Peer Support Specialist

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for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate (EEO, ADA, disclaimer, application instructions, cookie/navigation/legal). Must not create sections with placeholder text like "commensurate with experience". Must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits unless posting actually states them. The posting includes Pay $24.62/hr (40 hours). Also includes Benefits list. No schedule specifics besides full-time. Could include Schedule? Not explicitly given besides full-time; maybe we can infer schedule is full-time 40 hours. But we should only create Schedule section if posting actually states schedule. It says "Full-time" and "Pay $24.62/hr (40 hours)". That implies schedule 40 hours per week. Might be okay to include Schedule section with that info. However guidelines: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." Pay is stated. Benefits is stated. Schedule: they said Full-time, but not explicit schedule like "Monday-Friday 9-5". Might be considered schedule info? Might be safer to not create Schedule section unless explicit. We'll include Pay and Benefits sections. We need sections: About the role (maybe position overview), Responsibilities (essential position responsibilities), Requirements (minimum/required), Qualifications? Could combine Requirements and Qualifications but we need to follow headings list. Use

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  for prose. We must preserve all substantive information. Must not invent or summarize away detail. Must not repeat job title as heading. We need to extract content: - About the role: Could be position overview paragraph: "The ARC Peer Support Specialist is a core member of the ARC Treatment Team, responsible for supporting the coordination, engagement, and follow-up of clinically indicated services for individuals and families who initiate services at the Crook County ARC. This role acts in a supportive capacity to the ARC Lead and Care Coordinator and collaborates on services and follow-up with clients and families, helping them navigate necessary services and support. The ARC Peer Support Specialist regularly consults with individuals and their families to determine their needs, educate them about their conditions and options, coordinate services, provide referrals, and conduct warm handoffs." Also earlier description: "The Peer Support Specialist provides direct support, care coordination, and advocacy for individuals and families navigating mental health and substance use services. They conduct screenings, facilitate brief interventions, and perform community outreach to ensure continuity of care and promote recovery." That's also about role. We can combine into About the role paragraph. - Responsibilities: Functions and Services (Screening and Assessment, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment/Care Coordination, Peer/Family Support Services, Community Education/Outreach) plus Essential Position Responsibilities (A. General, B. Productivity). We need to list duties as

  • . Must preserve all substantive info; we can break into list items each responsibility. We must not invent or summarize away detail. We'll need to capture each bullet. Let's extract list items: From Functions and Services: - Screening and Assessment: Welcome youth and families, complete initial screenings, and assist in coordinating additional assessments as needed. - Brief Intervention: Provide short-term and extended brief interventions for youth who misuse substances, including family involvement when appropriate. - Referral to Treatment/Care Coordination: Provide care coordination, follow-up for at least 120 days, and coordination with support services to address barriers like transportation and communication. - Peer/Family Support Services: Ensure continuity of care through coordinating ongoing support from peer support specialists. - Community Education/Outreach: Create a stigma-free environment for learning about behavioral health and community services, and host regular informational groups as assigned. From Essential Position Responsibilities A. General (many items). We need to capture each sentence as list item? Might be too granular but we need to preserve all substantive info. Could combine into paragraphs but rule says use
    • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we should turn each duty into list item. Let's list A. General items: 1. Peer support services are provided in a variety of settings and may include but are not limited to self-help groups, drop-in centers, outreach services, system navigation, coordination, screenings, cultivating and linking to supports, resource acquisition, coaching, problem solving, skill development, education and advocacy. 2. The ARC Peer Support Specialist assists in navigating barriers, providing linkage to services, and engaging in community outreach/ harm reduction activities. 3. The ARC Peer Support Specialist will work with the ARC team to promote a culture in which each client’s point of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into treatment, rehabilitation, and community self-help activities. 4. Provide social and emotional support, coupled with informal and formal community resources, to help clients engage in and direct their own recovery process. 5. Assist in navigating barriers, providing linkage to services, and engaging in community outreach/harm reduction activities. (duplicate of #2? but keep) 6. Promote self-determination, personal responsibility, and empowerment inherent in recovery. 7. Facilitate independence and community interdependence opportunities for those served, modeling behavior to inspire hope and share life experiences and lessons learned as a person in recovery. 8. Support clients in identifying their needs for professional support and services and develop a collaborative plan to integrate these needs into a comprehensive treatment plan. 9. Work with clients in groups and one-on-one to provide hope, encouragement, support, self-determination, and connection to the community. 10. Provide practical help, mentoring, advocacy, coordination, side-by-side individualized support, coaching, problem-solving, and direct assistance. 11. Support connections to community-based, mutual self-help groups. 12. Consult with community agencies and organizations, including consumer-run programs such as self-help groups and consumer drop-in centers. 13. Assist clients in developing and using natural support. 14. Maintain client confidentiality according to agency policies. 15. Document all encounters with clients to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to agency-established methods and procedures. 16. Participate in staff organizational meetings and perform other duties as required. B. Productivity items: 1. Increase access for clients to treatment services (i.e., improve engagement with a provider). 2. Sustain engagement with clients through a continuum of treatment services. 3. Provide community-based skills training to assist clients in generalizing their skills acquired in formal treatment services. 4. Increase the recovery of capital of clients, such as employment, stable housing, and access to medical care. 5. Community-based – at least 50% of contacts occur outside of the office (the phone can be classified as community-based as well) 6. Person-centered and strength-based service delivery model – services are tailored to the goals and needs of each client 7. Harm reduction model that allows individuals to learn how to live without alcohol and other drugs in the community 8. Focus on skills training using evidence-based behavioral and cognitive behavior training techniques – every contact is based on a skills-training objective 9. Emphasis on expanding each person’s resources to promote sustainable recovery, such as acquiring a job, attending mutual support groups, attending school, or accessing transportation or medical care. 10. Meet with ARC staff to coordinate care with the treatment team on complex client cases. We need to include all these as list items. Now Requirements: Minimum/Required Associates degree or higher; Ability to complete an Addictions and Behavioral Health Division certified peer support specialist training program within 60 days of hire (employer paid), SEE REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLETE: Must be a self-identified person currently or formerly receiving mental health services; or a self-identified person in recovery from a substance use disorder, who meets the abstinence requirements for recovering staff in alcohol and other drug treatment programs; or a family member of an individual who is a current or former recipient of addictions or mental health services. General knowledge of local behavioral health, substance abuse, and social services delivery systems. Knowledge of approaches and skills used to promote general resiliency, client empowerment, and effective peer support strategies and practices to facilitate a self-directed recovery process. Ability to assist clients in developing the perspectives that promote resiliency and facilitate recovery; model personal responsibility and self-advocacy/care; advocate for clients; teach coping/life skills; share own experiences in appropriate ways; keep boundaries and form appropriate paraprofessional relationships with clients; perform a wide variety of tasks to assist client’s wellness; and use a personal computer and keyboard. Valid Oregon driver’s license (or the ability to obtain) and eligible to drive in accordance with agency driving policy. We should list each as
    • . Qualifications? Not separate; maybe we treat Requirements as qualifications. Could also have Skills section: maybe from requirements we can extract skills: knowledge of local systems, knowledge of approaches, ability to assist clients, etc. But we already have Requirements covering. We could create Skills section for abilities like communication, advocacy, etc. But we must not create sections without real specific content. The posting includes "Knowledge of approaches and skills used to promote general resiliency..." etc. That could be skills. But we can just put them under Requirements. Benefits: list: Professional development assistance, 401k and Match, Health insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Flexible spending account, Life insurance, 10 annual paid holidays including your birthday, Vacation - PTO accrual, Paid wellness time. Pay: $24.62/hr (40 hours). We need to output HTML fragment only. Structure:

      About the role

      ... (combined overview)

      Responsibilities

      • ... each duty
      ...

      Requirements

      • ... each requirement
      ...

      Benefits

      • ... each benefit
      ...

      Pay

      $24.62/hr (40 hours)

      We should not include Schedule. Check for any duplicated lines: we must avoid repeating same content. Ensure we don't duplicate. Now craft the About the role paragraph: combine first two paragraphs. "The Peer Support Specialist provides direct support, care coordination, and advocacy for individuals and families navigating mental health and substance use services. They conduct screenings, facilitate brief interventions, and perform community outreach to ensure continuity of care and promote recovery. The ARC Peer Support Specialist is a core member of the ARC Treatment Team, responsible for supporting the coordination, engagement, and follow-up of clinically indicated services for individuals and families who initiate services at the Crook County ARC. This role acts in a supportive capacity to the ARC Lead and Care Coordinator and collaborates on services and follow-up with clients and families, helping them navigate necessary services and support. The ARC Peer Support Specialist regularly consults with individuals and their families to determine their needs, educate them about their conditions and options, coordinate services, provide referrals, and conduct warm handoffs." That seems good. Now Responsibilities list: combine Functions and Services and Essential Position Responsibilities. We need to ensure we don't duplicate similar items (like "Assist in navigating barriers, providing linkage to services, and engaging in community outreach/harm reduction activities." appears twice in A. General (items 2 and 5). We should include only once. Let's compile unique items: From Functions and Services: - Welcome youth and families, complete initial screenings, and assist in coordinating additional assessments as needed. - Provide short-term and extended brief interventions for youth who misuse substances, including family involvement when appropriate. - Provide care coordination, follow-up for at least 120 days, and coordination with support services to address barriers like transportation and communication. - Ensure continuity of care through coordinating ongoing support from peer support specialists. - Create a stigma-free environment for learning about behavioral health and community services, and host regular