Peer Support Specialist III

Rutgers University, United States

Updated: about 2 years ago
Location: New Brunswick, NEW JERSEY
Deadline: ;

Position Details
Recruitment/Posting Title Peer Support Specialist III
Job Category Staff & Executive - Allied Health
Department UBHC-Outpatient Prog-New Brunswick
Overview
Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC’s 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC, one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school. Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers. In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support. In addition, UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey is seeking a Peer Support Specialist III for the New Brunswick Outpatient department at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.
The Peer Support Specialist III is a member of a team offering person centered, culturally competent, instrumental information and emotional support, either in person or by phone. The PSS III uses lived experience and basic peer support skills to engage and empower persons served to support their wellness.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
  • Uses his/her own lived experiences with mental and/or substance use recovery as a vehicle to establish rapport and build relationships with the consumer and/or family member.
  • Models for consumers and team, good communication skills, wellness and recovery oriented coping skills, and self-help strategies.
  • Maintains a working knowledge of available resources in the community and communicates same to team and the consumer.
  • Acts as a liaison to community resources and assists consumers using these resources to enhance independent living skills and self-sufficiency.
  • Offers insight into the experience of living with a mental and/or substance use disorder, and relevant recovery supports, in order to assist staff in identifying program environments and treatment approaches that are conducive to recovery.
Position Status Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift Rotating
FLSA Nonexempt
Grade 1775
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary 22.490
Annual Mid Range Salary 22.990
Annual Maximum Salary 23.680
Standard Hours 40.00
Union Description Teamsters, Local 97
Payroll Designation PeopleSoft
Benefits

Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview .
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.

COVID-19 Immunization Requirement
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility PERS

Minimum Education and Experience
  • High School diploma or equivalent.
  • At least two years of lived experience with target population.
Certifications/Licenses
  • Certified or eligible for certification as a Peer Support Specialist or Family Advocate.
  • If not certified, documented demonstrated progress toward completion of Peer Support Certification within 12 months is required.
  • Valid driver’s license.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Comfortable working independently and as part of a team in a collegial group environment.
  • Use a computer to record services and other basic office functions.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Supportive counseling and/or mental health information and referral services experience.
  • Bilingual skills (Spanish/English or Cantonese/Mandarin/English) are preferred.
  • At least three (3) years’ experience working in social or healthcare field and or mental health capacity.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Special Conditions
  • Pre-employment drug screening and background check, including fingerprinting required.

Posting Number 21ST3922
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus Piscataway (RBHS)
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