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Job Description :
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
1. Serves as an active member of the client’s treatment team, including participation in team meetings and treatment planning meetings.
2. Assists clients in development of recovery plan, including psychiatric advance directives and crisis plan.
3. Provides psycho-education with focus on illness management and peer support.
4. Implements and coordinates recovery plans for individual clients in assigned population group, including evaluation, consultation, and education, and follow-up services.
5. Serves as role model for clients by sharing own recovery process and teaching effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.
6. Provides case management, resourcing, service collaboration for individual clients as extension of case management services.
7. Maintains accurate, thorough records on all assigned cases and uses documentation to assist clients in evaluating progress.
8. Provides advocacy services on behalf of clients.
9. Informs supervisor, and other members of treatment team as indicated, of issues / concerns related to individual clients.
10. Participates in required trainings to maintain certification.
EDUCATION
o Peer Support Specialist Certification
Per Kentucky regulation 908 KAR 2 : 240 to practice as a Youth Peer Support Specialist the individual will need to be between the ages of 18 and 35 years of age.
Once the individual has reached the age of 35, will no longer be able to function as a Youth Peer Support Specialist , and will need to seek another position within the agency.
EXPERIENCE
PHYSICAL DEMANDS / REQUIREMENTS
Time Type : Part time
Part time
We continually help our community and employees flourish... one life at a time. As a Seven Counties Services employee there are many benefits to enjoy.
Below are just some of the great benefits you might be eligible for with Seven Counties Services.
We provide company paid professional training for various skills, certifications, and continuing education Opportunities for growth and movement - We encourage our employees to consider new growth opportunities with usLeadership Academy for our rising stars, supervisors, and leadersSeven Counties Services and Center for Clinical Excellence provide staff with industry best practices and processes
Work Life Balance Paid Time Off - Generous PTO for Vacations, Illness, Personal Days, Etc. ( 10 Paid Holidays ) Flexible Work Schedules to promote a Healthy Work Life BalanceEmployee Assistance Program - assists employees with personal problems and / or work-related problems that may impact their job performance, health, mental and emotional well-being
Seven Counties Services
Last updated : 2024-05-02
Full Time
Nonprofit Health Care & Related
$46k-58k (estimate)
03/01/2024
08/31/2024
sevencounties.org
LOUISVILLE, KY
1,000 - 3,000
1978
$50M - $200M
Nonprofit Health Care & Related
Seven Counties Services is a Community Mental Health Center that offers a full range of mental and behavioral health services, substance abuse treatment, and intellectual and developmental disabilities services in a seven-county region in Kentucky. Counties served include Jefferson, Oldham, Bullitt, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, and Henry. Seven Counties Services is fully accredited by The Joint Commission. With more than 1,300 staff members serving around 30,000 people annually, we continually help our community flourish...one life at a time.
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