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Description

Adapt Integrated Health Care is looking for a Peer Support Specialist to join their team!

We Offer:

• 100% paid premiums for full family medical insurance
• Waiver cash option
• Dental and Vision insurance available
• Generous sick and vacation time accrual rates; accrued time rolls over year-to-year.
• 5% 401k employer contribution
• Life insurance policy
• Employee Assistance Program
• Clinical supervision toward licensure is available.

The Peer Support Specialist (PSS) offers peer support to individuals as someone who has shared similar life experiences and can act as a positive role model. The PSS supports clients with creating their own personally directed wellness plan and connects them with a full range of resources within the community.

Primary Responsibilities;

• Meets with peers in the community and/or their homes to establish and maintain positive, trusting relationship.
• Meets with peers in medical clinic setting; attends group sessions for clients to support patient growth.
• Assists clients in identifying their personal goals through the development of a Personal Wellness Plan.
• Assists peers in exploring strategies that increase satisfaction and wellness with SAMHSA’s eight dimensions of wellness: Emotional, Environmental, Financial, Intellectual, Occupational, Physical, Social, and Spiritual.
• Assists clients in working on overcoming barriers to maintaining independence and help clients practice skill building in budgeting, setting up transportation, making health care appointments, and connecting with benefits.
• Models and practices communication skills, recovery-oriented living skills, effective coping skills, and self-help strategies with individuals and groups.
• Informs lead staff persons, supervisor, other pertinent staff of clients’ needs or concerns.
• Participates in regular peer support supervisions.
• Attends relevant staff meetings and trainings as assigned.
• Implements the regulations, policies, and procedures which pertain to peer-delivered services.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Eligibility to register as a Peer Support Specialist is required. Participation in Peer Support training along with follow through to THW certification will be required once hired.
• Must possess a valid Oregon Driver’s License.
• Lived experience with a mental health diagnosis (can be self, or immediate family member) is required.
• Experience working with individuals with mental health challenges is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as proficiency with computers is preferred.

Come join our progressive team and make a difference in the lives of others! For more information on our organization, please visit our website at www.adaptoregon.org.

Adapt Integrated Health Care is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We always welcome nominations and applications from women, members of any minority group, and others who share our passion for building a diverse community that reflects the diversity in our clientele. For anyone needing assistance or accommodation with Adapt’s application process, please reach out to our team at careers@adaptoregon.org or by calling (541) 672-2691 and asking for our Human Resources department.

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