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Tower Behavioral Health
Peer Support Specialist
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What they do
A Social or Human Services Specialist identifies and arranges community services for clients. Can involve coordination of services for people with disabilities or those in recovery. They may also coordinate housing or job training assistance for immigrants, veterans, former inmates or families in crisis and can be involved in advocating for client needs.
$52,217 / year median in Pennsylvania
+10% projected growth
Job Description
Overview
PURPOSE STATEMENT
Provide group and individual counseling sessions using personal experiences in mental health & substance userecovery as inspiration and motivation. while also allowing for expression of persons' experiences in recovery. ResponsibilitiesESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Provide a wide range of activities to assist patients in exercising control over their own lives and theirrecovery or resilience-building process.
- Provide peer mentoring or coaching, including personalized and tailored services and supports to meetthe preferences and unique needs of the person/family and support recovery goals/planning throughassisting and supporting goal setting and use of decision-making strategies.
- Provide recovery resources
- Facilitate and lead recovery, educational and support groups. Educational activities include, asapplicable, self-advocacy, wellness, life skills, goal setting, parenting skills and decision-making skills.
- Advocate with and for the person and their family.
- Complete documentation of group and/or individual interventions in an accurate manner and filewithin 24 hours of service.
- Complete documentation of assessments in a timely and accurate manner.
- Participate in weekly meetings and supervisions to enhance communication and efficacy of treatment.
- Actively contributes to PI/QI efforts participating in problem-solving, root cause analysis and/orassisting in collection of data.
- Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always.
OTHER FUNCTIONS
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS
- High school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Three or more years' experience working in a behavioral health setting is required.
- Two or more years' experience in an acute inpatient behavioral health setting preferred.
- Training on personal advocacy, engagement, recovery and resiliency principles, communitysupports/resources, effective use of sharing life experiences and parenting skills, as applicable.
LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS
- Certification as a Peer Specialist
- CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered byfacility).
- First aid may be required based on state or facility.