Veterans Peer Support Specialist

The Healing Place; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Healing Place in Louisville, KY is seeking a Veteran’s Peer Support Specialist to help veterans achieve defined goals, schedule appointments, connect to social services, and navigate the recovery milieu.

You will educate veterans on recovery, support in developing recovery-oriented goals, assist with accessing housing, employment, and entitlements, and accompany them to appointments as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Registered peer support specialist or ability to become RPSS.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Experience with Electronic Health Records.
• Must obtain a valid Driver’s License within 45 days.

Responsibilities

• Educates veterans on recovery elements through shared experience.
• Supports veterans in developing recovery-oriented goals.
• Participates in VA case conferences and requests for technical assistance.
• Assists veterans in identifying support systems and recovery resources.
• Transports veterans to appointments as needed and helps access housing, employment, and entitlements.

Skills

Peer support

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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Full Time Professional Louisville, KY, US

23 days ago Requisition ID: 1165

POSITION SUMMARY

The Veteran’s Peer Support Specialist is responsible for a ssisting the veteran to accomplish defined goals, such as setting and keeping appointments, accessing social services, assistance in connecting to other agencies and navigating the therapeutic milieu.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Educates veterans on elements of recovery through shared experience
• Supports veterans in developing recovery-oriented goals
• Participates in VA case conferences and calls for technical assistance as needed
• Assists veterans in identifying support systems
• Connects individuals to recovery resources and community supports
• Assists veterans in accessing social services such as housing, employment, entitlement benefits
• Helps individuals navigate the service system in recovery from access to continuing care
• Maintains contact with veteran which may include street outreach
• Recruits veterans from local homeless shelters using HMIS and street outreach
• Transports veterans to appointments as needed
• Expresses empathy and understanding through dealings with veterans
• Teaches and models healthy behaviors
• Empowers choice and ownership by allowing individuals to make informed decisions pertaining to their own life
• Breaks down barriers to change by meeting individuals wherever they are in the recovery process
• Responds to emergency requests providing crisis intervention services as appropriate

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma or equivalentrequired
• Registered peer support specialist or ability to become RPSS
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Experience with Electronic Health Records
• Must currently have or be able to obtain a valid Driver’s License within first 45 days