Peer Specialist

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=70 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="04afd5a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Welcome to the Mercer County Behavioral Health Commission, Inc. web site!</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to the Mercer County Behavioral "><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id71_job_opportunities.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Employment">Job Opportunities</A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=100 BGCOLOR="#808080" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=409 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><U> <A NAME="peer_specialist"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B><B><U>Peer Specialist</U></B></div> <bR> <div>      <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >This is a part-time position consisting of 20 hours per week. This position is responsible for providing peer specialist services to an assigned caseload of individuals with mental illness.  A Peer Specialist assists consumers in recovery and enhancing wellness by developing self help skills and building support networks. A Peer Specialist helps consumers setting and attaining personal recovery goals by completing a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) in both individual and group settings.</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF JOB</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <U> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="761" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="27"><div> 1.  </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="723"><div> Delivers peer specialist services to assigned caseload within appropriate environments including but not limited to: home, community, educational, and treatment/program settings, utilizing a strengths-based approach.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="27"><div> 2.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Opens new consumers referred for peer specialist services and assigned to caseload.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="27"><div> 3.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="723"><div> Develops individual service plans based upon a comprehensive assessment of the consumer's strengths, needs, and functioning within various life domains.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="27"><div> 4.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="723"><div> Assists consumers in identifying community supports and assists them in utilizing these services in the recovery process.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="27"><div> 5.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="723"><div> Ensures that consumers are informed of their individual rights and of organizational and regulatory grievance and appeal procedures.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 53 WIDTH="27"><div> 6.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="723"><div>  Maintains face-to-face contact with assigned consumers as required by programmatic regulations and requirements, as determined as needed by the consumer and service intensity scale, or as directed by administration and management.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 53 WIDTH="27"><div> 7.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="723"><div> Completes timely and accurate reporting and record keeping related to service delivery as required by programmatic requirements including creating, updating, and maintaining client files and inputting data/service entries into the ECHO system. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="27"><div> 8.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="723"><div> Will participate in the department's time allocation project and achieve/maintain expectations related to Total Time Recorded of Hours Worked and Direct Service Percentage of Hours Recorded. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 53 WIDTH="27"><div> 9.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="723"><div> Will work cooperatively with all public and private agencies including crisis intervention, case management program, mental health providers, state institutions and agencies, residential programs, educational providers, community resources, and natural supports.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="27"><div> 10.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="723"><div> Will attend coordination, service planning, and admission/discharge planning meetings in relation to assigned consumers if requested.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="27"><div> 11.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="723"><div> Will develop knowledge of the various components of the Mercer County Human Service system and the MH provider network. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="27"><div> 12.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="723"><div>  Will encounter confidential information, is responsible for adhering to all agency confidentiality policies, and must maintain strict consumer confidentiality as defined by state and federal law.  </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></U></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  EDUCATION/TRAINING/WORK EXPERIENCE</U></B></div> <bR> <div> 1.  Must be a current or former recipient of mental health services and a willingness to acknowledge this experience to consumers and others as appropriate.</div> <div> 2.  Must possess a high school diploma or general equivalency degree<U>.</U></div> <div> 3.  Within the past 3 years has maintained at least 12 months of successful full or part-time paid or voluntary work experience or obtained at least 24 credit hours of post-secondary education;                         </div> <div> 4.  Must possess a valid driver's license and/or access to reliable transportation.</div> <bR> <div> Interested candidates may pick up or call for an application by contacting the Mercer County BHC office at </div> <div> 724-662-1550.</div> <bR> <div> Applications must be received at this office by July 18, 2008.</div> <bR> <div>           ATTN:  Karen Myers, Personnel</div> <div>           Mercer County Behavioral Health Commission, Inc.</div> <div>           8406 Sharon-Mercer Road</div> <div>           Mercer, PA  16137</div> <bR> <div>           <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:karen.myers@mercercountybhc.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:karen.myers@mercercountybhc.org"><U>karen.myers@mercercountybhc.org</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div>    Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>      </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "> </A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id128.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Who We Are">Who We Are</A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id129.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Direct Services Overview">Direct Services Overview</A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Services">Services</A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BDAP Trainings">BDAP Training's</A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Case Management">Case Management</A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="mcbhc_board_of_directors_mee.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="0708 Board of Directors Dates">07-08 Board of Directors Dates</A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="im4q87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="IM4Q">IM4Q</A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Prevention Programs">  Prevention Programs</A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ERASE">ERASE</A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Employment">Employment</A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us">Contact Us</A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MR Program Services">MR Program Services</A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MH/MR Drug Formulary">MH/MR Drug Formulary</A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="annual_report_2006___2007.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="0607 Annual Report">06-07 Annual Report</A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="08_09_contracting_process.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="0809 BHC BudgetSup Forms FSS">08-09 BHC Budget-Sup Forms FSS</A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=100 BGCOLOR="#808080" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>   </B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=1 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>