Supportive Housing Peer Support Specialist - 5834

ColumbiaCare Services; Ashland (OR); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

Paid time off

Retirement plan with 6% match

Professional development

Job summary

ColumbiaCare Services is hiring a Supportive Housing Peer Support Specialist at Rogue Ridge Apartments in Ashland, Oregon. The role involves peer-to-peer support for residents, coordinating groups, and providing personal care services while fostering self-determined goals.

The position requires personal experience with mental health challenges and a valid Oregon driver’s license, with a focus on compassionate engagement and crisis de-escalation skills.

Qualifications

• Must have personal experience with mental health challenges.
• Certified and registered as PSS or PWS through the Oregon Health Authority (OHA).
• Driving is an essential function; valid driver's license required and able to pass a DHS background check.

Responsibilities

• Meet with each new resident to provide welcome, answer questions, and offer compassionate support and guidance.
• Coordinate and facilitate peer groups and provide personal care services (shopping, self-help, socialization, meal prep).
• Utilize strategic self-disclosure to build connection and normalize mental health challenges.

Skills

Personal experience with mental health

Education

PSS or PWS certification through Oregon Health Authority

Job description

What We Offer

Enjoy our many benefits and incentives including:

• Affordable Medical/Dental/Vision plansFlexible Spending AccountGenerous Paid Time OffWhole Health & Wellness Reimbursement ProgramProfessional development and training opportunities100% Vested Retirement Plan w/ up to 6% MatchHoliday Pay (9)Paid Personal Growth HoursPaid Time Off for Mental HealthCompany Paid Life InsuranceSpontaneous & Longevity BonusesLoan Forgiveness Program EligibilityEmployee Assistance Program (EAP) & Tobacco Cessation Program

For more details about our benefits, visit our website!

About the Position

We are looking for a Supportive Housing Peer Support Specialist (PSS) to join our team at our Rogue Ridge Apartments in Ashland, Oregon! ColumbiaCare Services is looking for the right individual to work Peer-to-Peer, meaning you have personal experience with mental health challenges and are a recipient of mental health services, and are willing to share your experiences with adult mental health consumers. The Supportive Housing Peer Support Specialist meets with each new resident to support the individual in feeling welcome, answer questions, and provide compassionate support and guidance in setting self-determined goals. The Supportive Housing Peer Support Specialist will engage with residents one-on-one as well as coordinate and facilitate peer groups, provide personal care services (including shopping, self-help, socialization, meal preparation, and more), and utilize strategic self-disclosure with residents to build connection and normalize mental health challenges.

Work Schedule

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 12:00pm – 5:00pm (Part Time Day)

What You’ll Make

$22.00 - $26.00 per hour DOE/Credentials.

Additional 5% Language Differential offered for Bilingual or Multilingual candidates.

About the Program

Rogue Ridge is 26-unit Permanent Supportive Housing program providing affordable housing to local citizens who are low-income and chronically without housing, along with a combination of behavioral health and tenancy supports.

General staffing includes an on-site Resident Manager available to provide access to housing support; and a Supportive Housing Associate and Certified Recovery Mentor (Peer) providing 7-day a week presence and services such as skills training, tenancy assistance, housing stabilization, and community navigation. The program is supervised by a full-time Supportive Housing Supervisor, and ColumbiaCare's Property Management team offers tenancy support around move in/out, rent collection, and maintenance and repairs.

ColumbiaCare Services is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.

What You’ll Need

Successful candidates MUST:

• Have personal experience with mental health challengesBe Certified and Registered as a

Peer Support Specialist (PSS) or Peer Wellness Specialist (PWS) through the Oregon Health Authority (OHA).

Driving is an essential function of this position. Successful applicants MUST provide a valid driver's license from their state of residence or obtain and submit one within 30 days of hire, maintain a safe driving record, and have the ability to pass a DHS criminal background check.

Physical Requirements: This position requires the ability to frequently talk, listen, use hands and fingers, reach, stand, walk, sit, bend, stoop, climb stairs, as well as lift, carry, push, and pull up to 40 pounds. It may require the ability to occasionally use ladders, squat/kneel, and perform other physical tasks as applicable. In addition, you must successfully complete crisis de-escalation and CPR trainings, which require performing various physical, hands-on maneuvers and techniques and may require an individual to lift and transfer clients.

We recognize that expertise can arise from diverse experiences. If you're passionate about our mission but unsure about meeting all qualifications, we encourage you to apply.

About Us

ColumbiaCare Services is a non-profit, behavioral health and Veteran’s service agency offering a full spectrum of programming to help peopleget better. We are more than a company. We are a diverse team of individuals who are in the business of changing people's lives. We specialize in providing outpatient services, residential treatment programs, mental health housing, and other supports in beautiful and therapeutic service settings. We promote the whole health and wellbeing of the individuals and communities we serve. We value and honor diversity in all forms, including but not limited to race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, nationality, spirituality, Veterans, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. We welcome persons from historically underrepresented groups to apply. We seek applicants who can demonstrate experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and who will contribute to our mission, vision, and core values.

We invite individuals from all walks of life to apply. We strive to deliver equitable employment best practices and opportunities for all, from recruitment, to interviewing and hiring, to our retention activities, promotions, and training and growth opportunities. We give priority to applicants who qualify under protected Veteran status and people with disabilities.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.