Certified Adult Peer Support Specialist - I-ACE Team

Seven Counties Services•Louisville, KY

About The Position

Under routine supervision, a self-identified consumer of mental health services who is in recovery provides emotional support by appropriately sharing lived experience and serving individuals with similar diagnoses. The position provides individual and/or group structured and scheduled non-clinical therapeutic activities to promote socialization, recovery, self-advocacy preservation, and enhancement of community living skills.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Active Kentucky Adult Peer Support Specialist Certification.
Maintain continuing-education requirements and required training documentation in record-management systems to maintain certification.
Attest to one year of recovery as defined by DBHDID regulations.
Have a current or past diagnosis of a mental health disorder and have received or be receiving treatment.
Good interpersonal skills and written and oral communication skills.
Knowledge of the applicable population group and the principles and philosophy of recovery.
At least 18 years of age.
Ability to lift up to 20 pounds, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of items weighing up to 10 pounds.
May involve 24-hour on-call responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

Two years in recovery preferred.
Over six months’ experience as a Peer Support Specialist and/or leading recovery groups or programs preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as an active member of clients’ treatment teams, including participating in team and treatment-planning meetings.
Assist clients in developing recovery plans, including psychiatric advance directives and crisis plans.
Provide education and resources about recovery and wellness.
Implement and coordinate recovery plans for individual clients in the assigned population group, including evaluation, consultation, education, and follow-up services.
Serve as a role model by sharing personal recovery experiences and teaching effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.
Connect individual clients with resources and services in collaboration with case management services.
Maintain accurate and thorough records on assigned cases and use documentation to help clients evaluate progress.
Provide advocacy services on behalf of clients.
Inform the supervisor and other treatment-team members, as indicated, of client-related issues or concerns.
Manage caseload, client services, and activities to maximize direct-care time and meet expected productivity targets.
Maintain continuing-education requirements and required training documentation in record-management systems.