Peer Support Specialist - Part Time​/Casual

Job Description At Children’s Nebraska, our mission is to improve the life of every child through exceptional care, advocacy, research and education. As the state’s only full‑service pediatric healthcare center, we provide comprehensive, holistic care to our patients and families—from primary and specialty care to behavioral health services and everything in between. Dedicated to a People First culture, we foster an environment with joy, belonging, wellbeing, learning and growth.

Turn your passion into purpose and make a difference where it matters most.

Provides support and recovery training to individuals receiving services. Assists in maintaining a safe environment, acts as an advocate for the needs and rights of patients, provides empathic, active listening skills, engagement and support, case management and ensures a recovery‑oriented environment throughout the unit. In addition, provides indirect unit support needs related to supplies and equipment.

• Provides peer support to engage individuals in a recovery partnership and assists in identifying participant’s hopes and dreams and the solutions they are seeking.
• Teaches recovery and life skills using recovery tools.
• Models hope, personal responsibility and self‑advocacy to demonstrate how recovery goals can be respectfully met and how a belief in self is maintained.
• Assists in developing natural supports and community living.
• Cultivates connectedness in the person’s life (self, others, the environment, and to meaning and purpose).
• Coordinates with the individual’s clinical team and other supports to arrange services or resources to help the individual achieve their goals.
• Completes clinical documentation as required.
• Understands and adheres to organization’s compliance standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and of Policies.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
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School GED required. Experience Qualifications
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• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to problem‑solve.
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• Peer Employment Training – certification as a Peer Support Specialist within 90 days required.
• BLS – Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association upon hire required.
• Non‑Violent Intervention training within 30 days required.

Children’s is an equal opportunity employer, embracing and valuing the unique strengths and differences of people. We cultivate an inclusive environment of respect and trust where we all belong. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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