Peer Specialist Job at Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.
Location: Palatka, FL, Lake City, FL
Salary Range: $15.00/hr
This position will work with consumers to help them identify personal reasons for pursuing greater wellness, and to enhance motivation for behavior change using evidence-based strategies. This individual will be a consumer that has gone through Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) services, has a strong recovery plan and has the ability to establish relationships that assist the client in identifying values and desires, transforming them into action, and maintaining lasting change over time. This position requires the staff to be able to teach, motivate and model positive change.
Minimum Qualifications:
High School Education; must have experience as a MAT consumer. Experience must include work with population to be served. Must have a strong proven recovery plan.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Perform education life skills classes
- Teach, model and coach approaches to rehabilitation
- Promote information about Disease Management and healthy living
- Complete electronic documentation in a timely manner
- Function as an advocate for consumers and model self-advocacy skills
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Specific competencies required are identified on a department/program specific basis and identified in each employee's Competency Checklist. Meridian is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are fully committed to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, marital status, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service or because they are a protected veteran or other non-merit based factors.Please Note :
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