Peak Team Peer Specialist - Torrington, Wy
Location: Torrington, Wyoming
Description: Peak Wellness Center - Torrington, Wy is currently seeking to employ Peak Team Peer Specialist - Torrington, Wy right now, this job will be placed in Wyoming. Detailed specification about this job opportunity please give attention to these descriptions.
PEAK WELLNESS CENTER
Peak has a definite purpose and we are driven by it. We are and will remain the top leaders in mental health care. We will provide all our servic es with excellence, poise, and a bright smile. We are united in the fact that reaching the 'peak', or the pinnacle as a team is essential and vital to that cause. As a team, Peak embraces each client and fellow colleague with a heart full of empathy. From celebrating personal and corporate successes to working our way around detours and road blocks, we empathize and truly care about Peak Nation. Peak Wellness Center and all four of our counties aspire to be the absolute best by embracing our five core values: Community, Compassion, Excellence, Responsiveness and Trustworthiness! We believe that our clients are getting better care because they are coming to us…and we deliver that better care. We are boldly dedicated to strengthening our community through wellness and empowering ourselves and others toward excellence.
Peak has a staff of nearly 200 and a clinical team of more than 110 specialists, including one of Wyoming's finest child psychiatrists. We off er services ranging from trauma treatment to classes about parenting children with ADD/ADHD to supported housing for adults with severe mental illness. The Peak team customizes proven, evidence-based treatments and programs for the unique needs of each individual and family.
An inclusive, private, nonprofit clinic, Peak keeps high-quality services affordable for anyone in the community by accepting most insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid while also offering a sliding fee scale based on financial status.
Fully certified by the Behavioral Health Division of the Wyoming Department of Health, Peak has achieved internationally recognized CARF accreditation for excellence in the fields of mental health care and substance abuse treatment.
This position is located in Wheatland, WY.
Job Description
Peak Team Peer Specialist
Position Level:
Peak Team Member
Reports to:
Middle Management
Degree Requirements:
n/a
Experience:
High School Diploma or GED
ROLE SUMMARY
Peer Specialist will be responsible for providing professional and effective assistance to clients.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Serves as a role model and mentor to people working toward recovery.
2. Informs, trains, supports and empowers consumers who directly or indirectly receive mental health services, including co-occurring clients.
3. Communicates, represents and promotes the consumer and family/caregiver's perspective within the mental health system.
4. Provides education to consumers about recovery, peer support, consumer advocacy organizations, and illness management.
5. May engender a sense of acceptance and affiliation in mental health consumers who have experienced social stigmatization.
6. Draws on personal experiences, provides training in a wide variety of independent living skills.
7 . Facilitates self-help groups for clients.
8. Attends and participates in special events, conferences, workshops and training events within the mental health system and community.
9. Develops activities, programs and resources that support consumers in achieving their goals.
10.Supports the appropriate recognition, acceptance and understanding of social and cultural factors in the provision of mental health services.
11.Develops effective working relationships with agencies and organizations to advocate for consumer empowerment.
12.May prepare and support clients at case staffing and at a variety of formal and informal hearings.
13.Helps consumers to articulate their needs.
14.May help consumers identify recovery goals.
15.Focuses on and is sensitive to consumer satisfaction with services received and general satisfaction with mental health services.
16.Assists and promotes consumers and those who support them in support networks and activities.
17.Provides outreach to engage prospective consumers in services or existing clients in increased community involvement.
18.Provides peer support to isolated clients by developing a trusting relationship for accompanying client in the community as needed.
19.May provide employment support.
20.Documents all activity as required.
21.Other duties as assigned by supervisor, program, clinic or executive directors.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES
- Proficient with MS Office, Outlook and Internet Explorer
- Excellent organization skills and attention to detail
- Demonstrates an independent work initiative, sound judgment and attention to detail
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Proficient with standard office equipment
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
A person who has been a recipient of mental health services for serious mental illness. Able to orga nize daily work tasks and follow through. Have good skills for written and verbal communication. Have interpersonal skills to interact and provide personal support to clientele. Able to work in a team setting.
BENEFITS:
- Medical, dental, vision and voluntary term life coverage available
- 15 days paid annual leave
- 12 days paid sick leave
- 13 days paid holiday
- Employer paid disability and term life coverage
- Immediate Voluntary 403(b) retirement
- Employer contribution after 12 months
- Clinical supervision provided
- Staff development and training available
Salary: $13-$15 p/h
Location: Torrington, Wy
Torrington is home to Eastern Wyoming College, Platte River, Fort Laramie, and original ruts made by early pioneer's wagons on the historical Oregon Trail. An authentic Western town with its roots in ranching, Torrington offers visitors a glimpse into the past. Modern amenities include a rodeo arena, the Bill Ward Memorial Playground, three parks, a tennis court, a basketball court, a walking path, Frisbee golf and an RC race track.A vibrant, historic downtown, community festivals throughout the year, beautiful city parks, walking and biking trails, breath taking western night skies, active businesses throughout the town, and a warm western welcome among the residents make Torrington a perfect stopping point to settle down and create lasting memories.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Required experience:
- peer specialist mentoring: 1 year
Required education:
- High school or equivalent
Job Location:
- Torrington, WY
Required license or certification:
- peer specialist endorsement
.
If you were eligible to this job, please deliver us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Peak Wellness Center - Torrington, Wy.
Interested on this job, just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website
Apply Peak Team Peer Specialist - Torrington, Wy Here
This job will be opened on: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 23:02:47 GMT