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Peer Specialist

1 month ago

Island Park, United States WellLife Network Full time

**Position Summary**:The Peer Specialist will provide direct mental health services to recipients participating in rehabilitation and recovery services within WellLife Network Inc. The Peer Specialist will perform a range of tasks which are designed to assist recipients in regaining personal control over their lives and over their recovery processes. These tasks focus on facilitating the development of self-help skills, support systems, coping strategies, and increased hope and self-esteem that are central to recovery from a psychiatric disability. Peer specialists model competence and the possibility of recovery.

**Essential Responsibilities**

Provide direct care services to the people we serve, including planning, developing, and implementation of goals and training to further develop and enhance their skills and activities of daily living by including, but not limited to:
- budgeting
- grooming
- nutritional planning
- use of public transportation/travel training
- use of community resources/community integration
- shopping/menu planning
- housekeeping
- sexual development/socialization skills
- physical health maintenance
- adaptive behavior/independent living
- assertiveness/self-advocacy training
- vocational development
- social development

Monitor progress of people served. Tasks essential to this duty include, but are not limited to seeing, hearing, and observing, performing manual tasks, reading and writing (documentation), lifting, climbing and descending stairs, traveling, boarding and de-boarding agency vehicles, and utilizing public transportation vehicles (i.e. bus, subway). Provide training in daily living skills and other areas and the use of the telephone to make and receive calls.
- Responsible for coordinating evacuation and ensuring residents safety in actual emergencies (i.e. fire, fire drills). Essential functions of this duty include the ability to exit in emergencies, climb and descend stairs and fire escapes and assist others to do the same. This may include both verbal and physical prompting.
- Responsible for all necessary written documentation including Functional Assessments; initiated and updated, progress notes, and quarterly service plans.

Abilities required include reading, writing, communication, observation, and monitoring.
- Responsible for crisis intervention and incident reporting procedures.
- Responsible for monitoring and recording progress on case notes, collateral notes, progress notes and house log.
- Meet routinely with people served and management team to review goal progress.
- Assist in planning and follow through on or escorting the people served to evening and weekend recreational activities. Participating in moderate physical activities as part of recreation program.
- Monitor and assist in planning of daily activities and events.
- Attending all scheduled staff meetings, mandatory in-service training sessions, quarterlies, and annual meetings within residence and external entities. To attend staff meetings and trainings, staff must be available to participate in these programs at various sites and at varying times. Staff must be able to transport self to training. Staff must have the ability to complete the following training courses and perform the techniques taught in each are a required function of the position: Medication Supervision Training, CPR and First Aid, Cultural Competency, Mandated Reporting, Corporate Compliance.
- Communicate relevant information to other staff and supervisor(s), verbally and in writing, i.e., daily communication log, incident reports, medication incidents.
- Act as a role model for persons served.
- Maintain records and confidentiality of such records.
- Assist/supervise lunch preparation and clean-up chores.

Prepare lunches and participate in family style dining with person served
- Assist individuals in clothing care (laundry, ironing,).
- Participate actively as a member of inter-disciplinary program planning team.
- Must be able to read typed/written correspondence, clinical notes, communication logs, staff meeting minutes, doctor’s orders, and fire drill logs. Able to write and able to use the telephone.
- Able to lift/carry packages and boxes of supplies.

**Other Responsibilities**:

- Follow-up on any aftercare/recommendations for treatment. Escort/accompany individuals as needed on appointments (medical, psychiatric)
- Assist individuals in researching and obtaining community resources appropriate and applicable to their needs and goals.
- Always maintain confidentiality.
- This does not limit the assignment of duties or exclude the performance of other duties, not mentioned, as assigned by supervisor.

Demonstrated interpersonal communication skills and the ability to empathize with, relate to and effectively work with recipients of mental health services. Life experience with mental health or substance abuse history. Also, two years of active participation in mental health self-help activities, peer supp

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