Peer Support Specialist

Job Title: Peer Support Specialist

Shift: Tuesday - Saturday 11AM - 7:30PM

Full time

Intro and job overview: Join our KBBH team and find meaningful work, inspiring colleagues, career growth, great compensation, the ability to pay down student loans, and excellent benefits. Located in beautiful Southern Oregon.

Join an outstanding multi-disciplinary team including an on-staff psychiatric team and licensed clinical staff. Klamath Basin Behavioral Health is an accredited NHSC facility.

The National Health Service Core (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program is open to licensed primary care medical, dental, and mental and behavioral health providers who are employed by accredited sites.

WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

Vision: Sharing the power of mental wellbeing

Mission: Providing compassionate care throughout our community

Excellent outdoor activities including, hiking, biking, kayaking, wellness, ziplining, and fishing.

Welcoming community and a great place to raise a family.

Peer Support Specialist Pay Range:

Compensation is based on the level and requirements of the role. Salary within our ranges may also be determined by your education and experience as required by the role, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Typically, new team members join at the minimum to mid salary range.

Salary: $16.60 - $20.75 DOE

Hold Specialist Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 403 (b) Retirement Plan
• Paid Vacation & Wellness Days
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Peer Support Specialist Summary:

A certified peer support specialist is a person with a significant life-altering experience. This is also referred to as "lived experience". These specialists support individuals with struggles pertaining to mental health, psychological trauma, or substance use. Because of their lived experience, such persons have expertise that professional training cannot replicate. The Peer Support Specialist (PSS) is a past or present client of mental health and/or substance use disorder services who has experienced significant recovery to provide peer support services.

This PSS offers peer support to youth who have similar life experiences and acts as a positive role model to aid in recovery.

Education: Must meet the following OHA Certified Peer Support Specialist Requirements:

• Complete an OHA application and send it to the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI)
• Pass a criminal history background check administered by the OHA background check unit (BCU)
• Complete an Oregon Health Authority approved, 40-hour PSST training to be eligible to become an Oregon State Certified Peer Support Specialist under the Traditional Health Worker (THW) program.

Experience: Experience to demonstrate the competencies to identify precipitating events:

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Must not be listed on the Medicaid provider exclusion list.
• Must identify as a peer under one or more of the following:
• A self-identified person currently or formerly receiving mental health services; or
• A self-identified person in recovery from an addiction disorder, who meets the abstinence requirements for recovering staff in alcohol and other drug treatment programs (2 years); and
• Successfully complete the required training offered by an OHA-approved training program for Peer Support Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Meets with assigned youth peers in a variety of settings which may include home visits, community settings, treatment facilities, office visits, and other related settings to establish and maintain a positive, trusting relationship.
• Meets with peers in a medical clinic setting to provide emotional support, and a supportive presence.
• Attends group sessions for youth clients to support patient growth and recovery.
• Assists clients in identifying their personal recovery goals through the development of a Personal Recovery Plan.
• Assist clients in working on overcoming barriers to maintaining independence and may help with skill building in budgeting, setting up transportation, making health care appointments,…