Peer Navigator- Intensive Community Support

Job Description

Job Description

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One full time, 40 hours / week, Peer Navigator opportunity at our Intensive Community Support office. Peer Navigators work with individuals, groups, and communities to improve mental health as a part of a treatment team.

They provide lived experience and expertise that professional training cannot provide. This person is a role model to peers who exhibits competency and knowledge from the lived experience.

Essential Job Functions :

• Ability to communicate ideas in oral and written form.
• Computer skills including Microsoft Office.
• Ability to instruct in group and individual settings.
• Physical, mental, and emotional health adequate to perform duties.
• Must possess knowledge of mental health programs and community resources.
• Adhere to all applicable legal and ethical standards.
• Ability to work effectively with cultural / ethnic diversity.
• Ability to work at various locations, including client homes, schools, and community settings.
• Sound personal qualifications (i.e., maturity, stability, high moral standards, and sound mental health and physical ability to perform job duties) .

Responsibilities :

• Provide the perspective of experience to clients.
• Assist clients with accessing and link to community resources.
• Help clients and family members with problem solving
• Provide encouragement and hope.
• Provide group, individual, and family services for clients.
• Provide services to families when needed including non-traditional hours.
• Keep comprehensive records that meet standards of the agency, The Joint Commission and contract.
• Collaborate with the treatment team, referring agency or other community agencies working with the client to coordinate treatment.
• Collect outcome data, including consumer satisfaction surveys, as required by the agency and contract.
• Participate in meetings, community outreach and presentations.
• Must implement program goals and objectives to meet and maintain contractual requirements and productivity.
• Participate in monthly peer review.
• Attend staff trainings.

Other :

• Attend all required meetings.
• Report any suspected child or dependent adult / elder abuse or neglect immediately to direct supervisor or utilize the chain of command if supervisor is unavailable.
• Report any client imminent danger to self or to others or gravely disabled immediately to direct supervisor or utilize the chain of command if supervisor is unavailable.
• Other duties as assigned.
18 hours ago