Peer Specialist - Mobile Unit
Mount Rogers Community Services Board
Wytheville, VAJob$28–36K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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The Peer Specialist provides peer-based support, encouragement, and wellness services to individuals using the Mobile Unit. The role draws on lived experience to build supportive relationships, facilitate wellness activities and peer groups, connect individuals with community resources, and promote self-advocacy and recovery. The specialist also helps maintain a safe, welcoming, organized, and person-centered environment.
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Salary Range $28,388 - $36,402 Pay Rate Type: Yearly Description JOB SUMMARY**:** The Peer Specialist provides peer-based support, encouragement, and wellness services to individuals utilizing the Mobile Unit. Drawing on lived experience, the Peer Specialist builds supportive relationships, facilitates wellness activities and peer groups, connects individuals with community resources, promotes self-advocacy and recovery, and helps maintain a safe, welcoming, and person-centered environment. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**:** 1.Collaborate with individuals to identify personal wellness and recovery goals and provide peer support as they work toward those goals. 2.Assist with daily operations of the Mobile Unit, helping maintain a safe, welcoming, organized, and recovery-focused environment. 3.Provide peer support to help individuals access transportation, employment, healthcare, community resources, and other supports that promote independence and wellness. 4.Facilitate peer-led groups, wellness activities, and other opportunities that promote connection, coping skills, resilience, and recovery 5.Engage individuals through ongoing peer interaction, encouragement, and observation; communicate relevant needs or concerns to appropriate team members while maintaining the peer role and appropriate boundaries. 6.Complete required documentation accurately and timely in accordance with agency, state, funding, and applicable regulatory requirements OTHER DUTIES**:** (If Applicable) - Perform such other duties as assigned by supervisor. QUALIFICATIONS**:** - Self-knowledge to manage own recovery process. - Good oral and written communication. - Basic computer skills. - Skills to establish supportive relationships with individuals of services. Minimum Requirements EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION REQUIRED**:** Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use disorders and twelve (12) months of sustained recovery. Applicant must have passed the Peer Certification Exam or be eligible to sit for the exam within six (6) months of hire. Mount Rogers Community Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
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