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UPMC Chautauqua is seeking a full-time Peer Specialist to work with Maternal Patients. Our ideal candidate will have lived experiences related to pregnancy, labor and delivery. This position offers day shift hours from 9am - 5pm and requires travel between patients' homes, community, and program settings.

Responsibilities:

+ Provide peer support services to patients in the program setting, community, or in the consumer's home--as directed by Supervisor.

+ Accompany patients at various community support meetings or events whenever it is appropriate and provide follow-up services to patients in a 1 to 1 setting, by phone, or by mobile visits.

+ Demonstrates knowledge and application of Wellness Recovery Action Plan, Personal Medicine, and Mental Health Advanced Directives documents and being able to share own recovery experience.

+ Maintain appropriate boundaries, as described peer orientation trainings.

+ Assist patients in identifying natural supports and resources in the community and educate patients on how to utilize them in the recovery process.

+ Monitor patient progress with recovery goals and provide feedback as appropriate to patient, family members, and clinical staff.

+ Assist patients in recovery management, including identifying recovery goals, barriers to achieving these goals and strategies to meeting goals.

+ Maintain all required paperwork and documentation in a timely manner, as directed by Supervisor.

+ Teach problem solving and social skills to patients individually or in a group setting, through role modeling, coaching, and skill building in such areas as money management, transportation use, time management, etc.

+ High School Diploma or equivalent.

+ Certified Peer Specialist or Certified Recovery Specialist certification is preferred.

+ Have lived experience and a self-disclosed primary mental health diagnosis, having experienced the recovery process, and willing to share experiences to the benefit of consumers served.

+ Basic understanding of mental health and co-occurring disorder conditions or substance use that interfere with the activities of daily living and mental health wellness.

+ Progressed in own recovery and have basic understanding of the recovery principles: Hope, Personal Responsibility, Empowerment Skills, Self-Advocacy, Educational Opportunities, and the importance of using personal and community Supports.

+ Able to articulate to consumers, families, and to interested stakeholders that peer support is a non-clinical service to promote recovery wellness.

+ Entry-level competency using a computer, including email use and Microsoft Word **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** New York State Fingerprint Check may work provisionally for 30 days, New York SCR Application - Due within first week of Hire

+ NYS Fingerprint Check OASAS (NYFP2) with renewal

+ NYS Staff Exclusion List (NYSEL) with renewal

+ NYS Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse (NYSCR) with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran