Peer Support Specialist - 5390
Company: RI International
Location: Jacksonville
Posted on: May 13, 2022
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Job Description:
Summary of Job: The Peer Support Specialist I provides support
and recovery training to individuals receiving services. The Peer
Support Specialist I 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 individuals in a recovery
partnership and assists in identifying participant's hopes and
dreams and the solutions they are seeking. ---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. ---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 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 -
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, Jacksonville , Peer Support Specialist - 5390, Other , Jacksonville, North Carolina
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