Peer Specialist

Embracing Lightshare's mission, vision and our five Pillars is important for our work at Lightshare. Our five pillar embrace the following:: Compassion (show empathy and genuine care for the well-being of our colleagues, the people we serve and our community); Acceptance (create an environment where everyone feels valued and included; foster creativity through the richness of our differences); Respect (treat every individual with dignity, courtesy and consideration; value the opinions and contributions of others); Empowerment (take ownership of your work, seek growth opportunities to reach your full potential and actively contribute to our success); Stewardship (responsibly manage the resources and assets entrusted to us).

Benefits available to our employees:

Lucrative vacation time - 168 hours


Mental Wellness Days - 3 days

Medical insurance, prescription tools, dental, vision, mental health, wellness programs, EAP, life and ADD and the ability to participate in a 401K, Supplemental - accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness.

Program: CORT (Community Offender Rehabilitative Treatment)

This program in partnership with Sarasota County Corrections, will provide a 40 bed secure residential behavioral health treatment for male offenders who are currently incarcerated in the Sarasota County Corrections Facility.

The program will offer intensive supervision and evidenced-based rehabilitation to felony offenders up to 120 days who are incarcerated and awaiting sentencing as well as those who are directly sentenced to the program to serve out the remainder of their sentence.

The overall goal is to provide treatment in a secure setting with a focus on substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders, change the client's criminal thinking patterns, stabilize their substance use and/or mental illness, and assist in the transition into the community through vocational training and peer support.

Position Summary: Provides peer coaching and mentoring to client's and graduates of First Step Recovery Programs as part of their Discharge Continuing Care Plan. Promotes recovery through community services and assists in removing barriers to recovery.

Educational Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent (required). Certification in Recovery Coaching or Peer-to-Peer Counseling (preferred).

Special Skills: Knowledge of substance abuse treatment; working knowledge of community resources; advocating skills; strong people skills to provide excellent internal and external customer service

Position Duties:

1. Serve as a personal guide and mentor in management of personal and family recovery through follow-up contact and service connections within the recovery community.

2. Assists clients in removing personal and environmental obstacles to recovery, through assessing needs and community services.

3. Provides linkage to the Recovery Community through knowledge and contacts within the recovery community. Engages members and establishes trusting, collaborative relationships directed towards member's individual.

4. Provides motivation through support in order to encourage participation in aftercare appointments.

5. Provides referrals to the clients for outside agencies as needed and provides accurate and timely documentation within the charts.

6. Maintains inter- and intradepartmental workflow by fostering a spirit of cooperation.

7. Maintains all required paperwork and billing documentation.

8. Other duties as assigned.