Schedule varies - flexibility possible!

**** ** General Description**

This position is responsible for helping to make AMCI services welcoming, supportive and responsive to individuals who utilize them and their support system. Peer Specialists convey hope and provide psycho-education, including information about recovery, rehabilitation, and crisis self-management.

** Essential Job Functions**

Direct Care

• Provide safe, intensely supervised, and supportive therapeutic environment.
• Assist in arranging services to which the individual is referred following an AMCI intervention. Work with the individual and their support system during the transition to those follow up services.
• Support the explanation of the process to access services, availability of self-help resources, and provide follow up for those who may or may not be ready to accept help at the time of initial contact.

Administrative Duties

• Complete all paperwork in a timely manner.
• Participate in all relevant staff meetings, supervision and required trainings, i.e., OSHA, CPR, First Aid, etc.
• Keep supervisor(s) well informed and update all treatment team members on a regular basis.
• Complete all tasks assigned which impact on the organized functioning of the program.

Other Responsibilities

• Provide an atmosphere conductive to enhancing mental health and recovery in keeping with human rights of individuals
• Must provide services in a caring, compassionate manner that supports empowerment of the individual.
• Provide services in an energetic, enthusiastic manner
• Pay careful attention to working as a team member with other AMCI staff.
• Represent the agency in a professional manner at all times in keeping with the quality of care expected by the Brien Center
• Flexibly respond to program scheduling needs and assist other programs when assigned.
• Report any incident regarding the use of physical restraint, accidents, injuries and unusual events to program supervisor
• Follow all program/agency policies and procedures

Qualifications

• High School or General Equivalency Diploma required
• Certification as Peer Specialist required within 6 months if being hired.

Skills

• Knowledge of community resources
• Proficient knowledge of computers
• Must have excellent telephone and interpersonal skills

Working Conditions

• Ability to work in a variety of settings including but not limited to: community based location; consumer home, schools, community agencies
• Facilitate groups in other community locations

** Physical Conditions**

• Manual & visual dexterity; correctable
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions