Certified Peer Support Specialist

Peer Support Specialist I

Job Type: Full-Time / Non-Exempt

Shift Details: Rotating Days - 7:00am - 7:30pm

Work Location: Crisis
- Franklin County Crisis Care Center

Salary/Hourly Wage: $19.00 per hour

• Successful completion of Peer Employment Training and certification as a Peer Support Specialist.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.

The Peer Support Specialist I provides support and recovery training to individuals receiving services. They assist in implementing and creating a recovery environment and advocate for the needs and rights of every individual.

• Guest Care & Advocacy:
  • Provides peer support to engage individuals in a recovery partnership and assists in identifying participants’ hopes and dreams and the solutions they are seeking.
  • Teaches recovery and life skills using recovery tools.
  • Models hope, personal responsibility, and self-advocacy to demonstrate how recovery goals can be respectfully met and how a belief in self is maintained.
  • Assists in developing natural supports and community living.
  • Cultivates connectedness in the person’s life (self, others, the environment, and to meaning and purpose).
• Compliance &
  
  Risk Management:
  • Completes clinical documentation as required.
  • Keeps abreast of all federal and state regulations and laws and all Recovery Innovations policies and procedures as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
  • Understands and adheres to Recovery Innovations compliance standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policies.
• Cross Functional
  
  Collaboration:
  • Coordinates with the individual’s clinical team and other supports to arrange services or resources to help the individual achieve their goals.
• Additional Duties:
  Performs other related duties as assigned.

As an innovative leader in behavioral health care, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive health, dental, and vision insurance, access to mental health resources and wellness programs, a strong retirement plan with company matching, and generous paid time off. We also provide ongoing opportunities for professional development and training to help you advance in your career.

• Education/Licenses:
  • Successful completion of Peer Employment Training and certification as a Peer Support Specialist.
  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience:
  • Lived experience requiring mental health and/or substance use services.
• Skills:
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Ability to teach/train recovery information and recovery tools.
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Must be able to pass de‑scalation training, as defined by state requirements.
• Driving Requirements:
  • If driving is required for this position, meet all requirements outlined in Recovery Innovations driving policy.
  • If not qualified to drive per driving policy, a Non‑Driver Attestation form must be signed.
• Miscellaneous Requirements:
  • Applicants must be at least 18 years old unless residing in a state where funder or government regulations set a different minimum age requirement.
  • Travel required based on business need.
  • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality (HIPAA guidelines and regulations) and professionalism.
• Second‑Chance
  
  Employer:
  • Must be able to pass a seven‑year background check.
  • Must pass substance abuse testing and/or tuberculosis testing (if applicable).
  • Must obtain designated fingerprinting clearance in applicable states.
  • Must pass education verification check.
  • Must pass a three‑year motor vehicle report and meet minimum eligibility requirements criteria of insurance carrier if driving is required.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

May include work close to the eyes and substantial motions of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers. Frequent sitting, standing, walking, handling, finger dexterity; eye‑hand‑foot coordination; use of corrected vision; color vision; use of auditory senses. May be required to lift up to twenty (20) pounds.