What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Support Specialist - Adult Mental Health position at Oaks Integrated Care?
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Our programs service adults, children, and families. Your role will be essential to our success, and your efforts will influence our ability to provide treatment to our community.
Responsibilities:
- Participates in team-based care and shared decision-making, collaborates with other team members to support the individual achieve recovery;
- Support individuals in their self-chosen goals;
- Provide advocacy services including assisting individuals and their families navigate the behavioral health system, resource development, accompanying individuals to appointments, milestones, or significant events, etc.;
- Provide case management services to the individual and their family and support individual in identifying their service needs, provide referrals and linkages as needed;
- Assist individual in identifying consumer supports and exploring social and recreational activities;
- Support individual in daily living activities and independent living skills;
- Increase individual’s self-determination and self-respect;
- Participates in weekly Team Meetings and case reviews;
- Documents all interactions with individual and communicates with team, maintains accurate and up-to-date information in the individual’s electronic health record;
- Promotes consumer-driven services and recovery-orientated environment; assists individual and their family in making decisions, taking action and treatment planning. Provides education and information to the individual and their family;
- Performs other related duties as necessary.
Benefits:
- Competitive base salary
- Medical and dental insurance
- Vision plan
- Retirement plan
- Flexible spending plans
- EXCELLENT time benefits for qualified positions!
- Opportunity for personal and career growth, including supervision towards professional licensure for eligible candidates
- Team-oriented environment – we practice the FISH! Philosophy
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent and one year experience in providing peer support in a behavioral health setting preferred
- Certified Peer Specialist
- Knowledge of recover-based concepts and interventions
- Valid Driver’s license
Programs funded through SAMHSA must follow federal guidelines for a drug free workplace.
All positions require a valid driver’s license in good standing and pre-employment drug screening. Oaks Integrated Care considers applicants for all positions without regard to: race; color; religion; sex; national origin; age; sexual orientation; marital or veteran status; the presence of a medical condition, genetic information or handicap, unrelated to performing the tasks of the job; or any other legally protected status.