Position Title: Peer Support / Family Support / Youth Support

Reports to: Community Coordinator

Summary: The Peer Support Specialist will establish a personal relationship with the Member and will support the Member in completing an assessment to determine the needs and strengths of the Member. They will assist the Member in developing a support plan to assist them in accessing and using treatment and support programs in order to eliminate or decrease the need for hospital emergency room services or to enhance their ability to remain independent. They use their own recovery story to assist Members on their recovery journey.

Essential Duties:

• Support the Member in the recovery process in developing wellness self- management skills, creating recovery goals and a WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan)
• Identify triggers and warning signs, provide supports and resources for the Member to use when they are struggling with their recovery.
• Utilize the WRAP crisis plan of action and any other actions or activities that will provide support for the Member.
• Encourage attendance at community based mutual support groups.
• Foster healthy interactions between the Member and their other service providers, ie…Psychiatrists, physicians, therapists, by assisting the Member in preparing for their clinical visits.
• Support the Member in connecting with family and/or friends in building a support network.
• Participate in supervision weekly.
• Complete all required documentation.
• Record time on the timesheet.
• Transport self to meet the Member in the community.
• Accompany Members to locations where services can be provided most effectively.
• Maintain a vehicle in compliance with company policy and safety inspection criteria.

Special Attributes:

• Ability to manage own use of time
• Ability to prioritize work assignments
• Ability to communicate effectively with professionals and Members’/ families
• Ability to make sound decisions in emergency and non-emergency situations
• Be in recovery and attending to your own self-care.

Qualifications Required:

• Demonstrate stability in your recovery.
• Successfully pass the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare background check.

Education Required: Peer Support, Family Support, Youth Support Certification, High School Diploma or GED

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret assessments and plans.

Physical Demands:

• talk or hear
• stand and sit for extended periods of time
• walk for distances such as around a large building
• use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects
• use tools or controls
• reach with hands and arms

Work Environments: In the car, in Member’s home, in businesses and agencies in the community, and in public settings.

Pay: Pay depends on experience.

Comments:

This description is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions and the essential requirements for the performance of this job. It is not an exhaustive list off all duties, responsibilities, and requirements of a person so classified. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Other functions may be assigned and management retains the right to add to or change the duties at any time.