Peer Support Specialist

Peer Specialist

Reports To: Program Supervisor

Department: PAIR

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Travel: 25%-50%

Job Status: Full-Time

Shift/Schedule: Varied, Monday-Friday, Days

Position Summary

As a Certified Peer Specialist in this position, you will be responsible for planning and implementing comprehensive Recovery-based activities, including groups, field trips, and activities that educate and support an individual’s recovery journey within the THP unit. Additionally, you will be a member of the PAIR team which provides community-based individualized peer support services.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

Persons occupying this position must be able to perform all essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Essential Functions

• Promote wellness, independence, self-direction, and recovery.
• Assist participants in articulating their strengths and goals for recovery.
• Coach participants toward learning and practicing new recovery skills.
• Support participants in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services.
• Encourage participants to participate in social, recreational, and other therapeutic activities that enhance interpersonal skills and develop social relationships.
• Appropriately and respectfully share personal experiences and personal recovery stories as a way to encourage new ways of seeing, thinking, and doing, in support of the participant's own personal journey.
• Act as a role model for recovery, inspire hope and feelings of personal safety and empowerment.
• Document progress, and record information.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Maintain communication with supervisors and other identified staff about the needs, skills, and goals of the participants.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED, Required
• 2 years of applicable work experience, preferred.
• Experience with facilitating groups preferred.
• Second Language, Preferred
• Certified Peer Support Specialist Certification through the State of Wisconsin