Certified Peer Specialist I - Brockton, United States - Brockton Multi-Service Center

Description

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties and responsibilities are not all inclusive):

• Provides advocacy, support, and education to persons served during intake and transitions across the spectrum of services and transition to independence
• Assists persons served to communicate their personal recovery goals and action plans to their treatment teams.
• Provides information and training on recovery tools and techniques as well as self management and coping strategies to persons served.
• Supports the development and use of self advocacy skills to persons served to aid in their recovery process.
• Provides training and consultation to other ACCS staff to facilitate an understanding of the perspectives of persons served.
• Provides recovery resource information and opportunities to persons served and staff.
• Serves as a mentor to promote hope, resiliency and empowerment.
• Serves as a member of an ACCS team, which includes attendance at regularly scheduled team and treatment meetings.
• Assists in the development, understanding, & implementation of treatment plans in order to assist the person served in learning skills to live successfully in the community.
• Assesses on an ongoing basis the needs of assigned persons served by providing peer support, reviewing records, making home visits and maintaining regular contact with persons served and families in order to ensure that appropriate recommendations for treatment are made.
• Advocates for persons served by acting as a liaison between them and the community to ensure that persons served are receiving appropriate services in the community.
• Assists persons served in a teaching atmosphere to educate and support them in identified areas of rehab such as ADLs, symptom management, leisure time, vocational development, etc., by utilizing strategies that promote recovery & rehabilitation.
• Responsible for ensuring that assigned persons served are encouraged to attend recommended physical, dental, and other medical appointments and that written reports and orders are obtained in order to ensure that the person served receives adequate medical follow up and care.
• Responsible for reading & communicating all pertinent information and attending daily rounds and staff meetings and informing supervisor or designee of any critical information.
• Responsible for transporting or arranging transportation for persons served that need that level of service by using state or personal vehicle.
• Responsible for supporting persons served with accessing Emergency services when warranted.
• Involve all assigned persons served and significant others, when appropriate, in the process of treatment planning and ensure.
• Responsible for facilitating or cofacilitating peer recovery meetings/groups or other peer groups or peer run activities as assigned by team leader or designee.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience working with people with chronic mental illness.
• Bilingual preferred.

Special Requirements:

• Certification through a certification Peer Specialist Program is required.
• Current and valid Massachusetts Class D Motor Vehicle Operator's license or equivalent license from the state in which you reside for travel.

DMH Mission Statement:

The Brockton Multi Service Center (BMSC) provides comprehensive services to adults with mental health diagnoses. BMSC programs include Case Management, Adult Community Clinical Services, Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) and outpatient services. The Brockton Multi Service Center is a Joint Commission certified facility.

In all we always aspire to create an environment which promotes growth and independence for clients, families, and employees alike.

We offer an excellent salary and benefit package including, tuition remission, health insurance, alternative work schedules, educational/certification incentives (as per Union Contract), shift and w/e differentials.

Pre-Hire Process:

Education, licensure and certifications will be verified in accordance with the Human Resources Division's Hiring Guidelines.

For questions regarding this requisition, please contact Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Human Resources at , Option 4.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent and Peer certification through a recognized Certified Specialist Program.
• Based on assignment to a Family Support Specialist position applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent and completion of an approved Professional Parent Advisory League (PAL) entrylevel training as a Family Support Specialist.
• Incumbents may be required to have a current and valid motor vehicle driver's license at a class level specific to assignment.

Comprehensive Benefits

When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package.

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