Peer Support Specialist - SUD
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 performs paraprofessional duties that support wellness and recovery, assisting individuals who use the CIT Assessment Site. The role supports individuals experiencing mental health crises through supportive counseling, helping them articulate support needs and develop recovery strategies, monitoring progress, and modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies drawn from the specialist’s own recovery experience and training.
Requirements
- High school diploma 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 be well along in the recovery process.
- Certified Peer Recovery Specialist.
Nice To Haves
- Experience facilitating recovery support groups and/or WRAP groups for an individual with mental illness.
- Some college.
- Certified WRAP Facilitator.
Responsibilities
- Provide a supportive atmosphere for individuals receiving services.
- Provide supportive 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.
Benefits
- Health, vision, and dental insurance.
- Employer match on retirement contributions.
- Generous annual leave and sick leave.
- Educational assistance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
