Peer Specialist Part-time

Global Connections to Employment•Pensacola, FL

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lakeview Center provides comprehensive behavioral health care to adults and children with mental illnesses, drug and alcohol dependencies and intellectual disabilities. Across Northwest Florida, our services range from residential treatment to outpatient counseling, psychiatry, trauma care, treatments for substance misuse and 24/7 support for those with serious mental illnesses. The LEAP TEAM (Linking, Engaging, Advocating, Assessing, and Planning) is a short term to intermediate term multidisciplinary community team designed to engage and treat individuals who often fall through a gap in the community mental health continuum of care. These individuals tend to be high utilizers of acute care mental health systems as well as state mental health treatment facilities. By definition, this population is often difficult to engage in services due to lack of readiness for change and symptom severity/complexity and lack of adherence to treatment. The LEAP team consists of case managers, nurses, peer specialist, counselor, and a physician's assistant for medication management. The team is interdisciplinary and does home visits to meet the individual’s right where they are located. The Peer Specialist functions as a member of a multidisciplinary team to provide peer support, advocacy, coaching, mentoring, behavior modeling, assistance, and guidance for clients. Promote positive and collaborative relations with team members and the community. Attend available training to increase skills specific to mental health and substance abuse populations. Actively participate and contribute in staff meetings, supervision, quality reviews, and monitoring activities. Maintain positive, timely, and effective communication with patients, families, team members, external and internal resource providers, referral sources, and community providers.

Requirements

Must have a high school diploma or GED.
Lived an experience in at least one of the following areas: As an adult who has been in recovery for a minimum of two (2) years from a substance use or mental health condition. As a family member or caregiver to another individual who has or is in recovery from substance use or mental health condition. As a veteran of the armed forces who has been in recovery for a minimum of two (2) years from a substance use or mental health condition.
Must be able to use a computer.
Must be able to pass organization screening requirements, including state or federal background screenings as appropriate.
Must possess a valid driver’s license from the state in which you reside, a good driving record and be insurable under the corporate policy.

Nice To Haves

Completed certified peer specialist training and/or be willing to complete as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

Provide peer support, advocacy, coaching, mentoring, behavior modeling, assistance, and guidance for clients.
Promote positive and collaborative relations with team members and the community.
Attend available training to increase skills specific to mental health and substance abuse populations.
Actively participate and contribute in staff meetings, supervision, quality reviews, and monitoring activities.
Maintain positive, timely, and effective communication with patients, families, team members, external and internal resource providers, referral sources, and community providers.