Paraprofessional

GATEWAY CSB PEO LLC•Brunswick, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under immediate to general supervision, the Paraprofessional provides peer support services and may serve as a patient/client/consumer advocate. This role involves providing consumer information and peer support in emergency, outpatient, or inpatient settings. The Paraprofessional performs a wide range of tasks to assist consumers in regaining control over their own recovery processes and functions as a role model of competency in recovery and ongoing coping skills. The position requires demonstrating knowledge of the clinical/service needs of all populations and skill in providing age-specific care. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Completion of a high school diploma or equivalent.
One (1) year of experience in advocacy or advisory or governance.
One (1) continuous year as a current or former recipient of treatment (including mental health/substance abuse treatment or diagnosis).
Eligibility for certification as Peer Specialist by the Georgia Department of Human Resources.
Knowledge of working knowledge of the nature of serious mental illness.
Knowledge of self-help techniques, provides enhance consumers empowerment skills and successful community living, community resources and information on specific topics, as assigned.
Knowledge of consumers’ rights; agency and federal policies, procedures and guidelines.
Knowledge of client record documentation requirements; and implementation of client services plan development.
Knowledge of crisis intervention protocol.
Knowledge of peer individual and group therapy techniques.

Responsibilities

Provides peer support services to assigned patient/client/consumers.
Serves as an advocate for consumers within the facility and the community.
Participates in treatment team activities.
Leads recovery dialogues/self-help sessions with consumers.
Participates in monitoring of consumer support services and programs.
Maintains a working knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading books, journals and the like.
Provide transportation for consumers.
Demonstrates knowledge of the clinical/service needs of all population(s).
Demonstrates knowledge of and skill in the provision of age-specific care.
Observe, record and report on an individual’s functioning.
Ability to read and understand assessments, evaluations, observation, and use in developing treatment plan.
Ability to assist consumers cultivate their independence, self-confidence, and self-esteem.
Ability to empower other individuals with disabilities to explore new options, resources, relationships, feelings, attitudes and rights.
Ability to effectively interact and communicate with consumers and their families in diverse populations.
Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, to maintain confidentiality, and to work independently under general supervision.
Ability to demonstrate strong interpersonal and “Listening” skills.
Ability to Establish and prioritize goals and objectives of assigned program.
Ability to assist consumers with successfully acquiring all income, entitlement benefits and health insurance for which the individual is eligible.
Ability to facilitate relationships between Gateway, consumer families/legal guardians and various social service community resources, such as housing assistance, healthcare, job training and placement and substance abuse support groups.