What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transitional Living Peer Support Specialist position at Forest County Potawatomi Community?
Here’s What You’ll Be Doing
- Establish a healing and professional relationship with residents.
- Transports residents to various appointments and activities.
- Assists residents in identifying their own personal interests, goals, and strengths.
- Demonstrates understanding ethics, and boundaries.
- Assists residents with problem solving.
- Maintains resident’s records, program records and other material as required.
- Demonstrates the use of active listening techniques, motivational interviewing when communicating with residents.
- Helps identify barriers to full participation in community resources and develop strategies to overcome these barriers with mental health and/or recovery.
- Uses trauma informed care and is willing to share own personal experiences with mental health and/or recovery.
- Provides resources to help with residents’ needs.
- Provides support and advocates for clients.
- Must have achieved and maintained absolute sobriety for a minimum of two (2) continuous years
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- Must have a valid, clean driver’s license and be at least 18 years of age
- CPR certification and WI Peer Support training will be provided and as is required as a condition of employment.
- Must successfully pass all applicable background checks and drug screens.
- FCP complies with all CDC vaccine and testing recommendations for healthcare professionals. Proof of immunizations is required and immunizations/testing provided upon hire.
- 1 years’ work experience in halfway house, residential facility, or similar setting with AODA and mental health population preferred.
- Approximately 5 weeks of paid time off annually
- 3 weeks of paid holidays
- Premium free health insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Short term disability
- Life insurance
- 401k with match