Peer Support Specialist I

$29,120 - $31,200/Yr

RI International.com - Baton Rouge, LA

Full-time - Entry Level

Onsite - Baton Rouge, LA

About the position

The Peer Support Specialist I plays a crucial role in providing support and recovery training to individuals receiving mental health and substance use services. This position focuses on creating a recovery-oriented environment, advocating for the needs and rights of individuals, and fostering a partnership that encourages personal growth and community integration.

Responsibilities

• Provides peer support to engage individuals in a recovery partnership and assists in identifying participant's hopes and dreams and the solutions they are seeking.
• Teaches recovery and life skills using recovery tools.
• Models hope, personal responsibility and self-advocacy to demonstrate how recovery goals can be respectfully met and how a belief in self is maintained.
• Assists in developing natural supports and community living.
• Cultivates connectedness in the person's life (self, others, the environment, and to meaning and purpose).
• Coordinates with the individual's clinical team and other supports to arrange services or resources to help the individual achieve their goals.
• Completes clinical documentation as required.
• Understands and adheres to RI International compliance standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policies.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Successful completion of Peer Employment Training thus obtaining Certification as a Peer Support Specialist required.
• Basic computer skills.
• Lived experience requiring mental health and/or substance use services.
• Ability to teach/train recovery information and recovery tools.
• Effective communication skills.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Must be able to pass de-escalation training, as defined by state requirements.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality (HIPAA guidelines and regulations) and professionalism.

Benefits

• Nine (9) company-paid Holidays (Full-Time Only)
• Paid-Time Off; Accrued bi-weekly (Full-Time Only)
• Company-Paid group life insurance (Full-Time Only)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans start the 1st of the month following your start date (Full-Time Only)
• Retirement Plans with Company match including 401k and Roth
• Employee Assistance Programs (Full-Time Only)