Apply here: https://bertnash.e3applicants.com/careers/
Pay is based on experience starting at $16.25 - $22.32 per hour, Part Time - 19 hours or less per week, not benefits eligible.
Caring. Hope. Giving back. Do these words resonate with you? If so, please keep reading.
Our goal at the Bert Nash Center is to build a healthier community by responding to needs and working to restore lives. We accomplish this by believing in our team. Each person that works for the Bert Nash Center contributes directly to the success of our clients, organization, and community.
Our values of compassion, integrity, equity and hope reflect in everything we do.
Responsibilities:
Peer fellows will work collaboratively with
the housing program team to provide support to clients working on stable
housing and community tenure.
Some specific duties include but not limited to:
- Provide
peer support with exploring and connecting with housing and other
treatment systems and resources.
Some examples of this includes, providing practical assistance
individuals with completing housing applications, meeting with clients in
their residence and in the community to model and practice daily living
skills and activities towards managing and maintaining successful mental health
recovery.
- Complete
all paperwork and electronic medical record (EMR) entry associated with
services provided as indicated including documenting presence of symptoms
for SOAR process.
- Participate
in weekly supervision and training.
- Complete
additional responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications:
Including but not limited to:
- Bert Nash Center requires proof of Covid-19 immunization prior to starting any position. Covid-19 vaccine series must be completed or in process to be cleared for new hire orientation.
- Lived
experience with illness and recovery in mental health and substance use and is
maintaining recovery in such areas.
- High School diploma or GED;
- Ability
to pass required security background checks;
- Reliable
transportation and a valid, unrestricted driver's license;
- Be
a consumer of behavioral health services
- Thorough
understanding of confidentiality and the unique issues that this entails in peer to peer relationship
- Complete
certification to provide peer support within 6 months of date of hire;
