About this role
Job Description
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Serves as an active member of the client’s treatment team, including participation in team meetings and treatment planning meetings.
- Assists clients in development of recovery plan, including psychiatric advance directives and crisis plan.
- Provides education and resources about recovery and wellness.
- Implements and coordinates recovery plans for individual clients in assigned population group, including evaluation, consultation, and education, and follow-up services.
- Serves as role model for clients by sharing own recovery process and teaching effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.
- Connects to resources and services for individual clients in collaboration with case management services.
- Maintains accurate, thorough records on all assigned cases and uses documentation to assist clients in evaluating progress.
- Provides advocacy services on behalf of clients.
- Informs supervisor, and other members of treatment team as indicated, of issues/concerns related to individual clients.
- Manages client caseload, client services, and activities to maximize direct care client time and reach expected productivity targets
- Maintains continuing education requirements and required training documentation in record management systems
EDUCATION
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Certified Adult Peer Support Specialist as defined by the Kentucky BHDID, and
- Active Temporary Registration with KY Alcohol and Drug Counselor’s Board
- Maintains continuing education requirements and required training documentation in record management systems to maintain Certification and becomes Registered Alcohol & Drug Peer Support Specialist within nine months of employment.
- Attest to one year recovery as defined by KY Alcohol & Drug Counselor regulations.
- Preferred two (2) years in recovery.
EXPERIENCE
- Preferred over six months’ experience as a Peer Support Specialist and/or leading recovery groups or programs.
- Good interpersonal skills and written and oral communication skills.
- Knowledge of applicable population group and principles/philosophy of recovery
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/REQUIREMENTS
- Position requires lifting of 20 pounds maximum, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of items weighing up to ten pounds.
- Normal work tasks may involve exposure to blood, bodily fluids, or tissue.
- May involve 24-hour on-call responsibilities.
- Eighteen years of age or older.
Time Type
Full time