Recovery Peer

Polk County, Oregon; Dallas (OR); Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 52.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

11 paid holidays per year

Vacation and sick leave

Health benefits with low employee cost

Life Insurance - employer paid

Public Service Student Loan Forgivness

HRSA/NHSC approved site

Zusammenfassung

Polk County is seeking a Recovery Peer to use lived experience to help others by sharing skills and information learned to transform their lives. You will meet clients in community settings—residential facilities, adult foster homes, and private residences—assisting with appointments, skill-building, and social activities like recovery support meetings.

The role emphasizes SAMHSA's Eight Dimensions of Wellness and aims to improve quality of life for peer consumers.

Qualifikationen

• Hold a Peer Support Specialist certificate with a specialty in Addictions at time of appointment.
• Bilingual Spanish speaking preferred which includes a 5% pay differential.

Aufgaben

• Meet with clients in community settings including residential facilities, adult foster homes, and private residences.
• Assist individuals in accessing appointments, skill-building and socialization activities such as recovery support meetings.
• Use SAMHSA's Eight Dimensions of Wellness to support improvements in quality of life and engagement.

Kenntnisse

Peer support

Spanish language

Jobbeschreibung

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Recovery Peer, you will use your own lived experience to help others in their journey by sharing skills, tools, and information you've learned to transform your own life. You will instill hope while improving engagement, self-confidence, and quality of life. The majority of your time will be spent meeting with clients in community settings including residential facilities, adult foster homes, and private residences. You will assist individuals in accessing and participating in appointments, skill building and socialization activities such as recovery support meetings.

Peer support specialists utilize SAMHSA's Eight Dimensions of Wellness Initiative in hopes of achieving improved quality of life and longevity of peer consumers.

WORK SCHEDULE

Monday through Friday 8am-5pm.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Hold a Peer Support Specialist certificate with a specialty in Addictions at time of appointment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bilingual Spanish speaking preferred which includes a 5% pay differential

Polk County, the Organization:

Polk County takes pride in knowing that our employees are what makes the County a great place to work. We have a strong desire for each employee to feel respected; connected to the department they work for as well as other County departments and the community at large; and know that they are critical to County business. We understand that work may be necessary, but not what should define each individual. We all have diverse personalities and interests away from the job, and at Polk County we encourage our employees to be connected to something bigger than work.

Benefits:

• Polk County offers generous employee benefits including, but not limited to:
• 11 paid holidays per year
• 8 hours of vacation earned monthly (increasing with years of service)
• 8 hours of sick leave earned monthly
• 4-5 Personal Leave Days earned each fiscal year (Depends on position; prorated depending on date of hire)
• PERS (Public Employees Retirement System) - 100% employer funded contributions
• Full health benefits with employee paying only 10% of the premium which covers all members of the employee's immediate family
• Life Insurance - employer paid
• Qualifying employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness program
• HRSA/NHSC approved site for certain positions

Our Community:

Polk County is located in the Willamette Valley just an hour from the Pacific Coast to the west and an hour from Portland to the north. The population is approximately 87,000 and the county spans about 744 square miles, with two thirds of the western part of the county being forest. National protected areas include the Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Siuslaw National Forest.

The County is part of the agricultural richness the Willamette Valley has to offer. In recent decades, the valley has also become a major wine producer, with Polk County being one of the best in the area. The valley is often known as the "Oregon Wine Country". Polk County has over 25 wineries alone.

Polk County also houses the beautiful liberal arts college, Western Oregon University, and is only 30 miles from Oregon State University. Western was an inaugural winner of the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award. This award recognizes universities and colleges that have demonstrated the highest level of commitment and action towards fostering a campus community that celebrates all the many facets of diversity. WOU is one of the most diverse universities in Oregon and has a higher percentage of Latino students in the Oregon University system.

Please refer to the Class Specification for the full job description and minimum experience, education and training requirements for this position.