ACT Peer Support Specialist

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Horizon Health and Wellness, Inc. has offered quality healthcare services to central and southern Arizona for over 40 years. Our mission is to enhance the quality of life of the individuals, families and communities we serve, and empower them to attain their optimum potential. Our most important organizational philosophy is Kindness Matters. It is how we do our business and an essential component in all of our interactions with our patients and with each other.

• Professional development and career advancement opportunities
• Competitive compensation
• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401k investment plan with company match
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• The opportunity to help us make a difference in the lives of the patients and communities we serve.

The Peer Recovery Support Specialist’s main purpose is to provide kind, empathetic support, coaching, mentoring, and education for individuals during their recovery process. This position is safety‑sensitive and may involve tasks or duties that could affect safety, health, or reputation. The Specialist is responsible for providing recovery peer support services to an assigned caseload and documenting services rendered. Additionally, the Specialist creates a positive experience for individuals served where Kindness Matters.

• Recovery Peer Support Specialist Certificate (or ability to obtain it within 3 months of hire)
• HS diploma or GED
• Self‑identify as an individual who has a lived experience of mental health conditions, and/or substance use, and has sustained recovery for greater than one year to share those experiences in peer‑to‑peer interactions
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Possess a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record and reliable transportation
• Certification in first aid, CPR, and Crisis De‑Escalation training (e.g., CPI); if you do not possess active certification training will be provided
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Have availability of a home telephone for easy access to Agency contact
• Ability to type and working knowledge/familiarity with computers and electronic clinical record keeping
• Must obtain and maintain a fingerprint clearance card and pass a background check

• Demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills
• Able to positively interact and develop rapport with mentally ill participants, their families, professional and support staff, and various levels of community agency staff
• Able to maintain a calm, non‑defensive, supportive attitude during crisis or potential crisis situations

• Long periods of sitting, ability to bend, lift and carry up to 50 pounds
• Able to operate phone, fax, copier, and a computer
• Must be fully ambulatory and able to assist participants
• Must be able to operate an Agency vehicle

• Recovery Peer Support Specialist Certificate
• Bilingual – English/Spanish
• Experience working in Integrated Healthcare, Behavioral Health or Residential settings
• Advanced knowledge of cultural diversity and sensitivity

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Health Care Provider

• Hospitals and Health Care
• Mental Health Care
• Non‑profit Organizations

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