Peer Support Specialist Position Available In Duval, Florida
Tallo's Job Summary: Facilitate individualized services to program clients with diverse needs, focusing on discharge-planning goals. Instruct in daily living skills, socialization, and conflict resolution. Teach coping strategies and symptom management. Assist with daily activities, financial management, and accessing health services. Advocate with service providers, maintain case records, and network with community resources. Full-time position in Jacksonville, FL, offering $33,000/year with benefits.
Job Description
Peer Support Specialist 3.0 3.0 out of 5 stars 5960 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32207 Facilitate individualized services to program clients that meet the diverse needs of the client and focus on the discharge-planning goal. Instruct clients in daily living skills, socialization skill enhancement and conflict resolution. Assist in clarifying mental health and recovery goals as appropriate. Teach and reinforce effective coping strategies and symptom management skills. Assist and support clients to carry out daily activities such as personal hygiene, nutrition education, meal planning, grocery shopping, food preparation, and other household duties. Work side by side with client to assist, teach, and empower with financial management skills, access to needed entitlements/benefits, access reliable transportation, and connect to needed health services. Advocate on behalf of clients with outside service providers. Provide supportive services to increase interpersonal relationships and leisure skills. Assist in maintaining up-to-date, accurate individual case records on each assigned client. Network with community service providers to identify programs and resources that will increase client skills and establish goals (life management skills, educational and/or career goals, financial management skills, health and wellness goals, and decision-making skills). Ensure consistent contact with clients based on assessed needs, program policies, and funding guidelines. Client engagement will include on-site home visits. Participate in agency trainings, meetings, and special events. Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings and supervision as well as in-service training and development activities. Attend case management meetings with Duval Continuum of Care and other community partners, as appropriate. Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$33,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Dental insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance
Schedule:
8 hour shift Monday to
Friday License/Certification:
Driver’s License (Required) Ability to
Commute:
Jacksonville, FL 32207 (Required) Ability to
Relocate:
Jacksonville, FL 32207: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location:
In person
