Veterans Peer Outreach Specialist — Suicide Prevention Start-Up

Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services; La Follette (TN); Vor Ort; USD 25.000 - 39.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement

Long-Term Disability

Holiday Pay

Vacation and Sick Leave

Life Insurance

Wellness Plan

NHSC loan repayment

Zusammenfassung

Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services is seeking 5 Full Time Veterans Peer Outreach Specialists to join the HOPE team for the SSGT Fox Suicide Prevention grant. Work on outreach, screening, and group activities to support veterans and their families across multiple counties.

You will help co-facilitate groups, deliver QPR Gatekeeper Training, and contribute to program objectives while advancing Ridgeview's mission and the HOPE initiative. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifikationen

• Must be a person in recovery with a high school diploma or GED.
• If not a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist, must obtain Peer Specialist Certification within one year of hire.
• Requires TN driver’s license and F endorsement (may be obtained within 90 days of hire).
• Veteran status/lived military experience highly preferred.

Aufgaben

• Provide outreach, baseline mental health screenings, and other supports to eligible Veterans and their families.
• Assist in meeting program objectives.
• Co-facilitate support groups and adventure-based activities.
• Conduct community educational QPR Gatekeeper Training.
• Provide varying supports for program participants.

Kenntnisse

Recovery experience

High school diploma or GED

Clean driving record

Military veteran preferred

Ausbildung

High school diploma/GED

Jobbeschreibung

Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services is seeking 5 Full Time Veterans Peer Outreach Specialists to join the HOPE team for the SSGT Fox Suicide Prevention grant. Work on outreach, screening, and group activities to support veterans and their families across multiple counties.

You will help co-facilitate groups, deliver QPR Gatekeeper Training, and contribute to program objectives while advancing Ridgeview's mission and the HOPE initiative. Equal opportunity employer.