Certified Peer Specialist - ACT
The expected salary range for this position is based on several factors including market, funding, candidates experience level, skills, training, and related knowledge. Our ranges are developed and published as good faith estimates for the position.
Salary Range: $59,773 - $65,243
Office benefit package (Parking/Remote Expenses): $50/Month Subject to change
The Certified Peer Specialist will promote hope and recovery by sharing life experiences and lessons learned as a person in recovery. The Peer Specialist guides people in identifying and working towards recovery goals, promoting engagement in recreational and social activities, teaching self-advocacy and developing wellness management skills. Additional responsibilities include participating in treatment planning, helping people access and maintain benefits and community resources, providing care coordination with external providers, connecting with natural supports, and providing crisis intervention services.
As a member of an interdisciplinary ACT team, you'll have the opportunity to enhance your clinical skills and partner with Mental Health Professionals, psychiatric care providers, Nurses, Substance Use Specialist, Vocational, and Certified Peer Specialists. RADIAS Health values the professional development of all employees, offering on-going training and supervision on emerging and evidence based practices.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide peer counseling and support to validate clients’ experiences.
- Have a strong dedication to recovery.
- Provide guidance and encouragement to clients to take responsibility and actively participate in their own recovery.
- Serve as a mentor to clients to promote hope and empowerment.
- Help non-mental health consumer team members, and others as appropriate, to better understand and empathize with each client’s unique and subjective experience and perception.
- Provide expertise and consultation from a mental health consumer perspective to the entire team.
- Collaborate with the team to promote a team culture in which client self-determination, client decision-making in treatment planning, and protection of client rights are supported.
- Assist in the provision of ongoing assessment of clients’ mental illness symptoms and clients’ response to treatment.
- Assist in the provision of direct clinical services to clients on an individual, group, and family basis. Teach symptom-management techniques and promote personal growth and development with mental health issues and substance abuse issues.
- Assist, teach, and support clients with activities of daily living, vocational skills, accessing housing, maintaining financial supports, and utilizing buses and other transportation in the community.
- Provide side-by-side support, coaching and encouragement to help clients socialize and carry out leisure time activities on evenings, weekends, and holidays. Organize and lead individual and group social and recreational activities and provide opportunities to practice social skills.
- Attend and participate in all scheduled team meetings.
- Complete all paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.
- Participate actively in on-going professional growth and development; maintain appropriate professional behavior and participate in appropriate supervision.
- Maintain a pattern of regular work hours.
- Must be able to transport clients in the community.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Must have primary diagnosis of mental illness, be a current or former consumer of mental health services, must demonstrate leadership and advocacy skills, and have a strong dedication to recovery.
- Credentialed as a DHS Certified Peer Specialist.
- Preferred: Hold a Bachelors degree in the behavioral sciences and have 2000 hours of experience working with adults with serious persistent mental illness
- Preferred: knowledge of forensic evidenced-based practices and familiarity with criminal justice system
- 4 weeks accrued PTO first year of employment
- 12 holidays
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
- Health Saving Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Saving Accounts (FSA)
- Tuition reimbursement and Loan Repayment
- Pet insurance
- Reimbursement for professional licensure fees
- Routine supervision from a Mental Health Professional, with access to licensure supervision opportunities
- 403b retirement plan with an employer percentage match
- Employer paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Bereavement and paid parental leave
- Wellness program to support employee overall health and well-being
- Mileage reimbursement
- Casual dress code
- And more!
RADIAS Health is proud to be a LGBTQIA+, anti-racist, all-inclusive, and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other protected class status.
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Are you passionate about helping others on their recovery journey? Join RADIAS Health as a Certified Peer Specialist - ACT! This role is all about sharing your own experiences and encouraging others to engage in their recovery process. As a Peer Specialist, you will be an essential part of our interdisciplinary Assessment and Care Team (ACT), collaborating with mental health professionals, nurses, and substance use specialists. You’ll guide individuals in developing their own recovery plans, assist them with community resources, and provide support through recreational activities. Your role involves mentoring clients, teaching them self-advocacy, and helping them manage their mental health and wellness. You’ll participate in treatment planning, care coordination, and even crisis intervention services. At RADIAS Health, we’re dedicated to professional development and offer ongoing training in the latest evidence-based practices. You’ll not only provide peer counseling but also bring your unique perspective to foster a culture of client self-determination and empowerment. With a supportive team environment and a comprehensive benefits package, which includes paid time off, medical coverage, and educational reimbursements, we’re committed to your well-being as you help others achieve theirs. So, if you’re 21 or older, passionate about recovery, and hold the required credentials, we want to hear from you!
Our mission is to provide person-centered integrated primary care and behavioral health services to those individuals impaired with mental illness, substance use or co-occurring disorders using evidence-based practices in the most humane manner po...
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