Peer Specialist

Shift Schedule: Monday-Friday

Hours Per Week: 14

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  Provide support for clients of Living In Place
• Conduct assessments, develop and maintain service plans, make referrals as deemed appropriate, and facilitate successful service connections.
• Referral and cooperative relationships with other community agencies, to meet the needs of clients.
• Ongoing reassessment of client need, monitoring of service efficacy, and appropriate revision of the service plan.
• Escort clients to appointments
• Informing supervisors of situations of crisis or circumstances that require further guidance.
• Represents and interprets the agency at community conferences and meetings.
• Participates in training and staff meetings.
• Attend training as assigned in specific evidence-based treatments and as required by DOHMH and JASA.
• Participate in training and unit meetings.
• Completes required case records, reports, and statistics in compliance with JASA and DoHMH standards.
• Performs such other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Must be currently certified, or become certified, with either a Provisional or Professional Peer Specialist certification, within 12 months of hire
• Good writing/record-keeping skills.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English. Ability to speak and understand Spanish is preferred.
• Must be computer literate, including the ability to learn and use program-specific software.
• Ability to travel to clients' homes and to negotiate any steps and barriers in clients' residences.
• Understanding and appreciation of the roles of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual preference, and individual values as they relate to serving clients and families.