About The Position
Under routine supervision, this role is held by a self-identified consumer of mental health and substance use disorder services who is in recovery. The specialist provides emotional support by appropriately sharing lived experience and serving individuals with similar diagnoses. The role provides individual and/or group structured, scheduled, non-clinical therapeutic activities to promote socialization, recovery, self-advocacy, and the preservation and enhancement of community living skills.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Active Kentucky Youth Peer Support Specialist Certification, including completion of the Kentucky Family Leadership Academy.
- Active Temporary Registration with the Kentucky Alcohol and Drug Counselor’s Board.
- Attest to one year of recovery as defined by Kentucky Alcohol and Drug Counselor regulations.
- Become a Registered Alcohol & Drug Peer Support Specialist within nine months of employment.
- Be at least 18 years old and not older than 35 years old.
- Good interpersonal skills and written and oral communication skills.
- Knowledge of the applicable population group and the principles and philosophy of recovery.
Nice To Haves
- Two years in recovery.
- More than six months of experience as a Peer Support Specialist and/or leading recovery groups or programs.
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 for 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 issues or concerns related to individual clients.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
High school or GED
