Peer Specialist - ADT

About the role

As a Peer Specialist on the ADT Team, you will serve as a member of the ADT, providing an array of supportive services to adults with severe mental illness. Using your lived experience of recovery from mental illness and skills learned in formal training, you will deliver services in behavioral health settings to promote mind-body recovery and resiliency. This position includes some early evening hours and weekends as needed to support clients in crisis.

Responsibilities

• Enters into supportive, non-authoritative relationships with peers with a goal of encouraging recovery
• Works with adult peers, age 18 and up, who have severe and/or persistent mental health challenges
• Assists peers in the development of a Wellness Action Plan (WRAP) so they can create individualized wellness goals and recovery plans and contribute meaningfully to the treatment planning process
• Assists peers in accessing community resources, advocates on their behalf, and educates mental health professionals regarding the perspective of persons with lived experience
• Facilitates open dialogue with peers to encourage direct, honest, and respectful communication
• Completes all documentation in a timely manner using the Electronic Health Record
• Participates in Co-Reflection Trainings with peer agencies
• Attends peer support training (Wellness Recovery Action Plans, Intentional Peer Support, and Whole Health Action Management) authorized by the NH Bureau of Behavioral Health
• Attends meetings, trainings, and events as assigned
• Performs tasks, projects, and other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED
• Lived experience of mental illness and recovery and/or has worked in a Peer Support Center
• Intentional Peer Support Training and WRAP Training is preferred but not required
• Capable of working independently as well as a member of a team
• Maintain Intentional Peer Support certification as applicable
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to utilize technology provided to perform requirements of the job
• Valid driver’s license, proof of adequate automobile liability insurance, and reliable transportation required

Physical Requirements

• Physically and mentally capable of performing multiple tasks under stressful situations
• Able to respond appropriately in crisis situations with clients
• Must be capable of recording and consuming data electronically
• Able to stand, stretch, bend, walk, lift, and transport a minimum of 10 pounds
• Physically able to drive
• Able to remain in a stationary position for an extended period of time

All candidates must pass a background check, including criminal and driving records, and must be vaccinated against or willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by the date of hire, subject to eligibility for exemption as provided by the US Equal Opportunity Commission.