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If you are mission driven and want to help the lives of people in your community, we have a place for you on our Team!
The Peer Support Specialist position is an individual, or family member of an individual, who has been in receipt of services for mental health or substance use difficulties and is willing to share and use their experiences, knowledge, and first-hand insight to the benefit of the clients served. The Peer Support Specialist functions as a fully integrated team member to provide expertise about the recovery process, symptom management, and the persistence required by clients to achieve a desired social or personal change. The Peer Support Specialist collaborates to promote a team culture that recognizes, understands, and respects each client’s point of view, experiences, and preferences. The Specialist is responsible to maximize client choice, self-determination and decision making in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of treatment. The Peer Support Specialist serves as a role model; and promotes socialization, recovery, self-advocacy, and enhancement of community living skills for clients. The Peer Support Specialist is a positive team player that promotes a culture of inclusion and participation.
Required Education and Experience
Preferred Education and Experience
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Peer Support
While we welcome all to apply, there are some position specific background stipulations that must be met to comply with various regulatory and contractual requirements.
New Vista prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant, employee or contractor based on sex, race, color, age, national or ethnic origin, religion, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, working conditions, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, wage and salary administration, employee benefits and training. It is also the company’s policy to prohibit all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, encouraged another to complain, participated in an investigation into such complaints, or opposed unlawful discrimination.
Full Time
$62k-77k (estimate)
02/06/2024
07/20/2024