Full Job Description
Our mission at O.A.C.H.S.C is to rebuild the community through our compassionate care and exceptional service.
Overview:
To provide peer support services as part of a multi-disciplinary team to persons with mental illness and/or substance abuse problems. Service provision will focus on working with clients to enhance their recovery. Service is provided to individuals or groups.
Qualifications:
Education-
- High School Graduate or equivalent, Required
-Peer Support Specialist Training
Experience :
- To provide individualized, ongoing guidance, coaching and support.
- To provide training in the use of personal and community resources.
- Assist in developing formal and informal community supports.
- Assist the person served in increasing social support networks of relatives, friends and/or significant others.
- To offer encouragement in times of crisis.
- To advocate on behalf of persons with behavioral health problems to protect the client’s rights and to assist in reducing associated stigma.
- To work in cooperation with other providers, family members or significant others involved in the client’s recovery plan.
- To attend Agency staff meetings, Case Conferences and Individual and Group Supervision.
- To attain established standards of productivity.
- To observe all rules of confidentiality relating to clinical information and treatment, both internally and when dealing with external agencies and/or individuals.
- To be responsible for understanding clients rights policy and procedures.
- To participate in staff training and development.
- To serve on designated committees within the agency.
- To maintain professional standards at all times.
- To observe the guidelines established within the Code of Ethics and Conduct.
16. To perform other related duties as assigned
