Peer Specialist
WHO WE ARE…
Newport Mental Health (NMH) is a progressive high-energy organization that uses state of the art person-centered recovery approach to help individuals recover from mental illness and substance use disorders. NMH extends its trauma informed evidence-based services to children, adolescents, adults, and families. Our services vary from outreach, specialized programs, mental health, school-based therapy, substance use therapy, community-based therapy, and outpatient.
For more information visit our website: www.newportmentalhealth.org
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR…
Mission- Aligned: You are excited to be a part of Newport Mental Health’s mission to improve the lives of our clients living and working in Newport County by providing the highest quality of care.
Ally: You intentionally foster belonging, personal growth, and empowerment for all. You’re a strong advocate for the BIPOC, LQBTQIA+, Woman, Veteran, and other underrepresented communities.
Solution Orientated: You are driven to think of different approaches to narrow the gap which leads to positive and effective changes.
Time Management: You are a conscious planner and a thoughtful decision maker who adheres to deadlines.
WHAT WE OFFER…
- Excellent Health and Dental Insurance.
- Vacation, Sick and Personal time accrued biweekly.
- Up to 11 Holidays.
- Retirement program through Mutual of America.
- Additional supplemental insurance programs.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Mileage reimbursement.
- Employer paid life insurance.
- Flexible spending account (FSA) and dependent care (DCA) spending accounts.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING (ESSENTIAL DUTIES)…
Provide practical help and mentoring, advocacy, coordination, side-by-side individualized support, problem solving and direct assistance to help clients obtain the necessities of daily living. On an individual basis these may include medical and dental health care; legal advocacy and link with legal services; financial support such as entitlements (SSI, SSDI, veterans' benefits) and housing subsidies (HUD Section 8); money management assistance, such as access to payee services if required, and transportation.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Identify strategies to develop trusting and stable relationships with clients served by the assigned team.
- Meet with clients individually in the community or at their homes or in groups at the center.
- In conjunction with client, develop recovery goals, identify barriers, and establish plans to achieve them.
- Support and assist clients in problem solving around Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) as well as health and wellness promotion.
- Participate in weekly individual and monthly group supervision to learn therapeutic and problem-solving techniques.
- Develop a personal recovery plan for continued personal health and wellness goals.
- Participate in daily and weekly team meetings to review client visits, communicate appointments, and coordinate care.
- Build upon personal and professional development goals via NMHC sponsored and external training opportunities.
- Having experienced a severe mental illness, the peer specialist assists the other members of the team to understand the clients' perspective and subjective experience.
- Maintain certification(s) in good standing.