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Certified Peer Support Specialist
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Certified Peer Support/Recovery Specialist
To provide peer support services as part of a multi-disciplinary team to persons with mental illness and/or substance abuse problems. Service provision will focus on working with clients to enhance their recovery while monitoring them in a residential setting Service is provided to individuals or groups.
Primary Responsibilities:
- To provide individualized, ongoing guidance, coaching, and support.
- To provide training in the use of personal and community resources.
- Assist in developing formal and informal community supports.
- Assist the person served in increasing social support networks of relatives, friends, and/or significant others.
- To offer encouragement in times of crisis.
- To advocate on behalf of persons with behavioral health problems to protect the client’s rights and to assist in reducing associated stigma.
- To work in cooperation with other providers, family members, or significant others involved in the client’s recovery plan.
- To attend Agency staff meetings, Case Conferences, and Individual and Group Supervision.
- To attain established standards of productivity.
- To observe all rules of confidentiality relating to clinical information and treatment, both internally and when dealing with external agencies and/or individuals.
- To be responsible for understanding clients' rights policy and procedures.
- To participate in staff training and development.
- To serve on designated committees within the agency.
- To maintain professional standards at all times. To observe the guidelines established within the Code of Ethics and Conduct.
- To perform other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge Skills and abilities:
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Must have a Peer Support Specialist or Peer Recovery Specialist Certification
- Past or present consumer of mental health or substance abuse services with a history of managing ones own illness.
- Awareness of the importance of recovery in living with a mental illness or addictions problem.
- Past experience working directly with people in a service-oriented field is beneficial.
- Active membership in a consumer advocacy or self-help group.
- Ability to work well with others.
- Ability to interact effectively with counterparts within and outside of CBH.
- Ability to interact with various types of people.
- A sound understanding of mental health and/or substance abuse problems and treatments.
- Personal traits which include: patience, tolerance, caring, mature and understanding.
Additional Requirements
Employee must be certified as being tuberculosis free.
Employee must clear criminal background and CPS registry checks
Chandler Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer.
