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Bay Cove Human Services · 3 weeks ago

Peer Supports Coordinator (Must be a Certified Peer Specialist)

Greater Boston

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$23.95/hr - $23.95/hr

3+ years exp

Bay Cove Human Services is dedicated to partnering with individuals to help them overcome challenges and achieve personal potential. The Peer Supports Coordinator plays a critical role in facilitating recovery-oriented practices and providing supervision and training to Peer Support Staff, ensuring that services are effective and empowering for individuals in need.

ConsultingHealth CareHome Health CareNon Profit

No H1B

Responsibilities

Provides mentoring and guidance to all ACCS Peer Support Staff

Directly Supervises Peer Support Staff on assigned ACCS team in partnership with the Integrated Team Director

Collaborate with Integrated Team Directors in the provision of supervision and support to Peer Support Staff and in conjunction with Integrated Team Directors provide supplemental coaching to Peer Support Staff who are struggling to demonstrate basic competencies or who are interested in taking additional steps towards career development

Provide direct support to individuals who receive ACCS services

Attend Integrated Team team meeting weekly in order to provide formal training or consultation regarding the implementation of best practices to promote engagement, empowerment, and recovery, and to model behaviors and attitudes consistent with a recovery-oriented culture in which each Person's point of view, experiences, and preferences are recognized, understood, and respected, and in which Persons’ self-determination and decision-making in treatment planning are maximized and supported

Facilitate Integrated Team efforts to implement wellness management and recovery strategies, such as Hearing Voices Network groups, Alternatives to Suicide Groups, Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP), Whole Health Action Management (WHAM), Peer Addiction & Substance Recovery supports, psychiatric advance directives, stress management techniques, etc

Conduct a weekly meeting of Peer Support Staff on assigned Integrated Team to provide group supervision, training, and consultation and to disseminate and process administrative information and updates with Peer Support Staff

Collaborate with Integrated Team Director to ensure that recruitment and employment practices promote a culture of respect, and support the retention of people with lived experience in all peer roles on the assigned ACCS Integrated Team

Collaborate with Integrated Team Director to ensure that all trainings, supervision, and supports provided to team staff are trauma-informed, culturally-competent, recovery-oriented, and promote a culture of respect of people with lived experience and to provide all ACCS staff with training regarding Peer Support Staff roles and recovery-oriented principles and best practices during orientation

Advise, prepare, and mentor Peer Support Staff in their efforts to provide outreach and education to stakeholders in order to decrease stigma towards Persons in recovery, to increase awareness of the possibility of recovery, and to promote the role of Peer Support Staff

Provide specialized coaching to Peer Support Staff on assigned Integrated Team regarding the provision of support and advocacy for issues related to crisis recovery, psychiatric and medical hospitalizations, medical issues and appointments, housing issues, legal proceedings, employment, community integration, in addition to any other life and care transitions as they occur

Coordinate team efforts to implement 'Environment Matters' initiatives that are geared to creating trauma-informed, recovery orientated spaces for Person’s served and staff

Other responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor

Qualification

Certified Peer SpecialistPeer support experienceTraining expertiseSupervisory skillsRecovery-oriented cultureProfessional communicationBilingualPersonal organizationWindows proficiencyGoogle Apps proficiencyTime managementAttention to detail

Required

Current certification as a Certified Peer Specialist required

At least 3 years' experience providing peer supports

At least 2 years' experience working in a related position or with a related population

Demonstrated willingness and ability to use one's own personal experiences and recovery story with the purpose and intent to build trust and develop collaborative relationships with Persons

Demonstrated ability to model behaviors and attitudes consistent with a recovery-oriented culture and to educate staff members around recovery principles

Demonstrated leadership within the community of Peer Support Staff

Demonstrated expertise in providing training to others

Demonstrated supervisory, mentoring, and coaching skills

Professional writing and oral communications skills

High degree of personal organization, attention to detail, and time management skills

Proficiency in word processing and other computer functions using Windows, Word, and Google Email and Apps

Use of personal cellular telephone for work communication

Ability to climb stairs and carry up to 40 pounds

Valid driver's license and use of one's personal vehicle preferred