Recovery Support Peer
HOMEWARD BOUND, INC. · Dallas, TX 75241 ·
- Category
- Support
- The primary purpose of your job position is to provide support services to peers with mental health and substance use disorders, function as a role model to peers, serve as a peer advocate, and provide information and support for peers in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Assist and guide participants towards the identification and achievement of specific goals defined by the peer in the treatment/recovery plan.
- Peer specialists promote community socialization, recovery, self-advocacy, self-help, and development of natural support.
- Assist in the orientation process for peers receiving mental health or co-occurring disorder services.
- Educate and engage individuals in the Wellness Recovery Action Plan process as a means to recognize triggers and signs of relapse.
- Accompany peers as they transition to community integration and continue the process towards their recovery goals.
- Provide education and advocacy in the community to promote awareness of mental health disorders while recognizing both the successes and challenges the disorders can present.
- Participate in treatment team discussions about individuals served and provide insight to the team about strengths, accomplishments, and obstacles in the recovery process.
- Complete all required documentation in a timely, legible manner.
- Utilize a nonjudgmental approach, effective listening, good eye contact, and positive interactions with peers.
- Provide instruction and support to peers in the development of coping skills.
- Interact with every peer on the crisis residential unit.
- Assist peers on the crisis residential unit with their discharge plan and reintegration into the community.
- Facilitate life skills groups on the crisis residential unit as scheduled with a minimum of one a week.
- Assist peers in residential substance use treatment with their discharge plan and reintegration into the community.
- Be available by phone to provide peer support.
- Follow up with peers after discharge and maintain contact and support.
- Initiate and maintain chart documentation on each peer.
- Develop a working knowledge of housing options and resources and increase collaborative relationships with staff connected with each option.
- Maintain a valid Texas driver’s license and vehicle liability insurance.
- Transport peers to medical appointments, job sites, meetings, social activities, discharge locations, and other places as needed.
- Assist peers in acquiring their birth certificate, social security card, identification card, and other documentation.
- Assist peers in preparing for interviews and acquiring jobs.
- Participate in in-service programs and attend all annual trainings in a timely manner.
- Be prepared to therapeutically intervene in potential crisis situations.
- Be adept in working with peers who have experienced significant amounts of trauma.
- Maintain credentials required for job functions.
- Maintain current CPR and First Aid training.
- Be tested annually for tuberculosis.
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Any other tasks assigned by supervisor.