Peer Support Specialist - Adult Mental Health

Responsibilities

• Participates in team-based care and shared decision-making, collaborates with other team members to support the individual achieve recovery;
• Support individuals in their self-chosen goals;
• Provide advocacy services including assisting individuals and their families navigate the behavioral health system, resource development, accompanying individuals to appointments, milestones, or significant events, etc.
• Provide case management services to the individual and their family and support individual in identifying their service needs, provide referrals and linkages as needed;
• Assist individual in identifying consumer supports and exploring social and recreational activities;
• Support individual in daily living activities and independent living skills;
• Increase individual’s self-determination and self-respect;
• Participates in weekly Team Meetings and case reviews;
• Documents all interactions with individual and communicates with team, maintains accurate and up-to-date information in the individual’s electronic health record;
• Promotes consumer-driven services and recovery-orientated environment; assists individual and their family in making decisions, taking action and treatment planning.
• Provides education and information to the individual and their family;
• Performs other related duties as necessary.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent and one year experience in providing peer support in a behavioral health setting preferred;
• Certified Peer Specialist;
• Knowledge of recover-based concepts and interventions;
• Valid Driver’s license;

Benefits

• Competitive base salary;
• Medical and dental insurance;
• Vision plan;
• Retailment plan;
• Flexible spending plans;

Time Benefits

• Excellent time benefits for qualified positions!

Opportunity for Growth

• Opportunity for personal and career growth, including supervision towards professional licensure for eligible candidates;

Team-Oriented Environment

• Team-oriented environment – we practice the FISH! Philosophy;

Drug-Free Workplace

• All positions require a valid driver’s license in good standing and pre-employment drug screening.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• Oaks Integrated Care considers applicants for all positions without regard to: race; color; religion; sex; national origin; age; sexual orientation; marital or veteran status; the presence of a medical condition, genetic information or handicap, unrelated to performing the tasks of the job; or any other legally protected status.