Supportive Peer Support Specialist

What We Offer

Enjoy our many benefits and incentives including:

Affordable Medical/Dental/Vision plans

Flexible Spending Account Generous Paid Time Off Whole Health & Wellness Reimbursement Program Professional development and training opportunities
100% Vested Retirement Plan w/ up to 6% Match Holiday Pay (9)
Paid Personal Growth Hours Paid Time Off for Mental Health Company Paid Life Insurance Spontaneous & Longevity Bonuses Loan Forgiveness Program Eligibility Employee Assistance Program (EAP) & Tobacco Cessation Program

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About the Position

We are looking for a Supportive Housing Peer Support Specialist (PSS) to join our team at our Rogue Ridge Apartments in Ashland, Oregon! Columbia Care Services is looking for the right individual to work Peer-to-Peer, meaning you have personal experience with mental health challenges and are a recipient of mental health services, and are willing to share your experiences with adult mental health consumers.

The Supportive Housing Peer Support Specialist meets with each new resident to support the individual in feeling welcome, answer questions, and provide compassionate support and guidance in setting self-determined goals. The Supportive Housing Peer Support Specialist will engage with residents one-on-one as well as coordinate and facilitate peer groups, provide personal care services (including shopping, self-help, socialization, meal preparation, and more), and utilize strategic self-disclosure with residents to build connection and normalize mental health challenges.

Work Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 12:00pm – 5:00pm (Part Time Day)

What You’ll Make

$22.00 - $26.00 per hour DOE/Credentials.

Additional 5% Language Differential offered for Bilingual or Multilingual candidates.

About the Program

Rogue Ridge is 26-unit Permanent Supportive Housing program providing affordable housing to local citizens who are low-income and chronically without housing, along with a combination of behavioral health and tenancy supports.

General staffing includes an on-site Resident Manager available to provide access to housing support; and a Supportive Housing Associate and Certified Recovery Mentor (Peer) providing 7-day a week presence and services such as skills training, tenancy assistance, housing stabilization, and community navigation. The program is supervised by a full-time Supportive Housing Supervisor, and Columbia Care's Property Management team offers tenancy support around move in/out, rent collection, and maintenance and repairs.

Columbia Care Services is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.

What You’ll Need

Successful candidates MUST:

Have personal experience with mental health challenges

Be Certified and Registered as a Peer Support Specialist (PSS)or Peer Wellness Specialist (PWS)through the Oregon Health Authority (OHA).

Driving is an essential function of this position. Successful applicants MUST provide a valid driver's license from their state of residence or obtain and submit one within 30 days of hire, maintain a safe driving record, and have the ability to pass a DHS criminal background check.

Physical Requirements:

This position requires the ability to frequently talk, listen, use hands and fingers, reach, stand, walk, sit, bend, stoop, climb stairs, as well as lift, carry, push, and pull up to 40 pounds. It may require the ability to occasionally use ladders, squat/kneel, and perform other physical tasks as applicable. In addition, you must successfully complete crisis de-escalation and CPR trainings, which require performing various physical, hands-on maneuvers and techniques…