Fixed Site Peer Support Specialist
About The Position
This position is responsible for providing peer support services for households living in Catholic Housing Ventures (CHV) permanent supportive housing (PSH) projects. The clients residing in these properties are formerly homeless persons who may have behavioral health challenges as well as barriers to employment and recovery. As a member of the Onsite Supportive Housing Services team, the peer support specialist provides clients with support, education, and community resource navigation to promote client recovery and self-sufficiency. Catholic Charities is committed to providing a competitive wage and benefits package.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- One year of continual successful work experience
- Lived experience that allows the successful candidate to understand and relate to program clients.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must have a valid Driver’s License, must successfully pass background check applicable to position, and must obtain DBHR Peer Training certification within 6 months of start date.
- Must have food handlers permit or obtain one upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Provide Peer Support services—per SAMSHA best practice guidelines--to assist persons living in CHV PSH units.
- Teach clients how to navigate a variety of community-based services and organizations.
- Empower clients to navigate personal challenges to find their own solutions.
- Provide consistency and support to promote client progress and accountability.
- Collaborate with the Onsite Supportive Housing Services team to ensure behavioral health and physical health needs of clients are being addressed.
- Model personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness.
- Maintain professional boundaries.
- Accurately account for time worked according to agency standards.
- Work with the Onsite Supportive Housing Services team to ensure outcomes of grant agreements, contracts, MOU’s and other commitments of the program are met.
- Organize, plan, and facilitate certain community activities, including regular community meals, if applicable.
- Uses appropriate administrative, fiscal, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of CCEW client protected health information (PHI), per regulations outlined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
- Regularly utilizes all forms of communication (email, text, phone, etc.) and database practices necessary for this position and as directed by supervisor.
- As a mandated reporter, follows all procedures outlined in agency policies and procedures to report to the proper agency when there is suspicion and/or confirmation that a child or adult has been a victim of abuse or neglect.
- Obtain Peer Certification from DBHR within 6 months of employment.
- Adheres to the tenants of Catholic Social Teaching.
- Performs related functions as assigned to support program success as well as the mission and core values of Catholic Charities.
Benefits
- FREE Employee Medical Insurance
- FREE Employee Dental Insurance
- FREE Employee Vision Insurance
- Sick leave (8 hours of paid sick leave per month)
- Vacation (Minimum of 2 weeks paid vacation)
- Discounted health memberships
- Retirement (Employer contribution - 3% contribution and an additional 3% employer match)
- FREE Long-Term Disability Insurance
- FREE Life Insurance
- 13 Paid Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
