Peer Support Specialist II

Peer Support Specialist II

Change Lives With Recovery Innovations! Our Mission is to empower people on their journey to recovery, helping them achieve their goals, rediscover meaning and purpose in life, and reconnect with themselves and their communities. Our Vision is to revolutionize healthcare by pioneering innovative solutions that go beyond behavioral health, empowering people to thrive in the communities where they live, work, and play. Join a groundbreaking team at the forefront of Peer-Powered Support, empowering individuals on their journey through mental health and substance use challenges! Be part of something bigger—together, we can change lives and create lasting hope!

Position: Peer Support Specialist II

Job Type: Full-Time / Non-Exempt

Shift Details: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Work Location: NC - Durham 309 Crutchfield Street

Salary/Hourly Wage: $20.00/hour

Specialties / Licenses or Certifications:

• Successful completion of Peer Employment Training thus obtaining Certification as a Peer Support Specialist required.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Summary of Job

The Peer Support Specialist II provides support and recovery training to individuals receiving services. The Peer Support Specialist II also assists in implementing/creating a recovery environment and acts as an advocate for the needs and rights of every individual. The Peer Support Specialist II provides support to participants through assisting in resume building, job searching and recovery planning.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Guest Care & Advocacy:
• Provides coaching and mentoring to peer support staff through role modeling and guidance, modeling techniques and practices of peer support and self-help.
• Acts as a mentor for new team members, facilitating training opportunities for professional development.
• Provides support for participant wellness, groups, and other activities that strengthen recovery.
• Ensures all program elements and expectations are being met.
• Provides peer support to engage participants in a recovery partnership and assists in identifying participant's hopes and dreams and the solutions they are seeking.
• Teaches recovery and life skills using recovery tools.
• Models hope, personal responsibility and self-advocacy to demonstrate how recovery goals can be respectfully met and how a belief in self is maintained.
• Cultivates connectedness in the person's life (self, others, the environment, and to meaning and purpose).
• Compliance & Risk Management:
• Completes clinical notes as required.
• Responsible for facilitating, documentation, transfers and transition of guest care.
• Keeps abreast of all federal and state regulations and laws and all Recovery Innovations policies and procedures as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
• Understands and adheres to Recovery Innovations compliance standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policies.
• Cross Functional Collaboration:
• Assists with initial introductions to clinical team, serving as point of contact for participants.
• Coordinates with the individual's clinical team and other supports to arrange services or resources to help the individual achieve their goals.
• Coordinate transportation to external resources and facilitate community integration.
• Develops and maintains positive and constructive working relationships with team members
• Additional Duties:
• Creating peer level curriculum and facilitate group activities.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Outpatient Programs:
• Aids participants with resume building, job searching and recovery planning.
• Provides recovery support services in partnership with team members in the community.
• Assists individuals in maintaining healthy living within the community.