Peer Support Specialist
About The Position
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 as a peer support specialist or similar role.
- Ability to provide interventions promoting personal safety, self-worth, confidence, and growth.
- Skills in facilitating community connection, boundary setting, self-advocacy, and social support development.
- Proficiency in enhancing communication skills.
- Experience assisting individuals transitioning from crisis or inpatient settings.
- Ability to collaborate with clinicians, QP, or discharge planners.
- Experience in developing and implementing treatment plans.
- Skills in engaging individuals in skill development, symptom management, and wellness education.
- Ability to initiate and maintain contact with consumers.
- Willingness to provide or assist with transportation.
- Proficiency in maintaining accurate and timely documentation.
- Ability to assist with service authorizations.
- Understanding of confidentiality and service definitions.
- Must be able to perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Responsibilities
- Provide interventions that promote personal safety, self-worth, confidence, and growth.
- Facilitate connection to the community, boundary setting and planning, self-advocacy, personal fulfillment, and development of social supports.
- Enhance effective communication skills.
- Assist and support consumers transitioning from crisis, inpatient, or medical settings to outpatient treatment.
- Collaborate with clinicians, QPs, or discharge planners to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Provide intervention strategies to consumers and their supports as per the treatment plan.
- Engage consumers in activities for skill development, symptom management, wellness education, and work readiness.
- Initiate and maintain contact with consumers to facilitate transitions between services.
- Provide or assist with transportation to initial appointments.
- Maintain and submit accurate and timely documentation.
- Assist with service authorizations as needed.
- Maintain confidentiality and comply with service definition.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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