to join our team as a Peer Support Specialist. The role focuses on providing peer support services to individuals with behavioral health needs and assisting them toward recovery within our community across Suffolk and surrounding counties.

We offer a range of benefits and emphasize lived experience, certification progress, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to support clients in outpatient and inpatient settings.

Qualifications

• Must be a certified Peer Recovery Specialist or gain certification within the first 3 months of hire.
• Must have lived behavioral health experience.
• Hold a valid driver’s license with an acceptable DMV record.
• Experience in using various computer software applications and/or Electronic Health Record

Responsibilities

• Provide peer support services to consumers with behavioral health issues, substance abuse, and/or intellectual disabilities
• Function as a role model to peers
• Exhibit competency in personal recovery and use of coping skills, serve as a consumer advocate, and provide consumer information and peer support for consumers in outpatient and inpatient settings
• Assist and guide consumers toward achievement of specific goals identified by the consumer and specified in the ISP

Skills

Peer support

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Electronic Health Record

Job description

• Base Pay $36,934.00 - $56,651.00 / Year
• Required Degree High school
• Manage Others No

Western Tidewater Community Service Board welcomes you to join our team!

At WTCSB our mission is to provide a coordinated system of quality recovery-oriented care in Mental Health, Intellectual Disability, and Substance Abuse Services to the citizens of the cities of Franklin and Suffolk and the counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton. We continually strive to value staff, support diversity, and promote excellence and personal choice in the provision of consumer care.

We are seeking Peer Support Specialistsfor various departments throughout our organization

Salary range is based on qualifications, experience, budget, and internal equity.

General Responsibilities for Peer Support Specialist:

• Provide peer support services to consumers with behavioral health issues, substance abuse, and/or intellectual disabilities
• Function as a role model to peers
• Exhibit competency in personal recovery and use of coping skills, serve as a consumer advocate, and provide consumer information and peer support for consumers in outpatient and inpatient settings
• Assist and guide consumers toward achievement of specific goals identified by the consumer and specified in the Individual Service Plan (ISP)

Qualifications and Skills for Peer Support Specialist:

• Be a certified Peer Recovery Specialist or gain certification within the first 3 months of hire
• Must have lived behavior health experience
• Hold a valid driver’s license with an acceptable DMV record
• Experience in using various computer software applications and/or Electronic Health Record

Benefits for Full-Time Peer Support Specialist:

• Health Insurance/Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Vacation/Sick leave/Holiday pay
• Legal Resources
• VA529-Tuition Savings
• Critical & Accidental Insurance
• Aflac