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Peer Support Specialist

Oaks Integrated Care
place Mount Holly, 08060
local_atm $17.59 an hour
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Full Time
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
ECT
Families
Individuals
Peer Support
Victims of Crime/Abuse (VOC/VOA)

About Job

Join our team today and immerse yourself in a rewarding career for years to come!

Our programs service adults, children, and families. Your role will be essential to our success, and your efforts will influence our ability to provide treatment to our community.

Responsibilities:

  • Participates in team-based care and shared decision-making, collaborates with other team members to support the individual achieve recovery;
  • Support individuals in their self-chosen goals;
  • Provide advocacy services including assisting individuals and their families navigate the behavioral health system, resource development, accompanying individuals to appointments, milestones, or significant events, etc.;
  • Provide case management services to the individual and their family and support individual in identifying their service needs, provide referrals and linkages as needed;
  • Assist individual in identifying consumer supports and exploring social and recreational activities;
  • Support individual in daily living activities and independent living skills;
  • Increase individual’s self-determination and self-respect;
  • Participates in weekly Team Meetings and case reviews;
  • Documents all interactions with individual and communicates with team, maintains accurate and up-to-date information in the individual’s electronic health record;
  • Promotes consumer-driven services and recovery-orientated environment; assists individual and their family in making decisions, taking action and treatment planning. Provides education and information to the individual and their family;
  • Performs other related duties as necessary.

Benefits:

  • Competitive base salary
  • Medical and dental insurance
  • Vision plan
  • Retirement plan
  • Flexible spending plans
  • EXCELLENT time benefits for qualified positions!
  • Opportunity for personal and career growth, including supervision towards professional licensure for eligible candidates
  • Team-oriented environment – we practice the FISH! Philosophy

Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma or equivalent and one year experience in providing peer support in a behavioral health setting preferred
  • Certified Peer Specialist
  • Knowledge of recover-based concepts and interventions
  • Valid Driver’s license

Programs funded through SAMHSA must follow federal guidelines for a drug free workplace.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.59 per hour

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance
  • Retirement plan
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Evening shift
  • Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Professional Field

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Age Groups

Children (5-10)
Adults

Therapeutic Approach

Methodologies

ECT

Modalities

Families
Individuals

Practice Specifics

Populations

Peer Support
Victims of Crime/Abuse (VOC/VOA)

Settings

Milieu
Private Practice
Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Home Health/In-home