Peer Support Specialist Job Spokane area,Washington USA,Healthcare

Peer Support Specialist

This position is responsible for providing peer support services for households living at Catalyst emergency supportive housing project. The clients residing at Catalyst are formerly homeless persons who may have behavioral health challenges, substance addiction history as well as barriers to employment and recovery. As a member of the Catalyst team, the peer support specialist provides clients with support, education, and community resource navigation to promote client recovery and self-sufficiency.

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

Provide Peer Support services—per SAMSHSA best practice guidelines--to assist persons living in Catalyst.

Teach clients how to navigate a variety of community-based services and organizations.

Manage a caseload of clients with whom you work to empower clients to problem solve and find their own solutions.

Provide consistency and support to promote client progress and accountability.

Collaborate with the Integrated Case Management team to ensure behavioral health and physical health needs of clients are being addressed.

Model personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness.

Maintain professional boundaries and participate in training as requested.

Accurately account for time worked according to agency standards.

Work with the Catalyst team to ensure outcomes of grant agreements, contracts, MOU's and other commitments of the program are met.

Uses appropriate administrative, fiscal, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of CCEW client protected health information (PHI), per regulations outlined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

Regularly utilizes all forms of communication (email, text, phone, etc.) and database practices necessary for this position and as directed by supervisor.

As a mandated reporter, follow all procedures outlined in agency policies and procedures to report to the proper agency when there is suspicion and/or confirmation that a child or adult has been a victim of abuse or neglect.

Obtain Peer Certification from DBHR within 6 months of employment.

Adheres to the tenants of Catholic Social Teaching.

Performs related functions as assigned to support program success as well as the mission and core values of Catholic Charities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must meet the minimum qualifications listed below. These qualifications are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to perform this job.

Minimum Required Education/

Experience:

High school diploma or GED
One year of successful work experience
Lived experience that allows the successful candidate to understand and relate to program clients.

Certificates/Licenses:
To perform this job successfully an individual must have a valid Driver's License must successfully pass background check applicable to position and must obtain DBHR Peer Training certification within 6 months of start date.

Physical Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to:

Regularly sit, stand, climb, walk, talk, hear.
Frequently lift up to 10 pounds, pull/push, carry, grasp, reach
Occasionally crawl, stoop, kneel
Clearly see 20+ feet, with or without corrective lenses, ability to focus

Mental & Other Skills/Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the:

Adaptability: ability to adapt to changes, delays or unexpected events in the work environment; ability to manage competing demands and prioritize tasks; ability to change approach or method to best fit the situation.
Analytical Ability: ability to maintain focus for extended periods of time; ability to complete research projects with resourcefulness and persistence; ability to synthesize complex or diverse information; ability to use intuition and experience to complement existing data.
Attendance: ability to consistently arrive and be able to…