Peer Mentor Together We Rise

Overview

Salary: $22.35

We Offer

• Medical (100% employer paid for employees only), Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term and Long-Term Disability.
• 5 days of PTO
• 16 Wellness Days and Holidays — Including the week of Christmas off!

Note: This position is with Directions for Living. This description reflects current compensation and benefits as provided by the employer.

This is a professional position providing peer recovery support in the Together We Rise program under the Families First Division. The Families First Division was created under the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) to support keeping children with their families and reducing the need for out-of-home care. The division focuses on improving access to mental health services, substance use treatment, and parenting skills, and works to decrease the number of children entering the Child Welfare System by using a solution-focused, family-centered approach and evidence-based practices.

Staff in Together We Rise work with parents/caregivers and children who are safe but at high risk of future abuse or neglect, using a team-based, respectful approach to promote safe and stable parenting practices and long-term behavior change.

The Together We Rise (TWR) Peer Mentor role provides integral support, coaching, and guidance for families at risk of involvement with the child welfare system in Pinellas County. The TWR Peer Mentor guides families with substance use, mental health, or co-occurring concerns, acting as a system navigator to support treatment/recovery. The TWR Peer Mentor ensures recovery-focused, individualized services that help individuals manage their recovery and advocacy.

The role emphasizes safety, self-worth, confidence, community connection, boundary setting, planning, self-advocacy, personal growth, and development of social supports and effective communication. The focus is on developing rehabilitative skills to advance recovery and collaborating with other clinical service providers (e.g., Behavioral Health Case Manager, therapist, psychiatrist). If clients are not engaged in clinical services, the Peer Mentor will coordinate education and initiation where appropriate and document any engagement status in service notes.

This is a field position
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The Peer Mentor is responsible for ensuring an annual client-facing workload of 1,410 hours. Meeting minimum weekly, monthly, and annual client-care hours is an essential function of this position.

Directions for Living is an essential services provider. All team members must be willing and able to provide vital support during emergencies, pandemics, or other disasters.

Education/Experience/Requirements:

• Must have a minimum of a High School Diploma or GED.
• Must have real-life experience receiving and navigating social services, such as involvement in the child welfare system, criminal justice system, and/or homelessness.
• Must become a Certified Recovery Peer Specialist (CRPS) within 6 months of hire and maintain certification. Preference will be given to individuals already certified as a Recovery Peer Specialist.
• Must have a comprehensive understanding of trauma-informed care and be able to educate others on trauma resolution skills.
• Must acquire knowledge of community resources within 3 months of employment.
• Must be computer literate and proficient in Outlook and Microsoft Word; able to work in a Windows environment and learn other software quickly.

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