Recovery Advocate & Peer Support Specialist

Tri-County Human Services; Bartow (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Tri-County Human Services is seeking a Peer Specialist to provide consumer-perspective input, act as a recovery role model, and deliver individualized case management linking clients to medical, community, and specialty services.

The position emphasizes dignity, respect, and cultural sensitivity while supporting recovery through Illness Management and Recovery approaches and collaboration with clinicians.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or GED and at least one year of full-time experience in a mental health or addictions treatment setting.
• Incumbent will have completed all mandatory training required by Tri-County and obtained certification as a Certified Peer Specialist by the Florida Certification Board within one year of initiating this position.
• Requires knowledge of addictions treatment and/or mental health treatment programs and supportive services.
• Requires general understanding of the causes, nature, and treatment of substance abuse and/or mental health problems.
• Must pass core competency requirements (80%).

Responsibilities

• Attends and participates in community forms dealing with substance abuse and mental health issues and concerns.
• Speaks to individuals regarding services received and provides feedback to both the department and providers.
• Assist providers in developing role recovery objectives that meet individual progress towards their goals.
• Will discuss with individual's areas within the provider's service delivery that needs to be targeted for improvement.
• Engages individuals to talk about their experiences to promote understanding of life experiences and their effects on functioning and to promote hope for recovery.
• Can develop rapport with persons involved in the criminal justice system, who have alcohol, addiction, mental health issues or who have other behavioral/emotional difficulties.
• Assists with enrollment for services provided by community behavioral health providers.
• Assist provider staff in identifying program environments that are conducive to recovery; lend their unique insight into mental illness and what makes recovery possible.
• Assists in peer group support utilizing the Illness Management and Recovery model to facilitate problem solving, communication skills development and personal growth.
• Provides services with area/s of competency, i.e. life experience, training, certification, education or other background in the service area.
• Seeks direction from clinicians when needs fall outside areas of competency.
• Assists in completing and maintaining a personal recovery plan which includes identified person-centered strengths, needs, abilities, and goals, interventions to assist the person served in reaching these goals and progress made toward these goals.
• Attends treatment teams meeting as requested to promote and support consumer's insight to recovery as directed.

Education

High school diploma or GED; certification within 1 year (CFB)

Job description

Tri-County Human Services is seeking a Peer Specialist to provide consumer-perspective input, act as a recovery role model, and deliver individualized case management linking clients to medical, community, and specialty services.

The position emphasizes dignity, respect, and cultural sensitivity while supporting recovery through Illness Management and Recovery approaches and collaboration with clinicians.