Behavioral Health Peer Advocate

Job Description

Implements the treatment plan in collaboration with the treatment team. Provides a variety of peer support, advocacy, and other recovery services to clients and caregivers.

Job Responsibility

• 1.Collaborates with the treatment team to facilitate implementation of the treatment plan.
• 2.Offers peer support services to participants prior to discharge and after their return to their communities.
• 3.Provides a variety of peer support, advocacy, and other recovery services to clients and caregivers.
• 4.Develops a relationship of trust with each participant, functioning as a role model, peer support, mentor, advocate, and ally.
• 5.Communicates hope and encouragement to assist participants in developing readiness to discharge from the hospital and return to their community.
• 6.Provides case management service to identified clients while maintaining the wellbeing of clients and integrity of the program.
• 7.Offers assistance with independent living skills, coping skills and community adjustment, helping the individual make a positive connection to outpatient behavioral health services and other community resources.
• 8.Performs related duties as required.
• All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

• Job Qualification
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Current Recovery Peer Advocate or Recovery Peer Advocate - Provisional certification required.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).