Peer Support Specialist-Adult Services

3 weeks ago

Anchorage, United States Alaska Behavioral Health Full time
Peer Support Specialist | Alaska Behavioral Health
Peer Lounge

Who We Are

Our mission is to strengthen Alaska communities and improve the lives of our clients by delivering exceptional behavioral healthcare services.

We believe all Alaskans, with all mental health and addiction needs should have access to the best possible care. We are proud to be part of a dedicated team committed to ending the stigma around mental health and changing the lives of our clients for the better.

About the Team

Under the supervision and mentorship of a designated Lead Peer Support Administrator, Peer Support Professionals work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing supportive recovery-focused services to increase wellness, opportunity of independence, and satisfaction of receipt at the Alaska Behavioral Health (AKBH) Peer Lounge. All services provided at AKBH are in accordance with creating a warm and safe space to build recovery in alignment with interactions and communications consistent with the organization's mission, goals, and chosen values.

What You'll Do
  • Engage potential and ongoing clients who enter the center and support them in accessing resources and services that support them in meeting their basic needs.
  • Provides intervention support to clients presenting with problems by resolving and stabilizing situations in partnership with clinical team members. Facilitate the development of recovery skills among assigned consumers as a member of the treatment team.
  • Develops therapeutic relationships with ongoing clients to provide an environment where clients can make appropriate changes and be successful in the environment of their choosing.
  • Participates in the discharge planning in conjunction with the treatment team to enhance client's ability to retain treatment changes, use community social supports, treatment professionals, and/or continue to work on therapeutic change.
  • Provide necessary client information to other agencies or health care providers, (psychiatrist, mental health professionals or agencies, schools, courts, hospitals, etc.) to coordinate services to identified clients.
  • Serve as a mentor/role model demonstrating recovery, effective coping skills, and self-help strategies.
  • Provides peer groups in alignment Peer Lounge program.
  • Be part of a fast-paced, highly structured, collaborative, and multidisciplinary team that share roles and responsibility for clients as needed to provide ongoing support.

Good To Know
  • Position is based in Anchorage, Alaska
  • Full-Time, Non-Exempt
  • Pay Range is between $19.23 and $24.89 depending on experience.
  • AKBH offers generous benefits including two healthcare options for employees and their dependent children, 401k with immediate vesting and up to 5% match, 3% automatically contributed by AKBH, and 3 weeks of PTO for the first year, and 6 weeks of PTO after the first year, as well as 10 paid holidays. The part-time positions are eligible for paid time off and two floating holidays per year. Both are eligible to participate in an annual incentive plan.

What We Need from You
  • You have a high school diploma or GED.
  • You have personal life experience in recovery from mental illness, or substance abuse and/or co-occurring disorders and are comfortable sharing your personal life experiences surrounding recovery in a way that offers support to those you will serve.
  • You have one to two years of volunteer experience in the mental health and/or substance abuse fields and are willing to become Peer Certified as part of your initial onboarding.
  • DBH Approved Intro to Peer Support 37.5 Hour Training within 90 days of hire ~ AND ~ ACBHC PSPA or PSPI Certified within 180 days of hire.
  • Possesses a valid Alaska Driver's License and satisfactory driving record.

Alaska Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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