Peer Support Specialist

3 weeks ago

Santa Cruz, United States Janus of Santa Cruz Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDescription:


You will be responsible for supporting clients’ SUD treatment goals for recovery and self-sufficiency. Through shared understanding, respect, and mutual empowerment, the Peer Support Specialist, who has lived SUD experience, helps clients to become and stay engaged in their recovery from addictions and reduces the likelihood of relapse. Core values of the Peer Support Specialist include hope, person driven/centered, holistic wellness, authenticity, cultural responsiveness and humility, respect, integrity, advocacy, confidentiality, safe and protection, education, mutuality, reciprocity, strengths as wellness, recovery and resilience based. Finally, you will provide planning support, build professional learning plans, and offer hands-on instructional coaching and mentoring with an emphasis on compassion.


Coordinated Access for Empowering Success (CAFES) is a program designed to provide diversion and re-entry services for individuals involved in the justice system, particularly those who are first-time offenders or have committed low-level crimes. The program aims to reduce recidivism and improve the overall health and well-being of participants by offering a range of support services, including mental health and substance use treatment


We believe the role would place you in a highly energized environment where you would be inspired to share your years of experience along with providing extraordinary support for the team and community. So we commit to hiring top talent and cultivating a culture based on merit.? That commitment reflects our belief in the importance of a culture in which everyone is welcomed, everyone is accepted, and everyone is valued.?


Founded in 1976, Janus is a non-profit dedicated to its mission: to provide supportive, hope-inspiring and successful substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services in a professional and compassionate environment while assisting individuals and families on their journey toward wellness and recovery. At Janus, our clients’ well-being is exceptionally meaningful to us, and it is that environment that inspires everything we do. Visit us at www.janussc.org


Key Qualifications

  • Supports individuals in accessing or maintaining SUD treatment recognizing the validity of “multiple pathways to self-defined recovery.”
  • Supports exploring all resources when helping someone achieve recovery including healthy nutrition.
  • Meeting with clients regularly to offer one-on-one support and counseling.
  • Developing recovery plans, coping methods, and rehabilitation strategies with the client.
  • Arranging medical appointments, therapy sessions, support groups, and other resources to aid the client.
  • Monitoring the client's behavior, schedule, medication, and activities.
  • Reporting any unusual behavior, conflicts, or recovery deviations to the relevant professionals and assists with data-tracking requirements related to peer support care.
  • Coordinating the client's logistics such as medical appointments and therapy sessions, among others.
  • Conducting assessments and providing feedback to the client, medical professionals, and the family.
  • Generating recovery reviews and performance documents to track the rehabilitation process and supports program enrollees in care plan goal completion.
  • Uses eHR for data entry and care coordination/referral documentation.

Pay & Benefits


At Janus, base salary is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $23.00 and $24.00 per hour and your base pay will be considered on your job-related skills, training, qualifications, experience, and relevant education.


You’ll also receive access to benefits including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage,12 paid holidays, retirement benefits, no cost mental health counseling services, and 12 paid sick days per year


Janus of Santa Cruz maintains and promotes a working environment free from discrimination and harassment; and provides all current and prospective employees with equal opportunity in employment regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability, medical condition, sex, gender identity, physical characteristics, marital status, age, sexual orientation, organizational affiliation, veteran status, or past justice related situations.

Requirements:
  • Must be at least 18 years of age. Provide a government-issued identification with photograph, such as driver’s license, identification card, or passport.
  • Possess a high school diploma or general equivalency degree (GED). Submission of educational transcripts are required.
  • Self-identify as an individual with lived experience, a Peer.
  • Be willing to share their experience as a person with lived experience.
  • Have a strong dedication to recovery.
  • Agree, in writing, to adhere to the California Department of Health Care Services Code of Ethics for Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists in California.
  • Successfully complete and demonstrate completion of an 80-hour training covering California’s 17-core competencies for Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists. Training must be obtained from a CalMHSA-approved training program.
  • Successfully pass the state-approved Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification exam
  • Bilingual required (Spanish preferred).

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