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Peer Support Specialist (PSS)

Hillcrest Family Services

4 Positions

ID: 2374

Posted On 08/06/2021

Job Overview

Hiring for 2nd Shift

Sign-on bonus of up to $1,000 available!

We are GROWING!  Under CCBHC, we recently opened A New Day walk-in behavioral health clinic.  This clinic will provide urgent, high-quality crisis behavioral treatment for people who are experiencing a mental health or substance-use crisis in our community.  Apply today to be a part of this groundbreaking opportunity!

About the Organization

Hillcrest Family Services is a non-profit organization that assists adults and children in need of help. Every day, Hillcrest builds confidence in hundreds of people and families. We strive to be a leading provider in supporting brain health and wellness. Were a place where compassion is commonplace. Where our passion soars and faith restores.

 

About the Program

The Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) aims to provide a comprehensive range of mental health and substance-use disorder services, with an emphasis on helping vulnerable individuals. These services include:

  • Crisis mental health services
  • Outpatient mental health and substance-use services
  • Screening, assessment, and diagnosis
  • Patient-centered treatment planning

This program will benefit uninsured, underinsured, and underserved residents in Dubuque and Jackson counties, by offering multiple services in a single location and creating a more accessible and seamless environment for clients. The clinics goal is to remove barriers and improve access to care and reduce wait times to give our clients quicker access to services.

 

Your Responsibilities

A Peer Support Specialist (PSS) is a person who is living well in recovery, who has experienced a loss of a significant role in his/her life due to the experience of serious mental or serious emotional disturbance, addiction, loss or trauma. The Peer Support Specialists primary responsibility is to encourage members to take control of their own health and wellness and to promote the concept of whole health. The PSS is responsible for providing support services and serving as an advocate to those enrolled in the program. A Peer Support Specialist will role model hope, personal responsibility, active engagement in education, self-advocacy and connection to community supports. Additional responsibilities include:

  • Support members in utilizing goal setting processes to further their recovery
  • Create and facilitate groups and activities to support recovery
  • Support members in creating a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
  • Utilize and teach problem solving techniques
  • Teach and role model the value of every individuals recovery experience
  • Develops/maintains a welcoming, trauma informed atmosphere
  • Complete all necessary paperwork for insurance and billing in a timely manner

 

What You Need

  • Personal experience with recovery
  • Ability to practice healthy self-care
  • Knowledge of, and experience in working with adults with brain health disorders
  • Completion of Peer Support Training Academy as soon as possible after hire date
  • Basic computer skills
  • Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position

 

Competitive compensation and benefits package including:

  • Heath insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid time off
  • Paid holidays
  • Staff development and training
  • Sign-on bonus of up to $1,000 available

 

Additional Information

The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job posting are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines. A complete list of job duties may be requested at any time during the job application process. Offer of employment contingent upon successful completion of criminal background checks and drug screening. EEO Employer/Protected Veteran/Disabled

Primary Contact

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Human Resources

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563-557-8211

Phone

Phone

Phone

563-207-5051

Fax

humanresources@hillcrest-fs.org

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Job Details

Categories

Health Care
Human and Social Services

Location

Dubuque, IA

Shift

Second Shift

Job Type

Employee

Full/Part

Full Time

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Vacation
PTO (Paid Time Off)
Paid Holidays

Company ID

1066

Job REQ #

# Positions

4

Start Date

20210806

End Date

20220802

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Hillcrest Family Services

About the Company

Founded in 1896, Hillcrest Family Services is a non-profit health and human services provider, accredited by the Joint Commission, that assists children, adults, and families in need of help.  In 2020, we delivered innovative, collaborative, and resourceful care to 30,648 children, adults, and families from 52 Iowa counties, 6 Illinois counties, and 4 Wisconsin counties in an effort to ensure they were safe, secure, and well.  Our nearly 400 Hillcrest team members in 30+ programs served our clients while upholding our core values - Compassion for All, Trustworthiness, Collaboration, and Community InvolvementWith primary programming and administrative offices in Dubuque, Hillcrest also operates programs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Maquoketa, Clinton, Washington, Mt. Pleasant, Wapello, and Ottumwa.

Mission: Meeting people as they are today; Guiding them to where they want and need to be tomorrow. ~Help for today, Hope for tomorrow~