Peer Support Specialist - Residential Program

Peer Support Specialist

HealthRIGHT 360 gives hope, builds health, and changes lives for people in need by providing comprehensive, integrated, compassionate care that includes primary medical care, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment.

HealthRIGHT 360 offers residential treatment services designed to serve individuals and families with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders. Our program helps clients address addiction and related issues, increase skills, manage stressors, connect to supportive service, and build a foundation for lasting recovery. Residential programs run 24/7 and include individual and group therapy, family therapy, individualized case management, treatment planning, drug and alcohol counseling, medication support services, and crisis intervention.

Benefits and perks:

• HR360 offers a robust benefits package, including PTO, 15 paid holidays, commuter benefits, retirement plans, and more!
• Employees qualify for public loan forgiveness programs
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Work with mission driven, compassionate colleagues and make a difference every day in the work that you do.

This is a union eligible position.

The schedule for this position is: 12pm-8:30pm Thursday-Monday

The Peer Support Specialist will have experience or personal knowledge of behavioral health issues and services. The Peer Support Specialist provides culturally competent and trauma informed services that promote recovery, engagement, socialization, self-sufficiency, self-advocacy, development of natural supports, and identification of strengths. The Peer Support Specialist will be responsible for providing relapse prevention services, coaching, supporting links to community resources, or education to help participants achieve their goals.

Key Responsibilities

Individual Treatment Responsibilities: Provides support by drawing on own experiences and professional skills to build a trusting relationship with participants. Serves as a mentor and role-model to participants. Provides consultation to treatment team members from a professional perspective support professional effectiveness and empower the participants we serve. Advocate for participant needs and participates in treatment planning. Research and share information about community resources that will assist participants both during and after treatment. Maintains confidentiality of all participants. Provides input to develop and improve program services. Demonstrates excellent listening and communication skills and a supportive attitude towards participants and treatment team members. Work in collaboration with treatment team members to identify other services needed that may include, but are not limited to assistance with housing, benefits, education, employment, transportation, childcare, and medical needs. Assist treatment team members and participants in developing independent living skills to promote independence and self-sufficiency. The Peer Support Specialist will maintain North County Serenity House (NCSH), a program of HealthRIGHT 360 and San Diego County documentation standards.

Treatment Setting Responsibilities: Works as an active team member and closely collaborates with internal and external team members. Performs crisis intervention and communicates with treatment team as unforeseen situations arise. Documents participant updates and incidents. Performs periodic walkthroughs to ensure and maintain the safety and security of the facility. As needed, accompanies participants to offsite appointments related to their treatment. Attends required trainings and meetings.

Documentation Responsibilities: Collaborates with each caseload participant and other available internal and external resources to develop/maintain treatment plans, transition plans, progress notes and appropriate updates in support of the health and recovery needs of the participant. Maintain documentation in compliance with agency, HIPAA, 42CFR, and funder/County and CalAIM standards. Properly documents all services provided. Completes required agency assessments in timely manner. Ensure that all clinical documentation is completed in a timely and accurate manner and entered in the various electronic systems.

General Responsibilities: Complies with agency's policies and procedures. Attend and actively participate in internal and outside meetings as assigned. Ensure providing quality services through compliance with training requirements. Arrange work schedule in accordance with agency's needs that may include weekends, and holidays. Meet expected performance standards as assigned by supervisor.

Education and Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Qualifications:

Education

Required:

- High School Diploma or Equivalent

- Peer Specialist Certification

- CPR and First Aid Certified within 30 days of employment

- A valid California driver's license and automobile insurance

Desired:

- Bilingual English/Spanish

Knowledge

Required:

- Candidate must be a current or former recipient of mental health and/or substance use services or an immediate family member of someone who was a recipient of mental health and/or substance use services.

- If candidate or immediate family member received treatment from any of the HealthRIGHT 360 family of programs, he or she must be at least 12 months into their recovery and receive any on-going treatment from an outside agency

- Demonstrate some knowledge of mental health, substance abuse prevention, and supplemental community resources

- Must have knowledge and experience of co-occurring disorders

- Maintain a level of progression toward self-sufficiency

- Possess the ability to communicate effectively, motivate, and assist participants

Desired:

- Knowledge of gender-responsive and trauma informed treatment

- Experience working with criminal justice population

Must complete background check and livescan clearance. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.