Recovery Support Navigator - Peer Specialist

Summit BHC West Virginia, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Highland Hospital in Charleston, WV is seeking a full-time Peer Support Specialist to join our treatment team. You will engage clients from intake through discharge, applying lived experience to promote recovery and empower individuals to participate in their care.

You will mentor clients, connect them with community resources, coordinate with clinical staff, and support housing, employment, and daily living skills.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Two or more years' experience in a behavioral health setting.
• One or more years’ experience in an acute inpatient behavioral health setting preferred.
• Training on personal advocacy, engagement, recovery and resiliency principles.
• Understands general addiction and available treatment options.
• General understanding of community resources and how to promote linkage between the client and resource.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a mentor to individuals to promote decision making, empowerment and engagement.
• Acts as a liaison between individuals, clinical team and community resources.
• Takes role of advocate.
• Engages individuals referred to treatment at the initial point of contact to expedite screening for the appropriate level of care.
• Provides peer support to clinically complex clients, drawing on common experiences as a peer, validates individuals’ experiences and provides guidance and encouragement to promote individuals to take responsibility and actively participate in their own recovery.
• Provides peer support knowledge related to treatment including methadone, buprenorphine or extended release naltrexone injection maintenance treatment.
• Assists individuals in seeking and receiving services to meet individual social needs and provide support to facilitate client success to maintain recovery.
• Assists in the process of acquiring housing, necessities and skills needed to maintain daily and monthly household responsibilities and independent livings.
• Assists the client in establishing a relationship with a primary care provider or additional medical care in a coordinated/team approach.
• Serves as consultants and subject matter experts in MAT and client participation in community support groups such as Narcotics Anonymous and Celebrate Recovery.
• Serves as linkage between clients and employers in the area to assist clients in obtaining and maintaining gainful employment.
• Assists with acquiring and developing life and social skills, education and other needs identified by the individual to promote quality of life after recovery.
• Acts as a role model for clients by sharing effective coping techniques and self-help strategies in promoting personal growth and development handling internal and external stressors.
• Assists and promotes positive health, wellness and lifestyle choices.
• Communicates client’s status on a regular basis, including, but not limited to changes in mood or functioning, medical issues and all crisis and health and safety issues.
• Documents all "no shows," and communicates all difficulties contacting clients with appropriate office staff.
• Documents services provided regularly, concisely, and completely in accordance with clinical standards by office deadline.
• Attends all office trainings as well as regular clinical supervision sessions with assigned supervisor.

Skills

Mentoring

Interpersonal communication

Advocacy

Liaison with clinical team

Community resources navigation

MAT knowledge

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Peer Specialist certification

CPR certification

Job description

Highland Hospital in Charleston, WV is seeking a full-time Peer Support Specialist to join our treatment team. You will engage clients from intake through discharge, applying lived experience to promote recovery and empower individuals to participate in their care.

You will mentor clients, connect them with community resources, coordinate with clinical staff, and support housing, employment, and daily living skills.