POSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for providing peer support and assistance to recovering individuals to assist them in meeting their recovery goal. Coach other peers to be a role model for peer services. Provide leadership in identifying ways to implement peer programming across all agency settings.

QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum high school diploma, two years of recovery experience, and at least two years of providing peer services in an outpatient setting. Ability to work with persons in a manner that shows respect for cultural differences.

SKILL SETS: Possesses organizational, oral, and written communication skills. Must demonstrate a high level of familiarity with Microsoft Office. Must be able to lead organized programming such as participation station, peer group meetings, provide peer certification trainings, and able to resolve conflicts among peers. Must be willing to provide peer coaching to other peers.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIORMENTAL DEMANDS: Visual acuity necessary for updating files and completing documents. Requires frequent stooping, kneeling and crouching to file records. Hearing and talking necessary to answer phone and talk with employees and other individuals. Work is light with walking, standing, and sitting. Manual dexterity is required to perform word processing and other clerical duties.

JOB SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS:

• Working knowledge of training approaches and treatment methods
• Knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of health, mental health and substance use disorders
• Knowledge of the impact of culture on the manifestations of health, mental health and substance abuse
• Well-Established Ethical standards of
• Observant of agency policies with use of texting/social media and HIPAA
• Participate in coaching other peers to be able to share their lived experience in a therapeutic setting with giving special attention not to over share or share irrelevant portion of lived experience with a particular
Lead, organize, and structure programming that promotes peer-led therapeutic activities in any therapeutic

• Performs other duties as assigned.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:

• Adheres to Communicare, Inc. policies and procedures.
• Attends mandatory in-services and other training/educational programs as required.

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