Peer Support Specialist - Lantern
About The Position
Work with individuals that are justice involved. Provide interventions that promote the consumer's personal safety, self-worth, confidence, and growth, connection to the community, boundary setting and planning, self-advocacy, personal fulfillment and development of social supports, and effective communication skills. Specifically: Assist and support consumers with transition from crisis, inpatient or medical setting to appropriate outpatient treatment settings. Work with clinician, QP or discharge planners to develop and implement treatment plan. Provide intervention strategies to consumers and their supports in accordance with the treatment plan. Engage consumers in activities aimed to assist in a wide range of skill development, symptom management, wellness education and work readiness when appropriate. Initiate and maintain contact with consumers to facilitate transition between services. Provide or assist with transportation to initial appointments. Maintain and submit accurate and timely documentation requirements and assist with service authorizations as needed. Maintain confidentiality and comply with service definition. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor.
Requirements
- Experience working with justice-involved individuals.
- Ability to provide interventions promoting personal safety, self-worth, confidence, and growth.
- Skills in fostering community connection, boundary setting, and planning.
- Proficiency in supporting self-advocacy and personal fulfillment.
- Ability to develop social supports and effective communication skills.
- Capability to assist with transportation to initial appointments.
- Proficiency in maintaining and submitting accurate and timely documentation.
- Ability to assist with service authorizations.
- Understanding of confidentiality and service definition compliance.
Responsibilities
- Assist and support consumers with transition from crisis, inpatient or medical setting to appropriate outpatient treatment settings.
- Work with clinician, QP or discharge planners to develop and implement treatment plan.
- Provide intervention strategies to consumers and their supports in accordance with the treatment plan.
- Engage consumers in activities aimed to assist in a wide range of skill development, symptom management, wellness education and work readiness when appropriate.
- Initiate and maintain contact with consumers to facilitate transition between services.
- Provide or assist with transportation to initial appointments.
- Maintain and submit accurate and timely documentation requirements.
- Assist with service authorizations as needed.
- Maintain confidentiality and comply with service definition.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
