Recovery Mentor - Portland, United States - Wellness Health Careers

Description

Do you enjoy living in smaller rural communities? Love having a big city outside your door? Bring your career to a community mental health provider while helping people live their best lives Do you enjoy exploring parks, wineries, trails, rafting, and more? Join our team

We are hiring IMMEDIATELY for a Peer Support Specialist to join one of our community mental health providers

Hourly: $22HR - $33HR

Summary:What is a Peer Support Specialist? Peer support specialists are people who have been successful in the recovery process who help others experiencing similar situations. Through shared understanding, respect, and mutual empowerment, peer support specialists help people become and stay engaged in the recovery process and reduce the likelihood of relapse.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide peer support, skills training, and other services to assigned individuals.
• Assist individuals with accessing housing and other community benefits.
• Assist individuals by providing a warm hand off to other agency departments for services.
• Assist individuals with identifying a recovery goals and safety plans.
• Coordination of services with community partners and attend assigned meetings.
• Clinical record keeping and report writing.
• Respond to crisis calls as appropriate per location/position.
• Participate in agency staff meetings.
• Liaison with human service organizations.
• Coverage for team members.
• Driving duties may assigned as needed for such things as client shopping and appointments.
• Individual skills training.
• Consultation/education.
• Information/referral.
• Community outreach.
• Attend all staff meetings and training as assigned and/or needed.
• Participate in regular supervision with Clinical Supervisor.
• Wellness walks with clients.
• Other duties may be assigned as needed.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma or equivalency required (GED).
• 1-3 years related work experience preferred.
• History of working cooperatively in a team.
• Must have a Peer Support Specialist certification by the State of Oregon or the ability to obtain certification within 3 months.
• Must be registered, prior to start, as a Certified Recovery Mentor (CRM) with MHACBO; OR be a certified Peer Support Specialist (PSS) AND registered as a Traditional Health Worker (THW) on the THW Registry.
• Combination of education/experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties outlined for this position may be considered.
• For details, go directly to MHACBO )

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"Careers and companies flourish when staff, clients, and candidates truly believe in the mission, know the role they play, and humbly reflect, evaluate, and act for the best interest of the communities served".

About Wellness Health Careers:

Founded in 2017, our team offers recruitment solutions along with a successful reputation recruiting within the fields of Healthcare, IT, Executive Management, Finance and more while specializing in mental and behavioral health.

Offering permanent placement services, we work to create a mutually beneficial relationship understanding that the success of your hiring needs is with our team understanding staffing shortages, funding gaps, company culture, and the best skill fit for your organization. We work hard to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and reliable team when assisting you with your staffing needs.

Other services we offer: Candidate Satisfaction Surveys, Referral Bonus Programs, Customer Internship Programs knowledge, Quarterly Recruitment Round Table Discussions, Recruitment training sessions with HR teams when requested, Offer Quarterly HR meetings with our customers, and we maintain a steady stream of candidates for pipeline use with future job requisitions.