Peer Support Specialist Jobs

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville, North Carolina Paramedic Mental Health Program Clerical Variable (United States of America) The Peer Support Specialist should be able to draw upon personal life experience in his/her work with clients and feel comfortable with the self-disclosure of some aspects of those experiences with mental health issues, substance abuse issues, and/or treatment and recovery, while maintaining appropriate boundaries. The Peer Support Specialist is a fully integrated team member who provides highly individualized services in the community and promotes individual self-determination and decision-making. The Peer Support Specialist also provides essential expertise and consultation to the Community Paramedic team, peer agencies, families and patient to promote a culture in which each individual’s point of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected and integrated into treatment, rehabilitation, and community self-help activities.

• Other duties as assigned by leadership and management
• Develop, implement, and manage overdose response/follow-up program in coordination with partner agencies such as law enforcement, EMS, hospital emergency department, and treatment clinics.
• Modeling effective coping and self-help techniques to individuals or groups of consumers
• Accompanying clients to meetings and participates in meetings of community groups to advocate for consumer needs, leading recovery dialogues/self-help sessions with clients
• Assisting clients by finding resources, advising the consumer of processes, and encouraging follow through with proposed resolutions, locating social activities, or provide other assistance as needed
• Providing advice to clients on empowerment skills and successful community living
• Collect and input data gathered from on call events that could be shared with various agencies
• Promotes wellness management strategies, which includes delivering therapeutic interventions (e.g., Wellness Recovery Action Planning or Illness Management and Recovery) and employment services.
• MAJOR JOB FUNCTIONS: The following is a summary of the major essential functions of the job. The incumbent may perform other duties, both major and minor, that are not mentioned below; and specific functions may change from time to time.