Peer Specialist
About The Position
Lightshare Behavior Wellness and Recovery is seeking individuals to join their team and make a difference in others' lives. This organization is looking for individuals who align with their five pillars: Compassion, Acceptance, Respect, Empowerment, Stewardship. This program, in partnership with Sarasota County Corrections, will provide a 40-bed secure residential behavioral health treatment for male offenders who are currently incarcerated in the Sarasota County Corrections Facility. The program will offer intensive supervision and evidenced-based rehabilitation to felony offenders up to 120 days who are incarcerated and awaiting sentencing, as well as those who are directly sentenced to the program to serve out the remainder of their sentence. The overall goal is to provide treatment in a secure setting with a focus on substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders, change the client’s criminal thinking patterns, stabilize their substance use and/or mental illness, and assist in the transition into the community through vocational training and peer support.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent (required)
- Knowledge of substance abuse treatment
- Working knowledge of community resources
- Advocating skills
- Strong people skills to provide excellent internal and external customer service
Nice To Haves
- Certification in Recovery Coaching or Peer-to-Peer Counseling (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Serve as a personal guide and mentor in management of personal and family recovery through follow-up contact and service connections within the recovery community.
- Assists clients in removing personal and environmental obstacles to recovery, through assessing needs and community services.
- Provides linkage to the Recovery Community through knowledge and contacts within the recovery community. Engages members and establishes trusting, collaborative relationships directed towards member’s individual.
- Provides motivation through support in order to encourage participation in aftercare appointments.
- Provides referrals to the clients for outside agencies as needed and provides accurate and timely documentation within the charts.
- Maintains inter- and intradepartmental workflow by fostering a spirit of cooperation.
- Maintains all required paperwork and billing documentation.
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
