Peer Support Specialist; KRCC – Leslie

Position: Peer Support Specialist

Company/

Location:

Kentucky River Community Care/Leslie Outpatient Substance Use Disorder program

Employment type: Regular Full-Time

Credentials: High School diploma or GED. One (1) year sustained recovery from a mental health or substance use disorder.

Special skills/knowledge: Ability to operate basic office and electronic devises and their related software.

Primary functions:

• Serve as an active member of the client’s treatment team, including participation in team meetings and treatment planning meetings.
• Implement and coordinate recovery plans for individual clients in assigned population group, including evaluation, consultation, education, and follow-up services.
• Serve as role model for clients by sharing own recovery process and teaching effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.
• Provide advocacy services on behalf of clients.
• Inform supervisor and other members of treatment team, as indicated, of issues/concerns related to individual clients.

Shift/Days and

Work Hours:

Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm

Funded in part or in whole from Federal, CHFS, and/or other state funds

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