Supported Housing Peer Specialist

BOLEY CENTER•St. Petersburg, FL

18h•$15 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

Established in 1970, Boley Centers, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization serving individuals with mental disabilities, individuals and families who are homeless, Veterans and youth in Pinellas County. Boley Centers, Inc., a nationally recognized and accredited behavioral health care agency, has an opening for a part-time Supported Housing Peer Specialist to work with the Treatment Team to provide psycho-social rehabilitation services to consumers.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED equivalency.
Six months of responsible work experience, preferably involving interactions with the public.
Knowledge of Recovery Model, counseling techniques, verbal crisis intervention and mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders.
Must be a consumer of mental health services as defined by the Agency.
Valid Florida driver's license required.
Must pass a Level 2 background check and drug screen.
This position requires meeting the eligibility requirements of the Agency's vehicle insurance carrier when driving an Agency vehicle or a personal vehicle transporting consumers.

Nice To Haves

Own transportation vehicle and insurance preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist the Treatment Team with assessing strengths and needs of individuals in the program by directly observing/teaching skills such as housekeeping, shopping, transportation, budgeting, medication management and laundry and planning leisure activities.
Implement treatment plans, with the Treatment Team, that seek to restore consumers' functioning in key life roles such as work, family and community.
Build working relationship, maintain regular contact with consumers and communicate consumers' needs to Treatment Team and report unusual events, activities and incidents to supervisor or appropriate team member.
Assist consumers in accessing resources in the community such as recreational activities, work, medical, dental, etc. and visit consumers at programs or their residence as scheduled or requested.
Document consumer and program activities.
Mentor consumers in role recovery activities such as symptom management, relapse prevention, stress reduction and work readiness.
Transport and teach consumers' to use public transportation to support their independence.