Peer Specialist - Newark, United States - American Treatment Network

Description

Peer Specialists are trained to assist their peers in the process of recovery, to help build resilience, and provide hope that recovery is possible.

Recovery is a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.

Resilience is defined as the ability to recover and to display courage and adaptability in the face of stress, challenge, and trauma.

Hope is defined as the belief that one has both the ability and the opportunity to engage in the recovery process.

• Assist an individual to recover by helping an individual get in touch with what he or she thinks would improve the quality of his or her life (setting a recovery goal); and helping an individual identify and remove the barriers to getting that life.
• Provide support, encourage, and model recovery and resilience from behavioral health disorders in ways that are specific to the needs of each individual.
• Model skills for coping with and managing behavioral health disorder symptoms while encouraging the use of natural supports and enhancing community living.
• Assist in achieving goals and objectives set forth by the individual in their individualized treatment or recovery plan
• Conduct Evidence Based Interventions that include: sharing and supporting the use of recovery tools and modeling successful recovery behaviors; helping individuals recognize their capacity for resilience; helping individuals who have behavioral health disorders develop a network for information and support.
• Assist individuals who have a behavioral health disorder to make independent choices and to take a pro-active role in their treatment.
• Assist individuals with identifying strengths and personal resources to aid in their recovery; and helping individuals set and achieve recovery goals.
• Promote person-centered care and dialogues on recovery and resilience; Teaching and modeling symptom management skills; Teaching and modeling problem-solving skills; Supporting efforts to find and maintain paid employment.
• Model and Adhere to the Certified Peer Specialist Code of Ethics

• A High School Diploma or GED
• At least One Year of Experience and Training with Cooccurring Disorders
• Work to become Certified Peer Specialist

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

• 8 hour shift

• High school or equivalent (required)

• Behavioral health: 1 year (preferred)

• Newark, DE required)

• Newark, DE 19702: Relocate before starting work (preferred)

• 25% (preferred)