Peer Support Counselor

Job Responsibilities

• Monthly visits to nursing facilities
• Building relationships with nursing facility residents, family/representatives if applicable, local Ombudsman’s and staff
• Acting as a resource on community living and the transition process
• Identifying services that benefit individuals with disabilities moving back to community life
• Developing goals with the resident, or their representative
• Attending pertinent meetings/events at nursing facilities to build connections with residents and their families, supporters, or staff

Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively with individuals with disabilities
• Strong desire to support people to lead the lives they choose
• Experience in goal development
• Ability to research, use and build community resources and partnerships
• Tracking of case notes and excellent attention to details
• Skilled in problem solving
• Able to follow through on tasks
• Good typing and computer skills
• Understand the history and commitment to the philosophy of Independent Living
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications

• Peer Support Counselor must have a disability or personal experience (non-professional) with disability issues and comparable work experience
• A preference for individuals who have moved from a nursing facility or in the transition stage of doing so
• Key attributes should include: a strong belief in the independent living philosophy along with life experience with disability and community living or the equivalent
• Able to manage a varied workload
• Able to travel throughout Kent, Queen Anne’s, Caroline, Talbot and Cecil counties
• Visit nursing facilities on a monthly basis, deliver resource materials and talk with residents about community living possibilities
• Build relationships with staff at the nursing facilities
• To keep accurate records

Skills

• Strong communication skills
• Goal development
• Resource management and partnership building
• Problem-solving
• Attention to detail
• Computer proficiency

Benefits

• Flexible and progressive work environment

Pay

• $18.00 per hour

Schedule

• Approximately 15 hours per week

Contact Information

To apply, send resume and cover letter via email to Chris Kelter, Executive Director: ckelter@arinow.org.