Certified Peer Support Worker - Santa Fe NM

About the role

This position provides non-clinical, evidence-based peer support services, serves as a member advocate, shares coping skills, and provides recovery information for members. This position performs a wide range of tasks designed to assist members in regaining control over their own lives through individual recovery planning, wellness self-management, and strengthening resilience to improve personal health outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a member advocate, sharing coping skills and providing recovery information.
• Guides members in creating Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP®).
• Utilizes the 8 dimensions of wellness to help members identify their social determinants of health needs.
• Engages members in inpatient settings to facilitate post-crisis planning and assist with transitions from different treatment settings.
• Facilitates community participation/inclusion for members by encouraging the exploration and pursuit of community roles.
• Shares their lived experience to inspire hope, empowerment, and positive action.
• Implements, coordinates, and monitors strategies for members and families to improve health and quality of life outcomes.
• Acts as an advocate for member's needs by identifying and addressing gaps in services and supports.
• Documents all interactions according to company standards.
• Maintains professional responsibility to maximize supervision, respond appropriately to personal stressors that impact ability to perform job duties, and recognize crisis situations or risks to the member’s safety and respond appropriately.
• Travels to meet members within the community.

Requirements

• CPRS/CPS/CPSS/CRPS/PRSS, Peer Specialist as required by state.
• Must have or be able to obtain the National Peer Support Credential (NCPS/NCPRSS) within one year of hire.
• Must be a self-identified person in recovery who is a current or former user of mental health/substance use services and can relate to others who are now using those services.
• Must have a vehicle in good, working condition with the ability to travel within the field regularly.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Product Suite.
• Ability to make decisions that require significant analysis of solutions, and quick, original, and independent thinking.
• Knowledge of local behavioral health and community systems, wellness strategies, resiliency and recovery principles, practices, and tools, such as Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP), wraparound process, and community-based peer, family and parent support organizations and services.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to represent strengths and needs of members in clinical settings.
• Ability to summarize and document findings and maintain complete and accurate records.
• Must be able to work effectively, independently and in a team, and prioritize in a fast-paced environment to meet the demands of the organization.

Skills

• Peer Support Services
• Recovery Planning
• Wellness Self-Management
• Resilience and Recovery Principles
• Community-Based Peer Support Services
• Documentation and Record Keeping
• Team Collaboration

Benefits

• Flexible Schedule
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program

Pay

$41,505 - $62,255 annually

Schedule

Variable, with extensive travel in the community.