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The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Certified Peer Specialist serves as an ambassador for the evidence-based practice of IPS Supported Employment and provides employment support to IPS program participants. The IPS Certified Peer Specialist offers encouragement and motivation by drawing from their own lived experiences of mental illness and success in employment. This is an individual involved in their own recovery experience who is able to assist others in that process by providing recovery strategies, sharing like experiences, instilling hope, demonstrating empathy, offering community resources and serving as a role model. The position is responsible for delivering elements of IPS Supported Employment to interested adult outpatient consumers working or contemplating work rather than to a specific IPS caseload assignment.
The IPS Supported Employment Certified Peer Specialists are responsible for supporting consumers in their goals of obtaining employment by attending meetings with consumers, promoting self-determination and recovery, and modeling self-advocacy skills.
Essential Functions
Promoting self-determination, recovery, self-advocacy, and self-direction; assisting individuals in identifying strengths; wellness goals; setting objectives, and identifying barriers
Attending treatment team meetings with the individual to promote the individual's use of self-directed advocacy tools; assisting the individual in goal planning and participating with the individual and the Employment Specialist in the development of PCP/Career Profile; assisting the individual in learning how to ask for appropriate services in community
Assisting individuals in obtaining information about their benefits (SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, etc.)
Engaging individuals in other programs and services to encourage employment
Modeling self-advocacy skills for addressing disclosure issues or requesting job accommodations
Teaching wellness management strategies and helping individuals develop their own self-management plans/tools to use in the workplace and in their personal lives; using manualized strategies such as IMR/WMR, WRAP, and others
Connecting to support groups in the community to learn from other peers, to promote hope, to problem-solve through work situations, and to decrease social isolation
Providing education to other members of the IPS Supported Employment and Treatment Teams to increase their understanding of self-advocacy and peer support roles, and to promote a culture in which an individuals’ points of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into service delivery
Providing resources and teaching transportation skills (teaching bus routes, etc.) for work
Sharing his or her own personal story of lived experience to model how to choose, obtain, and keep employment
Supporting individuals in making informed decisions about supported employment and building community connections
Supporting the individuals in the vocational choices they make and supporting them in overcoming job-related concerns
Building social skills in the community that will enhance job acquisition and tenure
Assisting in overcoming barriers to employment and addressing workplace challenges
Assisting in obtaining the proper documentation necessary for employment
Researching with the individual businesses and/or industries in which the person is interested
Assisting the individual in completing applications, resumes, cover letters, etc.
Exploring career and educational aspirations with the individual
Assisting in teaching skills related to job-seeking, such as using the computer
Attending recovery support groups and NA/AA meetings with the job seeker if appropriate
Assisting with financial wellness using tools for money management and asset development
Providing outreach services as necessary to individuals when they appear to disengage from the IPS Supported Employment Program
Spending 65% or more of scheduled work hours in the community meeting with the individuals seeking employment, mental health treatment teams, VRS, etc.
Supervision and Consultation
Seeks supervision and consultation as needed
Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement
Record Keeping
Maintains confidential files containing required information for each supported employment client
Maintains documentation for those individuals receiving services
Provides timely documentation that meets requirements of various funding sources including Vocational Rehabilitation, Medicaid, and others.
Courteous and respectful towards consumers, visitors and co-workers
Treats consumers with care, dignity, and compassion
Respects consumer’s privacy and confidentiality
Is pleasant and cooperative with others
Assists consumers and visitors as needed
Personal values don’t inhibit ability to relate and care for others
Is sensitive to the consumer’s needs, expectations and individual differences
Is gentle and calm with consumers and families
Administrative and Other Related Duties as Assigned
Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities.
Actively participates in AltaPointe committees as required.
Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner.
Follows AltaPointe policies and procedures.
Attends to required in-service training and other workshops.
High School Diploma or GED required.
Must be in recovery from a mental illness, be willing to share recovery story, and have an understanding of the mental health system.
Must have and maintain a valid Alabama driver license, have vehicle insurance, and be 23 and over.
Will require the completion of the ADMH Peer Certification course.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Human Resources
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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