ACT Peer Support Specialist

• Limitless Growth and Career Advancement Opportunities: Thrive with us through diverse career paths and internal development programs. 
• Career Development: Access ongoing training and development through our dedicated Organizational Development & Learning Department. 
• Generous PTO Program: Enjoy up to 3 weeks off in your first year, with continuous accruals and an additional PTO day for Employee Well-Being. 
• Paid Holidays: Celebrate 9 paid holidays annually. 
• Wellness Program: Benefit from our expert Health Coach services and wellness incentives to reduce costs. 
• Tuition Reimbursement: Receive up to $3,000 for educational advancement. 
• Affordable Health Care Plans: Choose from comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental plans. 
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Utilize H.S.A., H.R.A, and F.S.A. options with select medical plans. 
• Insurance Coverage: Enjoy free Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life/AD&D Insurance up to $100,000. 
• Retirement Savings: Benefit from 403(b) retirement plans with a company match. 
• Employee Assistance: Access 6 free coaching and 6 free therapy sessions, plus a wealth of wellness content and services. 
• Additional Insurance Options: Aetna Medical, Delta Dental, Eyemed vision, Pet Insurance, Additional Life/AD&D Insurance, and more! 

Who we need

The ACT Peer Support Specialist is a member of the clinical team dedicated to ACT clients.  Provides direct treatment, rehabilitative and supportive services in a community setting to assigned member caseload.  Coordinates services based on daily staffing’s with other clinical team members, provides experience, strength, and hope to individuals, their families, and significant others by sharing their recovery experience and knowledge of the behavioral health system and available community resources to promote recovery and self-improvement.  Serves as the ACT team’s member advocate and mentor and is willing to provide a member’s perspective of the team’s service provision.

• Provides ongoing assessment and feedback as to their progress in relation to their service plan, regardless of the consumer’s current location.      
• Meets with members in the community in accordance with established policies and procedures and clinical protocols to provide supportive counseling skill development and other support services as needed.
• Works with the assigned members of the ACT l team to ensure the timely development and implementation of the individual’s service plan (including all necessary assessments) and their crisis plan.
• Facilitates groups appropriate to scope, experience and training.
• Assists members and families in accessing additional needed services and obtaining entitlements, including identification of funding services.
• Responsible for transporting members to necessary services, as outlined in their service plan, as needed.
• Assumes “primary contact” responsibility for a percentage of the team’s members to ensure the maintenance of accurate, thorough, and current documentation in the medical record (in accordance with policies, procedures, and clinical protocols) for those specific individuals.
• Keeps weekly , member schedule for individual updates, and acts as first contact for assigned members and their families.
• Completes all clinical documentation in a timely manner in accordance with policies, procedures, and clinical protocols and meets/exceeds member engagement goals as defined by Copa Health.
• Adherence to all agency policies, licensure, and training requirements.
• Participates in daily team meetings and any additional individual treatment teams or other team communication meetings as required.
• Works in collaboration with team members to ensure compliance with ACT fidelity measures.
• Assists team in identifying consumer perspectives and issues, which may impact the in