Description

Emergence is excited to announce a new integrated care center that specializes in LGBTQIA care! We are partnering with TransPonder to open a center that offers mental health, harm reduction and abstinence addiction recovery, medication-assisted treatment, peer support, resource navigation, neurofeedback, psychiatric medication management, and a part-time primary care doctor all in one place. This program will be incubated under Emergence while TransPonder's Behavioral Health Program gets certified with the state. Come join Lane County's first LGBTQIA integrated clinic! EMERGENCE is willing to train the right person.

Emergence is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Our employees are the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and company's achievement as well.

We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

Emergence's encourages and enforces:

• Respectful communication and cooperation between all employees.
• Teamwork and employee participation, permitting the representation of all groups and employee perspectives.
• Work/life balance through flexible work schedules to accommodate employees' varying needs.
• Employer and employee contributions to the communities we serve to promote a greater understanding and respect for the diversity.

All employees of Emergence have a responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect at all times.

Peer Support Specialist Position Highlights:

• 100% employer paid Medical, Dental, Vision and Life insurance for the employee
• 401k with an employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Telehealth Options
• Flexible Scheduling
• All training, CEUs, testing, certification and licensure expenses covered
• In-house clinical supervision provided
• Supportive, collaborative environment

Peer Support Specialist Responsibilities:

• Provide peer support to LGBTQIA individuals who struggle with mental health and/or addiction
• Help clients achieve goals 
• Serve as a bridge for community members to connect with treatment and recovery through shared community values and identity
• Empower clients to connect with the recovery community and find long-term recovery
• Collaborate with peers, counselors, supervisors, and community partners
• Document activities and uphold the highest standards of professional ethics
• Meet clients in the community to support and advocate for them during medical appointment

Requirements

Minimum Peer Support Specialist Requirements:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 40 Hours of OHA Accredited Peer Support Training OR willingness to complete this as soon as training program is offered after hire
• Demonstrated experience serving the LGBTQIA community
• Desire to help people suffering mental health and/or addiction achieve long-term recovery
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CRM credential preferred
• Knowledge of local resources and supports
• Experience with the following: working with the LGBTQIA community, working with the BIPOC community, evidence-based trauma modalities, working with adolescents and/or adults in gender-confirming therapy, treating eating disorders, treating co-occurring disorders chemical dependency.