Perinatal Peer Support Specialist (Family Visiting)

Description

CCAP Mission Statement - To empower all people and communities, challenged by poverty as well as social and cultural barriers, through advocacy, education, and access to high quality health and human services.   

JOB SUMMARY:  

The Perinatal Peer Support Specialist (PPSS) is a member of the family visiting health services team(s). The Peer Support Specialist is responsible for providing perinatal peer services to pregnant and parenting people with substance use disorders. The relationship of the peer support specialist to the peer is supportive in nature. The PPSS will selectively utilize self-disclosure as well as role model positive behaviors to inspire hope, share life experiences and lessons learned as a person in recovery. 

WORK SCHEDULE DEMANDS: 

• This is a part-time 20-hour-per-week position, which may include some evening hours.  
• Due to the nature of the job, this individual must be flexible with their schedule to accommodate the client population. 
• May be required to work at any CCAP location.

KEY RESPONSIBILIITIES: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or ability required.

Include but may not be limited to the following:

• To selectively utilize self-disclosure, as well as role model positive behaviors to inspire hope, share life experiences and lessons learned as a person in recovery. 
• To coordinate services for pregnant and parenting people referred to or involved with RI family visiting 
• Assists with tasks such as outreach to assigned referrals, making referrals to appropriate community-based supports and services, behavioral health providers, treatment providers, recovery organizations, maternal and child health providers and others as needed 
• Setting recovery goals, developing recovery action plans and solving problems directly related to recovery 
• Coordinate with other agency and community providers, attend family visiting team meetings and managers meetings and biweekly DCYF/SEN care co-ordination meetings 
• To develop a recovery action/treatment plan with peers. 
• Assist with issues that arise in connection with collateral problems such as having a criminal justice record or coexisting physical or mental challenges 
• Meet with referrals at CCAP Family Health Services sites and in the community.  
• Coordinate services to clients appropriately utilizing various components of CCAP as well as referrals to other local or state agencies 
• Act as a liaison between the family, legal system, and any resources in the community, statewide 
• Engage individuals who may be at risk and provide stage-appropriate recovery education and support.  
• Assist in the orientation process for new and /or existing peer/consumers requiring mental health and/or co-occurring disorder services.  
• Assist peers in reducing high-risk behaviors and health risk factors such as smoking, poor illness self-management, inadequate nutrition, and infrequent exercise in order to create and maintain a healthy lifestyle. (health promotion) 
• Assist peers in making behavioral changes leading to positive lifestyle improvement. (individual and family support services) 
• Assist peers in identifying individual wellness and/or health goals. Work collaboratively to identify the steps necessary to achieve these goals. 
• Introduce and link wellness and healthy lifestyle resources to assist peers in achieving recovery goals. 
• Assist peers in developing and practicing skills selected and defined in their recovery action plans. 
• Facilitate or co-lead recovery-oriented group activities; some of these activities are structured as support groups, while others have educational purposes. 
• Attend and participate in all CCAP public relations activities as appropriate. 
• Attend training, conferences, and development sessions as needed 
• Schedule and attend weekly supervision meetings with the supervisor 
• Must have a driver's license 
• Must have vehicle and automobile insurance. 
• Other duties as assigned 

OTHER ABILITIES: 

• Ability to write routine case management narratives, reports and correspondence. 
• Ability to speak effectively before groups and clients, representatives of other agencies or CCAP employees. 
• Ability to operate and maintain control of an automobile. 
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variable in situations where only limited standardization exists. 
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written and oral form. 
• Ability to problem solve and think outside the box to assist clients 

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: 

Must have excellent oral and writing skills.   

Requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or related / equivalent experience 
• Rhode Island Certified Peer Recovery Coach/Specialist  
• Experience of recovery in one’s own life or with a family member 
• Experience working with families with families 
• Effectively carry out responsibilities and assignments, such as previous experience working in a community-based setting 
• Provide/maintain all required immunizations and/or vaccinations
• Complete all required background checks

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT: 

Has access to electronic health records.  Maintains the strict confidentiality of all materials in accordance with State and Federal laws and CCAP policies and procedures. 

PHYSICAL EFFORT / ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands, fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Potential exposure to blood borne pathogens, respiratory diseases and other infectious diseases, and other biohazardous material requiring universal standard precautions. This is a clinical office-based position. This position requires the individual to have their own transportation, a current unrestricted license to drive, documented auto insurance and the individual must be willing to work in an agency setting, client’s homes and the community.  

CCAP is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other protected characteristics as established by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotions, terminations, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.  

Our Benefits
Our comprehensive benefits package includes 403(b), health insurance, vision and dental insurance, life insurance, long term disability, flexible spending accounts, health reimbursement accounts, tuition reimbursement up to $1,000 annually, Employee Assistance Program, generous vacation, sick and personal days, and up to 12 available paid holidays for full-time employees and some benefits are included for part-time employees.