Peer Support Supervisor

REDISCOVER•Kansas City, MO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Make a Difference as a Peer Support Supervisor with ReDiscover. Join ReDiscover’s Peer Services program and be part of a mission-driven organization that’s been transforming lives for over 50 years. As a non-profit community mental health center serving southeastern Jackson County, Missouri, we’re passionate about helping individuals impacted by mental illness or substance use find hope, support, and healing. About our Peer Services Program: The Peer Services program is an expansion program dedicated to outreaching and connecting clients to services for mental illness and/or substance use disorders. Our Peer Services provide support to clients using personal experiences to build rapport and engage in services that are offered.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
A valid automobile driver’s license, appropriate automobile insurance and a safe, reliable, registered automobile available for use during work.
Must have life experiences with mental illness/substance use disorders and have received services.
Must have successfully completed the Department of Mental Health’s Peer Support Provider Training and completion of Peer Support Certification.
Must have active Peer Support Specialist certification through Missouri Credentialing Board
Excellent customer service skills with a recovery focus.
Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
Intermediate computer skills in typing/keyboarding, Microsoft Word and Excel programs as well as GSuite.
Be willing to get a Missouri Class E Drivers License in the future.

Nice To Haves

3 years in a direct service peer role strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides direct supervisory responsibilities including supervision of assigned Peer Support Specialists.
Supports staff with program needs.
Coordinates needs with inter-agency program leadership.
Manages and assesses data from assessments performed on clients for reporting.
Shares lived experience of resilience and recovery and models successful recovery behaviors for individuals with a mental health diagnoses and/or a substance use disorder.
May assist with client transportation, which could include transporting individuals in personal vehicle.
Supports and assists clients in getting into treatment.
Safeguards Protected Health Information (written and electronically) and maintains confidentiality.
Completes administrative and other duties as assigned.