Veteran Peer Specialist

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  for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED IN ENTIRETY FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION/LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY." That's application instruction, remove. Also remove "Looking for a rewarding position? How would you like to serve those who served? If you are looking for an opportunity to work for a great organization & make a difference, this is the job for you! Come & join our winning team!" That's fluff but maybe considered boilerplate? It's not required content; it's promotional. Likely remove as it's not substantive. Keep substantive info: description of role, responsibilities, qualifications, benefits (list). Pay and Schedule not mentioned, so omit those sections. Benefits: "Paid Vacation, Sick Time, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision and Company matching 401K". That's specific, include Benefits section. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include About the role (maybe a brief description). The posting includes description: "Veteran Peer Specialist This position reports directly to the Social Worker or the Program Coordinator (dependent upon which program the position is assigned). With supervision, the Peer Specialist is responsible for providing guidance and services to veterans to achieve their highest level of independence and assists in the daily implementation of day-to-day basic residential services. Peer Specialists support veterans with life skills and any recovery issues to include listening, encouraging, coaching, empowering, and connect them to resources to meet their individual needs. This position is also responsible for coordinating and planning site-wide events with the onsite staff and Community Organizers at each site. This will aid in fostering a cohesive community through engaging activities, holiday-themed celebrations, and other ideas from the community itself". That's about the role. Responsibilities: long list. We'll need to extract responsibilities as bullet list. The posting includes "Classification: Non-Exempt" maybe not needed. Then "Responsibilities:" heading then bullet-like sentences. We'll convert each sentence to

• . Might be many; we can group but keep all. Qualifications Requirements: includes "Qualifications Requirements:" then list. We'll treat as Requirements section? The instruction says use headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need separate Requirements and Qualifications sections. The posting lumps them together: "Qualifications Requirements: Minimum for all Peer Specialists: ..." We need to split into Requirements (maybe experience, education) and Qualifications (skills?). But we can interpret: Requirements = minimum qualifications (education, experience). Qualifications = preferred qualifications, skills, etc. However we need to follow instruction: include a section only when posting has real specific content for it. We have content for both. We'll parse. From text: "Qualifications Requirements: Minimum for all Peer Specialists: High School Diploma required. One year of experience in social services or related field preferred. A veteran of the U.S. military or military-related family member is preferred. Knowledge of empowerment and self-advocacy techniques. Experience working with homeless and/or veterans preferred. Experience in a residential environment of persons with histories of homelessness with co- occurring mental health and substance abuse disordersExperience facilitating support groups preferred. Strong oral and written communication skills. Professional manner and appearance. Ability to work independently and within a team. Ability to take direction. Ability to work effectively with diverse group of clients, staff, and community members. Computer proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Internet and ability to use client tracking databases and electronic case records. Valid driver’s license required. Must meet company insurance requirements and complete a provided driver training course. Driver history report which meets company insurance requirements to drive company vehicle and complete a provided driver training course upon hire." We can treat Requirements as: High School Diploma required; Valid driver’s license required; Must meet company insurance requirements and complete driver training; Driver history report meeting insurance requirements. Also maybe "One year of experience in social services or related field preferred" is more qualification than requirement? But it's "preferred". We'll put in Qualifications. Qualifications: One year of experience in social services or related field preferred; Veteran status preferred; Knowledge of empowerment and self-advocacy techniques; Experience working with homeless and/or veterans preferred; Experience in residential environment of persons with histories of homelessness with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders; Experience facilitating support groups preferred; Strong oral and written communication skills; Professional manner and appearance; Ability to work independently and within a team; Ability to take direction; Ability to work effectively with diverse group of clients, staff, and community members; Computer proficient in Microsoft Office and Internet and ability to use client tracking databases and electronic case records. Skills: maybe we can extract skills like communication, computer proficiency, etc. But we already have many in Qualifications. Could create Skills section for things like "Strong oral and written communication skills", "Computer proficient in Microsoft Office", etc. However we might double count. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we combine Qualifications and Skills into one? But we need to follow headings list; we can omit Skills if not distinct. Better to include Skills only if there is distinct skill list separate from qualifications. The posting includes "Strong oral and written communication skills." "Computer proficient in Microsoft Office...". Those could be skills. We'll create Skills section with those items. Requirements: Minimum: High School Diploma required; Valid driver’s license required; Must meet company insurance requirements and complete a provided driver training course; Driver history report which meets company insurance requirements to drive company vehicle and complete a provided driver training course upon hire. Also maybe "One year of experience in social services or related field preferred" is not a requirement but preferred; we put in Qualifications. Now Benefits: list. Now About the role: we have paragraph. Now Responsibilities: we need to extract list items. The responsibilities section includes many sentences. We'll break each sentence into
• . Ensure we don't lose any. Let's copy responsibilities text: "Ensures harmonious atmosphere within program by maintaining communication with and being liaison between the clinical staff and program staff and fostering the therapeutic community environment among clients Establishes rapport and maintains a professional relationship and boundaries with clients and potential clients. Coordinates individual and group services that help veterans achieve specific life and recovery goals and support success Responsible for preventing or de-escalating any problematic behaviors among clients, including submitting Incident Reports to the Social Worker, Veteran Service Coordinator, Program Coordinator, or Lead Veterans Service Assistant concerning these events Assists with maintaining compliance with VA, HUD, and other funder regulations and organization protocols in requesting third-party documentation and ensuring all program documentation is collected and maintained Participates in case conferences, consultations, and staffing with appropriate staff. Facilitates and/or participates in monthly Town Hall meetings. Assists Case Managers in maintaining confidential client files in a professional and timely manner ensuring all forms are the most recently revised versions and in compliance with organization standards; all required documents are present, complete, signed by the client and staff as applicable; and documents are placed in the correct order according to organization standards Maintains confidentiality in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards Assists in quality management activities, data collection, and preparing reports Attends scheduled team meetings and trainings Maintains and submits time sheets, mileage logs, supportive service requests, and other required documentation accurately and in a timely fashion Responsible for addressing client issues timely to ensure non-interruption of services With supervision, facilitates peer-to-peer groups and life skills classes and assists with teaching daily living skills on an individual level to those with specific needs Assists with monitoring program rent/participant fee compliance to assist clients in prioritizing housing Identifies and utilizes community resources to meet client needs. Transports clients to community medical, housing, errands, and other appointments and accompanies for peer support as needed Coordinates therapeutic, social/recreational activities and outings Performs other duties as assigned" Also there are "Additional Program-Specific Duties:" with many sub-bullets for each program. Those are also responsibilities (program-specific). We should include them as responsibilities as well. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information. So we need to include those as well. Let's extract each program-specific duty as list items. For VSSR: - Provide peer counseling, referrals, and advocacy to formerly homeless veterans - Facilitate peer groups during and after regular program hours to include cooking, arts, movie nights, and other activities as requested by veterans. - Monitor and engage tenants to respond to, assess, or report any identified issues requiring attention - Provide non-clinical support around access to substance use and mental health services - Ensure timely and accurate filing of progress notes using a web-based data system - Assist Veteran challenged with collecting/ hoarding (typo: "Assist Veteran challenged with collecting/ hoarding") We'll keep as is. For TH: - Assists with ensuring clients are accounted for daily through contact, bed check, and/or daily sign-in logs - Reviews and determines client eligibility for passes and communicates decision to Case Manager consulting as needed - Conducts toxicology testing of clients - Conducts room checks/inspections to ensure health and welfare of clients - Encourages and coordinates client participation in program activities based on the client’s program track/model and goals For LTSH: - Maintain and post calendar monthly of meaningful activities for clients to include at least 2 activities/classes per week and a monthly Town Hall meeting - Facilitate two shuttle van runs per week to the VA and grocery store - Coordinates services and provides information and referral to both U.S.VETS services/programs and resources in the general community - Under supervision and direction of U.S.VETS, acts as liaison with Property Management team of housing facility in which LTSH clients live. May assist with resident lock-outs and contacts property personnel for major property issues - Seeks support from Clinical staff as needed for crisis intervention and other therapeutic intervention For Mental Health programs: - May report directly to the Clinical Director. Undergraduate in social sciences or related field preferred but will consider candidate attaining degree in social sciences or related field. Minimum of one year of direct practice (paid or volunteer). Maintains hours that are conducive to client needs (evenings and weekends will be required). For Houston site: ensures compliance with Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) grant requirements. But note: this includes qualifications again; but it's under Mental Health program-specific duties. We'll keep as responsibility? It's more qualifications. Might be duplicate. We'll keep as responsibility? Might be better to treat as qualification. However it's under program-specific duties; we could include as responsibility but it's overlapping. To avoid duplication, we might skip duplicates. But instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep that text somewhere. It's under Mental Health program-specific duties; we can place it under Responsibilities as part of program-specific duties, even if it includes qualifications. It's okay. - May report directly to the Clinical Director. Undergraduate in social sciences or related field preferred but will consider candidate attaining degree in social sciences or related field. Minimum of one year of direct practice (paid or volunteer). Maintains hours that are conducive to client needs (evenings and weekends will be required). For Houston site: ensures compliance with Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) grant requirements. For Rapid Re-Housing Programs (SSVF): - Provide identification of and pre-screening for eligibility of potential applicants to include Rapid Resolution (Diversion) - Participate in Stand Downs and other VA/community outreach activities - Provide peer support, mentoring, and