Lead Peer Mentor Track 2
About the role
Clarvida is seeking an innovative and purpose driven individual to join our team as a Lead Peer Mentor Track 2 for our program in Santa Ana. A Lead Peer Mentor has been a recipient of lived experience. Peer Specialists/Mentors are fully integrated team members who provide highly individualized services in the community and promote consumer self-determination and decision-making. Peer Specialists/Mentors are also peers to the consumers and they have the innate ability to build trust and relationships with consumers. The insight resulting from this relationship is extremely useful in encouraging continued consumer growth and recovery, as well as a valuable tool that can be brought to the treatment team in gaining insight for the treatment of each individual consumer.
Responsibilities
- Carry out duties as a member of the team, under the direction of the team leader. Specific job responsibilities will vary depending on education and experience
- Provide work-related supportive services, such as transportation. Use of personal vehicle is required
- Perform mentoring and problem solving as well as offer encouragement on and off the job site
- Support and communicate with clients timely to answer questions, while making a difference in our client’s relationships
- Provide practical help and mentoring, advocacy, coordination, side-by-side individualized support, problem solving and direct assistance to help consumers obtain the necessities of daily living
- Coordination of social activities
- Facilitation of groups and/or assignments as required by Lead Peer Specialist/Mentors, Clinical Manager and/or Program Director
- Develop effective working relationships with agencies and organizations to advocate for consumer and family/caregiver empowerment
- Document all activities as required
- Maintain and ensure HIPAA, ethical standards and professional boundaries with all staff and clients
- Other duties as assigned or necessary to support your department and/or the company