Peer Advocate – Access

Compensation:$18.50/hour

Hours:

21.5 hours/week

A Peer Advocate is someone with lived experience with substance use who relies on their experiential knowledge to support the recovery goals of individuals who use drugs and/or alcohol. Peers are natural support experts, meaning that the relationships they establish can lead to increased feelings of support, safety, and wellbeing among the individuals they serve.

(Additional duties may be assigned)

• Manage waiting room for the Open Access Clinic
• Offer phone support to individuals who call the Open Access Clinic
• Assist the evaluator with referrals for services
• Assist client with filling out intake package paperwork
• Raise awareness of existing social and other support services
• Model coping skills
• Provide non-clinical crisis support, especially after periods of hospitalization or incarceration
• Accompany clients to court appearances and other appointments (when approved and arranged by Supervisor)
• Work with participants to identify strengths
• Link participants to formal recovery supports
• Educate program participants about various modes of recovery
• Assist with receiving, organizing and distributing donations and program supplies
• Assist with maintaining a clean, safe and organized facility by performing routine light cleaning duties throughout common areas, offices bathrooms, kitchen and client spaces
• Other duties as assigned

• Daily food pantry duties including stocking shelves, completing data entry, assembling food bags for distribution, and supporting other pantry activities as needed

• This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Three available shifts.

8am – 4pm | 4pm – 12am | 12am – 8am

• CRPA-P
• High School Diploma or GED
• Lived Experience in the substance abuse or mental health system
• Ability to utilize a computer
• Equivalent combinations of education and work experience will be considered

• Able to successfully engage clients, including those who may have serious, persistent mental health issues and criminal justice histories
• Strong written and oral communication skills to interact with clients
• Familiarity with resources in the community that meet a wide variety of client needs
• Comfortable working independently while also a strong team player
• Demonstrates cultural humility

This position requires the regular use of a computer/iPad, printer, photocopier, fax machine, telephone, scanner.

Microsoft Office to include Word, Outlook, Excel.

Moderate mental and visual attention to perform light administrative work, data entry and/or reading. Requires some judgment in the analysis of facts or conditions regarding individual problems or transactions to determine what action should be taken, within the specifications of standard practice.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, perform repetitive hand motion, push, pull.

The employee is not required to lift or move objects greater than 5 pounds.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that may be encountered while performing the essential functions of this position.

There is no exposure to adverse environmental conditions. Work is performed in a typical office environment with occasional outside travel. Outreach may be required in the community in both indoor…