Certified Peer Specialist

Job Details:

Job Location:

ACT - Brunswick, GA 31523, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: High School / GED,

Job Shift: Morning,

Job Summary:

The Certified Peer Specialist is an individual who has progressed in their own recovery journey and utilizes lived experience to promote recovery, self-determination, empowerment, hope, and resilience for individuals receiving behavioral health and substance use disorder services. This position provides structured peer support services that encourage socialization, wellness, self-advocacy, development of natural supports, community integration, and recovery-oriented living skills. The Certified Peer Specialist serves as a role model for recovery while collaborating with interdisciplinary treatment teams to support positive consumer outcomes.

• Provides peer support services that promote recovery, wellness, self-determination, and personal responsibility.
• Shares lived experience appropriately to instill hope and encourage recovery.
• Facilitates structured peer support activities that foster socialization, self-advocacy, and community integration.
• Assists consumers in building natural support systems and developing independent living skills.
• Supports consumers in identifying strengths, setting goals, and achieving recovery objectives.
• Provides information regarding community resources, support services, and recovery opportunities.
• Participates in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings and collaborates with treatment providers as appropriate.

• Meets established direct service productivity standards.
• Maintains individual billed hours and target staff hour expectations.
• Maintains daily attendance and participation requirements consistent with program guidelines.
• Maintains assigned caseload responsibilities and service expectations.
• Provides services in accordance with approved staffing ratios and program requirements.

• Records services accurately and timely in accordance with treatment goals and service requirements.
• Completes required clinical documentation in accordance with agency standards.
• Maintains documentation in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ensures services provided are authorized and documented appropriately.
• Completes service notes in Care Logic within 24 hours of service delivery.
• Maintains documentation quality standards and satisfactory audit scores.
• Addresses and corrects documentation deficiencies within required time frames.
• Ensures treatment plans and service orders remain current and compliant.
• Resolves failed activities and claims within established timelines.
• Maintains compliance with all mandatory training requirements, including Relias and Human Resources training.

• Collaborates with behavioral health, substance use disorder, and community providers to support consumer engagement and continuity of care.
• Assists consumers with successful transitions between inpatient, outpatient, and community-based services.
• Promotes awareness of recovery-oriented services and community resources.
• Builds and maintains positive relationships with consumers, families, caregivers, and community partners.

• Treats consumers, co-workers, supervisors, and community partners with dignity and respect.
• Provides high-quality customer service focused on positive health and recovery outcomes.
• Performs job responsibilities in a competent, ethical, and professional manner.
• Utilizes organizational resources effectively, efficiently, and responsibly.
• Contributes to an environment that encourages teamwork, creativity, innovation, and recovery-focused services.

• Knowledge of serious mental illness, substance use disorders, recovery principles, and peer support practices.
• Knowledge of consumer rights and applicable federal, state, and agency policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of client record documentation requirements and service plan implementation.
• Knowledge of crisis intervention procedures and protocols.
• Knowledge of peer support group facilitation and recovery-oriented service delivery.
• Ability to observe, document, and report consumer progress and functioning.
• Ability to understand assessments, evaluations, observations, and service plans.
• Ability to assist consumers in building independence, self-confidence, and self-esteem.
• Ability to empower consumers to explore resources, opportunities, relationships, and support systems.
• Ability to communicate…