What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Specialist position at APIS Services Inc.?
One of our amazing affiliates, CORAS Wellness and Behavioral Health, a premier source for quality health care and treatment for substance use and mental health disorders in Delaware, is seeking PEER SPECIALISTS in KENT COUNTY, DE
FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME POSITIONS - FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES AVAILABLE!
Excellent Perks and Full-Time Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
- 401k, Life & Disability Insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Training & Career Advancement
- A Great Team Environment
- Competitive Wages
- We offer our team member DailyPay! Get paid if you need your earnings before payday!
- Wellness Program & more
Responsibilities:
- Answers a 24/7 warm line that and provide support to individuals served in times of need.
- Works with individuals served to build connections that promote recovery side by side with service recipients to help them make connections and to work through anxiety and stress.
- Responsible for understanding the individual’s view of the world around them and how they perceive themselves in it.
- Offers relationships to service recipients that are based on mutual understanding and responsibility.
- Attends the treatment team of all individuals for whom s/he is providing service and any individual that has been interested in receiving peer support
- Follows three guiding principles: Learning versus helping, Relationship versus the individual, Hope and possibility versus fear
- Attend interdisciplinary team meetings
- Involved in providing hospital visitation, to individuals who have been admitted.
- Driving to and from the consumer's home, a clean driving record is necessary.
Qualifications:
- Background in mental health or substance abuse recovery required, specific training will be provided for Peer Certification, CPR and First Aid Certification
- Driver’s License and clean Motor Vehicle Record
Who We Are:
CORAS Wellness and Behavioral Health, Founded in 2021, is an affiliate of Apis Services Inc. CORAS (Championing Optimal Recovery Advancing Self-Sufficiency) provides a wide array of substance abuse and behavioral health treatment services, including but not limited to, MAT Services, Outpatient Services, Residentials Services, Sober Living Services, Primary Care Services, and other wellness and behavioral health services.
Apis Services, Inc. provides administrative services, including recruiting and onboarding new team members for over 30 for profit and non-profit organizations across the USA so they can focus on their all-important missions. Apis Services Inc. is a progressive corporation with over 3500 employees nationwide and growing.
The employment opportunities we have to offer dedicated and caring career seekers are endless. Join us in helping to make a difference in the lives of others by providing good people to support the missions they serve. It’s time to make a difference! What’s your purpose in life?
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Salary : $29,000 - $36,700
Peer Support Specialist I
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Wilmington, DE
