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NEOGOV · 3 months ago

Specialist Officer II (Behavioral Health Associate Supervisor) - Non-Merit

Towson, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$26.39/hr - $35.91/hr

2+ years exp

NEOGOV is looking for a Specialist Officer II (Behavioral Health Associate Supervisor) to join the Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Behavioral and Community Health. The role involves supervising peer recovery specialists, ensuring ethical boundaries, and supporting the recovery process while adhering to departmental policies.

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Responsibilities

To build and maintain a trusting professional relationship with the recovery specialist under their supervision that helps the peer recovery specialist meet job performance goals

To model ethical boundaries between peer and supervisor to ensure ethical boundaries between peer support staff and program participants

To maintain appropriate confidentiality of information disclosed during supervision that meets legal and professional requirements in order to assure appropriate and successful supervisor-to-supervisee relationships

To evaluate and provide feedback to ensure that Peer Recovery Specialists are helping people served meet their goals, interacting in a peer-to-peer fashion, and working within the Peer Recovery Specialist scope of practice

To understand and support core values of peer support by building and maintaining effective working relationships with peer recovery specialists who acknowledge their role and experience, while maintaining the expectations of the workplace

Establish professional relationships based on mutual respect and recovery principles and ideals that promote environments in which peer recovery specialists’ efforts to self-monitor and take care of their own wellness are supported and encouraged, understanding that the recovery and growth process is not linear

To ensure that all Baltimore County Health Department policies and procedures are followed and that all peer support staff represent the mission and values of the Baltimore County Health Department Bureau of Behavioral Health

Will work with the program supervisor to effectively monitor the staff documentation, using the various programs and systems in place to collect data and schedule outreach, providing technical support when necessary

May be required to carry a caseload of participants, depending on the staffing and the needs of the program

Plan, implement and oversee outreach events, both individual street outreach, community events and provider and stakeholder outreach

Assists the program manager and the leadership with various administrative assignments and related duties as assigned

Qualification

Certified Peer Recovery SpecialistRegistered Peer SupervisorBehavioral Health KnowledgeSupervisory SkillsConfidentiality ManagementEthical BoundariesEffective CommunicationRelationship Building