Peer Support Specialist - Transitional Age Community Treatment (TACT)

NORTH RANGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH•Greeley, CO

7d•$16 - $22

About The Position

The Transitional Age Community Treatment (TACT) program is a community- and home-based service designed for clients ages 15–29 who are experiencing their first episode of psychosis. Using a collaborative, multidisciplinary team approach, TACT provides a supportive environment that helps clients identify their goals and build skills that promote recovery and resiliency. The program focuses on helping clients progress toward their self-identified life goals, including social, educational, housing, benefits navigation, and illness-management goals. As a Peer Support Specialist, you will help create a supportive, empowering environment where clients can explore and define their own recovery and/or resiliency goals. Peers play an important role in teaching and modeling skills that support clients in moving toward their self-identified goals—whether related to social connection, education, housing, benefits, wellness, or illness management. You will use your unique personal experiences with recovery from mental health and/or substance use disorder to build rapport, foster hope, and engage clients in a meaningful peer-to-peer capacity.

Requirements

A High School Diploma and/or ability to successfully demonstrate reading, writing, and speaking skills, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Must have personal experience by having been impacted by mental illness, substance abuse issues, other co-occurring challenges, or any child and family issues.
Demonstrating working a personal recovery/resiliency plan for at least one year is required.
A Valid Driver’s License and driving record that meets agency insurability as set forth by someone who must transport clients/program participants.
Must have sensitivity to individual needs and show respect for a person’s independence and ability.
Ability to take peer-to-peer training as required.
Annual Flu Vaccinations
Annual TB Testing

Nice To Haves

Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills are highly desired.

Responsibilities

Use personal experience to model the value of every client’s experience and to teach effective coping techniques and self-help strategies that lead to recovery and resiliency. Offer clients hope regarding recovery and/or resiliency, through appropriate self-disclosure, role modeling, and coaching during the recovery process and/or development of resiliency.
Collaborate with therapists to coordinate services in response to the client's needs and behaviors to achieve the goals of the service/treatment plan as assigned; prevent deterioration, and or hospitalization. May be called upon for appraisal of client needs to make appropriate recommendations for services.
Coordinate a wide variety of services for clients to receive benefits and access resources from internal and external service providers. May help identify the client’s needs and provide access to services.
Assist clients in identifying barriers to recovery/resiliency and individual warning signs; help cultivate positive behaviors to prevent relapse, avoid future crisis involvement, and focus on wellness.
Assist clients in improving their well-being and quality of life by coaching in behavioral skills; educate clients to make informed choices; help clients problem solve and negotiate tasks/activities of daily living. May provide a listening ear when needed.
Teach and role model the importance of medication monitoring, and clear communication with medical and mental health providers as needed; may assist clients in developing a wellness or recovery/resiliency plan.
Provide support and encouragement to the client and/or family members.
Advocate for the client in many different forums, including, but not limited to, the school system, nursing homes, and with family.
As required by the program, document progress reports, mentoring notes, letters, faxes, and phone calls; maintain electronic health records following agency standards.