Peer Support Specialist

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: To provide peer support services as part of a multi-disciplinary team to persons with substance abuse and/or co-occurring problems. Service provision will focus on working with persons served to enhance their recovery. Service is provided to individuals or groups. Promotes recovery through community services and assists in removing barriers to recovery. This is a full time position with hours of 7am to 11pm, Saturdays and Sundays.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma/GED. 

• Computer literacy.

• Certified Recovery Peer Specialist. If not certified at the hiring date, the applicant must be working toward certification and would have one year of hire date to achieve certification. 

Preferred but not required: 

• Past or present consumer of mental health/substance abuse services with a history of managing one’s own illness for the past 2 years. 

• Awareness of the importance of recovery in living with a mental illness or addictions problem. Past experience working directly with people in a service-oriented field is beneficial. 

• Active membership in a consumer advocacy or self-help group. Ability to work well with others. Familiarity with the Sarasota County community. 

• Ability to interact with various types of people. 

• A sound understanding of mental health and/or substance abuse problems and treatments. 

• Personal traits which include: patience, tolerance, caring, mature and understanding.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains a professional working relationship with all persons served including a demonstrated commitment to person centered care and recovery-oriented approaches to care. 

• Assists persons served in removing personal and environmental obstacles to recovery, through assessing needs and community services. 

• Utilize the GPRA tool to collect and report on individual-level services data at intake/baseline, follow-up, and discharge. 

• Conduct in-person groups for support and aftercare needs Provide linkage between, detox, residential, CSU and OP to the MAT clinic by conducting outreach activities. 

• Provide motivation through support and follow up in order to encourage participation in MAT clinic, OP and aftercare appointments. 

• Provide linkage to the Recovery Community through knowledge and contacts within the recovery community. 

• Engage members and establish trusting, collaborative relationships directed towards individual goals. 

• Serve as a personal guide and mentor in management of personal and family recovery through follow-up contact and service connections within the recovery community. 

• Provide and document timely and thoroughly treatment services, assessments, interventions, and aftercare plans. 

• Accurately completes required documentation according to procedures. Completes all training requirements in a timely manner. 

• Maintains inter- and intradepartmental work flow by fostering a spirit of cooperation. 

• Adheres to the Lightshare's Mission and Pillars: Compassion (show empathy and genuine care for the well-being of our colleagues, the people we serve and our community); Acceptance (create an environment where everyone feels valued and included; foster creativity through the richness of our differences); Respect (treat every individual with dignity, courtesy and consideration; value the opinions and contributions of others); Empowerment (take ownership of your work, seek growth opportunities to reach your full potential and actively contribute to our success); Stewardship (responsibly manage the resources and assets entrusted to us). Completes all other duties and special projects as assigned.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Demonstrates Dependability:

• Arrives to work on time according to agency policies

• Uses leave time according to agency policies

• Completes documentation/paperwork and projects within deadlines

Demonstrates Flexibility & Initiative:

• Assumes additional responsibilities and a willingness to assist colleagues

• Works different shifts when necessary

• Recommends program changes and improvements

Demonstrates Teamwork:

• Maintains an overall work attitude of cooperation and professionalism in all interactions with agency staff and community professionals

• Attends and participates in required staff meetings and agency-wide committees

• Receptive to direction and feedback from supervisor

Demonstrates Professionalism:

• Conducts self in professional manner with colleagues, peers, and persons served

• Recognizes the rights of clients; and will protect privacy of persons served at all times by following agency, State, and Federal mandated privacy procedures and regulations

• Adheres to agency Code of Ethics at all times

• Complies with all agency policies and procedures, laws and regulations under which the agency operates

Lightshare Behavioral Wellness and Recovery Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our staff and clients. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees. Lightshare also conducts pre-employment drug screening (to include medical marijuana) as a Drug Free Workplace pursuant to the Drug Free Workplace Program under Florida's Workers' Compensation Law.

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