Peer Support Specialist Trainee-Jail Services
About The Position
Alleghany Highlands Community Services provides services and support to community members with behavioral health challenges and intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Peer Support Specialist Trainee performs paraprofessional duties to support wellness and recovery for individuals within Alleghany Regional Jail. The role assists individuals experiencing mental health crises through supportive counseling, helping them express support needs and develop recovery strategies, monitoring progress, and modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies informed by the specialist’s own recovery experience and training. The position may also provide support to recovery court. Applicants are asked to provide a cover letter describing their recovery history and time in recovery.
Requirements
- High school graduate or GED.
- Valid driver's license and safe driving record.
- Must be or have previously been a recipient of mental health services or substance use disorder services for a mental illness or substance use disorder, and should be well along in the recovery process.
- Certified Peer Recovery Specialist, or willing to obtain certification within twelve months of hire.
- Provide a cover letter describing recovery history and time in recovery.
Responsibilities
- Provide a supportive atmosphere for individuals receiving services.
- Provide supportive-level counseling throughout the Emergency Custody Order (ECO) process and refer problems to appropriate staff members as required.
- Record the progress of individuals served and communicate progress and concerns to the treatment team.
- Provide follow-up outreach to individuals served through face-to-face and/or phone contact.
- Assist individuals in mental health crisis with articulating support needs and developing recovery strategies.
- Help individuals monitor their progress and model effective coping techniques and self-help strategies based on personal recovery experience and training.
- May provide support to recovery court.
Benefits
- Employer match on retirement contributions.
- PTO leave.
- Pay increases to $16 per hour after obtaining certification.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
