Peer Support Worker
PRAIRIE VIEW INC•Newton, KS
•Onsite
About The Position
Peer Support (PS) services are patient-centered services with a rehabilitation and recovery focus, designed to promote skills for coping with and managing psychiatric symptoms. This service will decrease the need for hospitalization and/or the need to live in an institutional setting and allow persons to live, work, and remain in the community.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Certification, or ability to become certified upon being hired, in the State of Kansas to provide the Peer Support Worker service, which includes criminal, abuse/neglect registry and professional background checks, and completion of a state approved standardized basic training program
- Provider must self-identify as a present or former primary client of mental health services
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must have excellent communication skills listening, verbal, and written
- Must be able and willing to be flexible, a self starter, punctual, and have the ability to maintain a schedule
- Must have a valid Kansas driver’s license, be insurable through Prairie View insurance company, and be willing to provide transportation to patients as needed
- Must have ability to maintain professional boundaries with peers
- Must be proficient at basic keyboarding/word processing skills
- Must be able to pass Kansas Bureau of Investigation Screen and the Central Registry Screen for both adults and children
Responsibilities
- Peer Support Components
- Administrative Responsibilities
- Productivity Expectations
- Age-Based Competency
- Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)
- Confidentiality
- Professional Development
- Employee contributes to positive work environment with coworkers and customers
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
