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Summary:
The Peer Recovery Specialist provides peer support and care coordination services to veterans and military personnel who have behavioral health needs. They are a member of a multi-disciplinary team designed to provide outreach engagement and system support. The function of the Peer Recovery Specialist is to serve as a role model mentor advocate and motivator to clients sharing their personal experiences to help motivate to seek treatment prevent relapse and promote long-term recovery.
Responsibilities:
| * Conduct community outreach to engage veterans in social and recreational activities to form meaningful and trusting relationships that can lead to identifying the need for behavioral health services. |
| * Provides opportunities for individuals receiving services to direct their own recovery process. |
| * Coaches and supports the acquisition and use of skills needed to facilitate individual recovery. |
| * Assists veterans in identifying their personal strengths abilities and needs and articulating personal recovery goals and advocating for themselves during treatment. |
| * Promotes the identification and use of natural resources and support systems within the community accompanying them to assist is accessing services. |
| * Facilitates the development of a sense of wellness self worth and personal control over one*s life and recovery journey |
| * Acts as a role model to Veterans in recovery to inspire hope; share life experiences and lessons learned as a person with lived experience |
| * Models/mentors recovery process and demonstrate coping skills. |
| * Assists in the orientation process for persons who are new to receiving mental health and/or co-occurring treatment |
| * Demonstrates cultural sensitivity to the military experience and competence in trauma informed care as relevant to the needs of individuals in recovery. |
| * Supports the individual in seeking to connect/reconnect with family friends and significant others and in learning how to improve or eliminate unhealthy relationships |
| * As requested by client fosters spiritual connections with faith-based organizations and/or participation in self-help and mutual support groups. |
| * Adheres to Veterans Recovery Resources policies and procedures. |
| * Participates in supervision team conferencing department and agency meetings. |
| * Maintains detailed accurate and timely documentation in medical record. |
| * Follows agency policies and standards for client rights and confidentiality. |
| * Other duties as assigned |
Other information:
| QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: |
| * Veteran who has spent a minimum of 2 years in personal recovery from a mental health and/or substance use condition. |
| * High school diploma or GED |
| * Ability to complete certification as a peer recovery specialist |
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| NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: |
| * Be self-identified current or former user of mental health or co-occurring services who can relate to others who have not utilized those services. |
| * Have demonstrated proficiency in reading and writing. |
| * Attended trainings on relevant topics such as behavioral health substance use and chronic health conditions |
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| JOB KNOWLEDGE SKILL AND ABILITY: |
| * Valid driver's license and use of car during normal working hours or other means of transportation to complete major functions of job. |
| * Ability to establish trusting relationships with peers. |
| * Ability to work independently and also as an integral part of multidisciplinary team |
| * Be able to recognize early triggers and signs of relapse |
| * Be able to use computer to record services or be willing to learn |
Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Location: GHI-Charlestown-4705 Old Post Road USA:RI:Charlestown
Work Type: Full Time
Shift: Shift 1
Union: Non-Union
Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, ethnicity, sexual identity or orientation, ancestry, genetics, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.