About this role
Job DetailsJob Location: Montgomery Center - Troy, NC 27371New Hires who are Benefit Eligible may qualify for Hiring Bonus
Company Mission/ statement
Our mission is to inspire and empower people to seek and maintain recovery and health. Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. is a mission driven, comprehensive community provider of culturally sensitive mental health and substance abuse services.
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
Health Spending Account
Company-Paid Life Insurance
Short Term Disability
401(k)
Paid Holidays
Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
Employee Assistant Program
Referral Bonus Opportunities
Extensive Internal Training Program
Pay Scale
Peer Support: $17/hr.
Summary
A Certified Peer Support Specialist is an individual who is or has been a recipient of mental health services. Provides highly individualized services in the community and promotes individual self-determination and decision making. In coordination and conjunction with the other ACT team members, provides consumer education and individual/system advocacy, Self Help skills, provides crisis support, Housing assistance, Education/employment support, Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) plan support, and independent/social skills support.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Participates with other team members in conducting comprehensive clinical assessments, person centered plans, crisis consultations and other primarily QP functions so as to provide essential expertise and consultation to the entire team to promote a culture in which each person’s point of view and preferences are recognized.
Provides ongoing assertive outreach and supportive services to address the persons served needs effectively. Provides interventions to offer support and guidance in all areas of functional domains: adaptive, communication, personal care, domestic, psychosocial, problem solving, etc in preventing, overcoming or managing the person’s level of functioning and enhancing his/her ability to remain in the community.
Participates in daily interdisciplinary treatment planning, daily staff meetings and review of persons served and functional needs
Completes all documentation as required by procedures and statute.
Participates in regular supervision with the ACT Team Leader to enhance all competencies in this position.
All other duties as assigned by supervisor
Units Billed Minimum Requirement: Along with other team members, is responsible to ensure adequate service delivery is provided to all persons served in accordance with National Program Standards, state service definition requirements, and the needs of the persons served.
Education/Experience: Peer Support services are delivered by staff who have the life experience of being diagnosed with a serious mental illness or substance addiction problem, and are currently in recovery, stable, and living without relapses. The Peer Support Paraprofessional has a high school diploma, or GED and at least five years of life experience with a serious mental illness or substance addiction. The paraprofessional also self identifies as an individual with a psychiatric or addictions disability. Paraprofessional staff who work no more than 10 hours a week providing Peer Support and have not completed their 20 hours of training have two years to complete the training required. The Peer Specialist also demonstrates at least one full year in his/her own life without crisis, relapse, or psychiatric or substance abuse inpatient treatment, or criminal justice involvement and may not be a family member or related to the consumer.
Peer Support Specialists are supervised by a Qualified Professional.
Qualifications
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