Peer Recovery Support Specialist Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)

Brief Description

Travel is within catchment area during the work day, this is not overnight travel!

About the role

The Peer Specialist will utilize their lived experience with mental health challenges, substance use and/or other aspects of their lives to provide support, resources, and guidance to consumers. They will share their own path to recovery to foster a sense of trust and mutuality with the client, aiming to empower the client to feel less isolated and provide opportunities for future goal attainment.

Responsibilities

• Helps individuals discover, access and utilize ways to remain substance free or reduce the harm associated with their substance use behaviors.
• Helps individuals find best practice resources for harm reduction, detoxification, treatment, family/community/peer support and education, and local or online support groups.
• Promotes client engagement.
• Provides supports for life in recovery, including linking to resources for housing, employment/educational services, medical care, mental health treatment, childcare, transportation and local or online support groups.
• Promotes recovery by acting as a guide/mentor for overcoming personal and environmental obstacles that may jeopardize recovery.
• Helps individuals create a change plan for their recovery.
• Promotes access to include training for the use and distribution of Naloxone for individuals served.
• Collections and submits service data to required organizations.
• Complies with federal, state and company policies, procedures and regulations.
• Maintains confidentiality of all consumer information and comply with HIPAA and 42CFR part 2 regulations.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and supports Westbrook Health Services mission, vision, values, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards and code of ethical behavior.

Requirements

• Must be able to communicate clearly and accurately with a variety of individuals.
• Work well in a team environment.
• Able to work well with staff, consumers and others in a professional, cooperative, ethical, respectful and effective manner.
• Have been in recovery for a minimum of two (2) years and have involvement with a personal support and/or recovery system.
• Reside in stable, recovery oriented housing for the last six (6) months.
• No legal involvement within the last six (6) months.
• No intensive behavioral health treatment involvement within the six (6) months prior to employment consideration; to include intensive outpatient services, crisis stabilization/detoxification services, residential treatment services and psychiatric hospitalization.
• High School Diploma/GED.
• Lived experience with substance use issues/addiction and/or with the criminal justice system and a knowledge base regarding addiction.
• Complete a BBHHF approved Peer Recovery Coach training curriculum.
• Pass Criminal Investigation Background and DHHR background checks as well as post offer drug screen.
• Valid driver’s license and current auto insurance.

Qualifications

• Must have no legal involvement within the last six (6) months.
• Must have no intensive behavioral health treatment involvement within the six (6) months prior to employment consideration; to include intensive outpatient services, crisis stabilization/detoxification services, residential treatment services and psychiatric hospitalization.

Skills

• Clear communication skills.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Ability to work with diverse groups.
• Knowledge of addiction and recovery.
• Experience in peer support roles.

Benefits

Westbrook Health Services provides a comprehensive, low-cost benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability, critical illness, accident, and pet insurance coverage options. Paid time-off, paid holidays, and paid training provide a healthy work life balance.

Pay

N/A

Schedule

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Summary

The professionals at Westbrook Health Services believe in promoting the well-being of individuals and families struggling with a wide range of challenges. Our staff meets the needs of over 7,000 people annually. Experienced and compassionate, we empower people to achieve wellness with the guidance of our knowledgeable and experienced staff.