What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Recovery Specialist position at White House Health Systems?
DESCRIPTION:
Peer Recovery Specialists are invaluable members of the mental health and substance use disorder treatment team, utilizing their lived experience to provide peer support, guidance, and advocacy to individuals on their recovery journey. A Peer Recovery Specialist on an ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) team provides non-clinical, person-centered support to individuals with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance use challenges. They utilize their lived experience to build trusting relationships, offer emotional support, and model recovery principles, while also assisting with navigating services and accessing community resources. With empathy, understanding, and practical assistance, Peer Recovery Specialists empower individuals to overcome challenges, access resources, and build resilience as they work towards achieving their recovery goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Direct Peer Support: Provides support based on lived experience to engage individuals in treatment and promote their recovery plans.
- Relationship Building: Builds trusting relationships with clients based on empathy and shared experience.
- Goal Setting: Assists clients in setting and achieving recovery-oriented goals.
- Resource Navigation: Helps clients access community resources like housing, employment, and healthcare.
- Crisis Support: May participate in crisis response and support interventions.
- Advocacy: Advocates for clients' needs and rights within the team and with other service providers.
- Collaboration: Works with other ACT team members to provide holistic care and support.
- Documentation: Documents service and participates in team meetings
Qualifications:
- A high school diploma or GED is a common prerequisite.
- Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services) 72-hour training
- A significant period of recovery (e.g., 1-2 years) from substance use, mental health conditions, or both is often required, according to Mental Health America.
Skills:
- Ability to positively interact with persons with mental illness, substance use disorders and developmental disabilities, their family members, agency staff and community members.
- Must possess good personal management skills – time management, organization, dependability and independence.
- Ability to provide active listening, education and assistive supports to consumers and family members.
- Strong advocacy skills and ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with healthcare providers, community agencies, and other stakeholders.
- Commitment to maintaining boundaries, confidentiality, and ethical standards in peer support practice.
- Willingness to participate in ongoing training, supervision, and professional development opportunities to enhance peer support skills and knowledge.
- Ability to connect with and support individuals with empathy and compassion.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Work Location: In person