Peer Support Specialist
Company: RI International
Location: Peoria
Posted on: June 25, 2022
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Job Description:
Full Time Pay Range: $14-16 per hour depending on experience
Join the RI team at our new Health Enrichment and Recovery
Transformation Services (H.E.A.R.T.S.) program located at 11361 N.
99th Ave Suite 100, Peoria AZ 85345. We are looking for a
compassionate, dedicated peer support specialist, with a passion
for working with adults experiencing behavioral health/substance
use challenges, to ensure that each guest/visitor feels welcome,
has a positive experience, and is able to get their needs met
timely. Summary of Job: The Peer Support Specialist II provides
support and recovery training to individuals receiving services.
The Peer Support Specialist II also assists in
implementing/creating a recovery environment and acts as an
advocate for the needs and rights of every individual. Essential
Duties and Responsibilities: ---Provides peer support to engage
participants in a recovery partnership and assists in identifying
participant's hopes and dreams and the solutions they are seeking.
---Provides coaching to Peer Support staff through role modeling
and guidance. ---Teaches recovery and life skills using recovery
tools. ---Models hope, personal responsibility and self-advocacy to
demonstrate how recovery goals can be respectfully met and how a
belief in self is maintained. ---Assists in developing natural
supports and community living. ---Cultivates connectedness in the
person's life (self, others, the environment, and to meaning and
purpose). ---Coordinates with the individual's clinical team and
other supports to arrange services or resources to help the
individual achieve their goals. ---Completes clinical documentation
as required. ---Understands and adheres to RI International
compliance standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and
Conflict of Interest Policies. ---Performs other related duties as
assigned. Job Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed must be representative of
the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure,
experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential duties. ---Successful completion of Peer Employment
Training thus obtaining Certification as a Peer Support Specialist
required. ---Basic computer skills. ---Lived experience requiring
mental health and/or substance use services. ---Ability to
teach/train recovery information and recovery tools. ---Effective
communication skills. ---One (1) year of full-time behavioral
health experience. ---Additional training in peer-related topics
required. ---High School Diploma or equivalent. Driving
Requirements: ---If driving is required for this position, must
meet all requirements outlined in RI International driving policy.
---If not qualified to drive per driving policy, a Non-Driver
Attestation form must be signed. A Direct Service Competency
Checklist must be completed as part of the new hire onboarding
process. Physical Demands: May include work close to the eyes and
substantial motions of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers. Frequent
sitting, standing, walking, handling, finger dexterity;
eye-hand-foot coordination, use of corrected vision; color vision;
use of auditory senses. May be required to lift up to twenty (20)
pounds. Work Environment May work in an office environment or
behavioral health facility. May have contact with individuals who
are agitated and/or confused. ADDENDUM - Arizona EducationHigh
school diploma or equivalent Successful completion of Peer
Employment Training thus obtaining Certification as a Peer Support
Specialist required. Licensure Certification Misc. Requirement
ADDENDUM - California EducationHigh school diploma or equivalent
Successful completion of Peer Employment Training thus obtaining
Certification as a Peer Support Specialist required. Licensure
Certification Misc. Requirement ADDENDUM - Delaware EducationHigh
school diploma or equivalent Successful completion of Peer
Employment Training thus obtaining Certification as a Peer Support
Specialist required. Licensure Certification Misc. Requirement
ADDENDUM - North Carolina Education: High school diploma or
equivalent Successful completion of Peer Employment Training thus
obtaining Certification as a Peer Support Specialist required.
Licensure Certification Misc. Requirement ADDENDUM - Washington
EducationHigh school diploma or equivalent Successful completion of
Peer Employment Training thus obtaining Certification as a Peer
Support Specialist required. Licensure Certification Misc.
Requirement
Keywords: RI International, Peoria , Peer Support Specialist, Other , Peoria, Arizona
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