Senior Peer Support Specialist

Job Description
• Offer person-centered treatment planning with personally and culturally diverse clients.
• Coordinate team of peer support specialists offering recovery services for adults, including the facilitation of weekly support group to promote values-based living.
• Offer problem-solving and other recovery support services, navigation of regional health care system, transportation services, and linkage to housing and other social services.
• Provide routine screening for new and returning clients in outpatient clinic.
• Participate in weekly inter-disciplinary team meetings to promote care coordination.
• Support operations of the crisis intervention team via consultation and service
planning.
• Outreach to courts, social service organization, regional medical centers/clinics and other health care organizations to ensure proper working relations.

Required Qualifications
• Completion of a high school diploma or GED.
• Must be a Veteran of the United States Military.
• At least two years of recovery from a SUD and possible mental health disorder(s).
• Certified peer support specialist from Alabama Department of Mental Health.
(ADMH) or eligible to become certified within first three months of employment.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Expertise in principles of recovery from SUDs and possible mental health disorder(s)
• Ability to appropriately share personal story of recovery to benefit or encourage others
• Strong self-care practices and commitment to maintaining a lifelong recovery
trajectory
• Ability to develop and maintain rapport with personally and culturally diverse clients
• Ability to work collaboratively in an inter-disciplinary team environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust with community partners
• Knowledgeable about cultural humility and other principles of trauma-informed care, person-centered care, evidence-based practice, and military cultural competence.
• Willingness to commit to VRR’s organizational values (Integrity, Compassion and Respect) and operational principles (e.g., holistic, person-centered, evidence-based care)

Supervisory relationships
• Reports directly to Clinical Director.
• Provide direct supervision to 7 - 12 Peer Support Specialists.
• Provides direct support to Community Integration Program.
• Provides mentorship and support to all Peer Support Specialists.

Amount of travel and any other special conditions or requirements:
• State & local travel required (estimated 500 miles per month)
• Reliable transportation and state-mandated minimum vehicle insurance coverage

FLSA status
• Salary, Exempt

Hours per day or week:
• Full-time position at 1.0 FTE (40 hours a week)