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Recovery Peer

Polk County, Oregon

Dallas, OR | Full Time

$64k-81k (estimate)

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Polk County, Oregon is Hiring a Recovery Peer Near Dallas, OR

Brief Description

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Recovery Peer, you will use your own lived experience to help others in their journey by sharing skills, tools, and information you’ve learned to transform your own life. You will instill hope while improving engagement, self-confidence, and quality of life. The majority of your time will be spent meeting with clients in community settings including residential facilities, adult foster homes, and private residences. You will regularly use agency vehicles to transport and support clients in important appointments for skill building and socialization activities such as recovery support meetings.

Peer support specialists utilize SAMHSA's Eight Dimensions of Wellness Initiative in hopes of achieving improved quality of life and longevity of peer consumers.

REQUIRED

Hold a Peer Support Specialist certificate with a specialty in Addictions.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bilingual Spanish speaking proficiency preferred ( 5%) bonus eligible.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent. As defined by Oregon Administrative Rule 309-032-1501, a "Peer Support Specialist" provides peer delivered services to an individual or family member with similar life experience, under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Supervisor. A Peer Support Specialist must have at least one year of experience: as a self-identified person currently or formerly receiving mental health services; or a self-identified person in recovery
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Possession of or ability to obtain a valid Oregon driver’s license within 30 days of hire date.
Must be registered with the State of Oregon Office of Equity and Inclusion and hold a Traditional Health Worker certificate at time of hire or within two (2) months of hire

General Statement

GENERAL STATEMENT:
Polk County, the Organization:
Polk County takes pride in knowing that our employees are what makes the County a great place to work. We have a strong desire for each employee to feel respected; connected to the department they work for as well as other County departments and the community at large; and know that they are critical to County business. We understand that work may be necessary, but not what should define each individual. We all have diverse personalities and interests away from the job, and at Polk County we encourage our employees to be connected to something bigger than work.
Benefits:

Polk County offers generous employee benefits including, but not limited to:
11 paid holidays per year
8 hours of vacation earned monthly (increasing with years of service)
8 hours of sick leave earned monthly
4-5 Personal Leave Days earned each fiscal year (Depends on position; prorated depending on date of hire
PERS (Public Employees Retirement System) - 100% employer funded contributions
Full health benefits with employee paying only 10% of the premium which covers all members of the employee's immediate family
Life Insurance - employer paid
Qualifying employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness program
HRSA/NHSC approved site for certain positions

Our Community:
Polk County is located in the Willamette Valley just an hour from the Pacific Coast to the west and an hour from Portland to the north. The population is approximately 87,000 and the county spans about 744 square miles, with two thirds of the western part of the county being forest. National protected areas include the Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Siuslaw National Forest.
The County is part of the agricultural richness the Willamette Valley has to offer. In recent decades, the valley has also become a major wine producer, with Polk County being one of the best in the area. The valley is often known as the “Oregon Wine Country”. Polk County has over 25 wineries alone.
Polk County also houses the beautiful liberal arts college, Western Oregon University, and is only 30 miles from Oregon State University. Western was an inaugural winner of the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award. This award recognizes universities and colleges that have demonstrated the highest level of commitment and action towards fostering a campus community that celebrates all the many facets of diversity. WOU is one of the most diverse universities in Oregon and has a higher percentage of Latino students in the Oregon University system.

Supplemental Information

** A cover letter is required. If you are a military veteran and want to apply for Veterans' Hiring Preference, you must attach the Veterans' Preference Form (available on our website) and your DD-214/215 and/or disability letter. **
** DO NOT ATTACH ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS (transcripts, letters of recommendation, certificates, etc.) They will not be considered at the application stage. You may bring them to the interview if you are selected to interview. **

Polk County is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities will be provided upon request.

Benefits Overview:

Polk County offers a generous benefits package to support employees' physical, financial and emotional well-being. Benefits are available to regular status employees working 20 or more hours per week.
Part time employees receive pro-rated benefits.
Benefits will vary according to bargaining unit.
Temporary employees are not eligible for benefits.

Health Insurance (medical, dental, Rx and vision): We offer Kaiser Permanente and PacificSource. Coverage varies according to bargaining unit. Employee share of the premium will vary according to bargaining unit and full-time or part-time status.
Paid Leave:

Vacation: New full-time employees generally earn 12 vacation days per year; this increases with years of service. Part-time employees earn a pro-rated amount.
Holidays: A generous number of paid holidays annually. This will vary according to bargaining unit.
Personal Leave Days: These are floating holidays. The number of Personal Leave Days varies according to bargaining unit.
Sick Leave: 8 hours per month (pro-rated for part time) with no maximum accrual.
Other Leaves: Jury duty, bereavement, military.

Retirement: We participate in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Polk County picks up the employee's share of the retirement contribution (6% of wages.) See the PERS website for more information: www.pers.state.or.us
Employee Assistance Program: Provides a variety of counseling options and/or online information for emotional well-being, relationships, financial, health, legal and personal growth.
Optional Benefits Include:

Deferred Compensation: Employees may elect to participate in a 457(b) deferred compensation plan through convenient payroll deductions. We offer the Oregon Savings Growth Plan and Nationwide.
Life Insurance: Polk County provides basic life insurance and AD&D at no cost to employees. Additional insurance is available to purchase.
Flexible Spending Accounts: Option to participate in this pre-tax plan to cover eligible health and dependent care expenses.
Aflac: Employees have the option of participating in a variety of Aflac plans.