Mental Health Support Worker- Part Time

Description

Do you want to have a rewarding career helping your community members? At Northern Tier Counseling, a local non-profit organization that has been established since 1993, you will work within a welcoming environment and work with others that have the same common goal, “To Welcome and Serve All Those Seeking Wellness, Renewal and Hope”.

SUMMARY

The Certified Peer Specialist position contributes in a peer support capacity to facilitate recovery, resiliency, and enhance wellness.  Serves as a role model for recovery, for staff and clients/consumers.  Helps clients/consumers to develop self-help skills, build support networks and fosters the use of needed services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Assists clients/consumers with setting and attaining personal recovery goals.
• Work with agency staff to identify community supports and help clients/consumers understand how to utilize these resources in the recovery process.
• Provides support resources, information and assists family members/support systems to understand possible warning signs, triggers, appropriate supportive responses, wellness measures, and the overall recovery process.
• Models coping techniques, self-help strategies and reinforces the potential for recovery to clients/consumers.
• Advocates on the clients/consumers behalf to the psychiatrist/psychologist/nurse/therapist by disclosing information related to consumers health/treatment.
• Complete all required documentation for every client/consumer encounter.
• Develop and implement individual and group interventions.
• Attend required trainings, in-services, staff meetings and peer support coaching sessions and meetings.  Participates in required supervisory meetings; access to Clinical Director on a regular basis.
• Utilize NTC’s Electronic Health Records (E.H.R.) during tenure of employment.    Initial training, and on-going training, will be provided to employee by respective supervisor and/or assigned team member.
• Employee will be proficient in their job position within six (6) months.  If at any time an employee feels they need more training/education, employee is to submit a request for such through their supervisor, manager, and/or director.  

Requirements

  QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

•  High school diploma or GED required
• College education preferred, but not required
• Self-Identified current or former user of Mental Health or co-occurring services, per OMHSAS program requirements
• 1-year work experience (paid or volunteer) within last 3 years required
• Current/Valid Driver’s License; Traveling Required; Reliable Vehicle and valid auto insurance; must have clean driving record
• Criminal history checks and child abuse certification in accordance with 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 6301—6386 (relating to Child Protective Services Law) and 55 Pa. Code Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services) required.
• Successful completion of Certified Peer Specialist Training
• Demonstrated proficiency in reading and writing

 PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Requires travel to and working in clients homes.
• Position will require use of own vehicle.
• Position requires occasional crisis intervention for protecting of self and others.
• Duties require exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or   negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, and pull articles such as files and computer binders.

 WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Works in well-lit office environment.
• Working in client homes.