Peer Support Specialist

Easterseals Blake Foundation is celebrating 75 years of continued service in Arizona. We have expanded our services to better serve our community members. We are now one of Arizona's top providers of comprehensive behavioral health services, child welfare, and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We serve more than 40,000 individuals and families across 10 counties in Arizona. Are you ready to make profound, positive differences in people's lives every day?

We offer our full-time employees the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 403b and a 50% employer match up to 3%
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Life insurance
• Voluntary Short-term Disability insurance
• Critical Illness insurance
• Accident insurance
• Employer paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

General Position Description: Promotes a recovery-based approach to member care that emphasizes hope, respect, self-direction and empowerment by providing peer support, personal assistance, education on community resources, supportive services, advocacy and other support primarily in-home and/or in the community to aid in the recovery of the members from mental illness and/or addiction disorders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Provides supportive assistance to the member to help him/her research and access needed and desired community resources. Assists in the scheduling of follow-up appointments for members.
2. Assists members in choosing, obtaining and keeping wellness related goals. Assists in the development and coordination of activities, programs, and resources which directly support members or family members/caregivers of consumers in achieving wellness and recovery goals.
3. Provides structure and support to promote personal progress and accountability.
4. Ensures safety of member’s living environment (personal safety, food supply, utilities and appliances working, adequacy of furnishings, and lack of fire hazards).
5. Provides instruction in activities of daily living (nutrition, meal planning, shopping, meal preparation, budgeting, home cleaning, organization, personal grooming, and laundry).
6. Communicates with clinical team regarding the members’ level of independent functioning and current levels of support provided.
7. Travels to the members’ residence to provide peer support, personal assistance, and other supportive in-home services. May transport members to and from appointments, as appropriate.
8. Relates own recovery process in a positive and supportive manner through coaching, role modeling and mentoring in order to assist members in developing skills to achieve their goals.
9. Advocates for members, as needed, to ensure delivery of necessary services.
10. Provides assistance during and after an acute behavioral health event, as needed, and notifies Supervisor all assigned and treatment team members.
11. Participates in the process of ongoing professional development and meetings. Maintains comprehensive communication among all contacts within the agency, members, and external agencies. Models professional standards and ethics in accordance with EBF Code of Conduct, Strategic Plan, Mission, and Vision.
12. Performs other duties as assigned.