JOB SUMMARY
The Skill Builder position is part of the ROME Peer Bridging Program. This position provides opportunities to work with children diagnosed behavioral health related function limitations to receive services in their own home or community. Skill Builders will help create an environment where managed care plans, service providers, plan members and families help participants prevent and manage these behavioral health related functions. The program focuses on four core areas: social and interpersonal skills, daily living skills and intervention implementation.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Maintain own personal wellness.
- Initiate and maintain regular communications/meetings with referred individuals nearing discharge from local area hospitals. Aid referred individuals that are granted access to visit certain locations within the community that are meaningful to him/her.
- Assists referred individuals to post discharge to identify and engage in a range of community-based support groups/efforts.
- Travel to numerous locations to engage members or to support the recovery of the individuals that we work with.
- Interprets requests and helps implement action, as well as decides whether the project coordinator/directors should be notified of important or emergency matters, as needed. In absence of their supervisor, ensures that requests for action or information are relayed to the appropriate staff member.
- Handles a wide variety of situations and conflicts involving the daily interactions with peers. This includes hosting meetings, coordinating activities and resolving conflicts.
- Facilitates weekly peer support group meetings in the hospital and /or community.
- Attends trainings as required and assigned by supervisor.
- Prepares and maintains detailed written record of activities to meet documentation and reporting requirements for Recovery Options projects.
- Reports to and meets with supervisor on a regular basis. Attends trainings as required and assigned by supervisor.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
COMPLEXITY OF WORK AND DECISION MAKING:
Works in accordance with policies and regulations which may require judgment, initiative, creativity and the ability to deal with complex factors and making of decisions based on conclusions for which there may be little precedent.
AUTONOMY AND ACCOUNTABILITY:
Works from general objectives (such as governmental and agency compliance standards) and broad and varying policies, procedures, rules or precedents with significant functional guidance. Refers specific cases to supervisor for clarification or interpretation. Review by supervisor focuses on achievement of the objective and not necessarily on the means, except when required to ensure compliance with regulations.
TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT OR TOOLS:
Microsoft Office skills including Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook. Evidence of skills demonstrated by the ability to perform all the basic functions within each program; including but not limited to maintaining a calendar, sending e-mail, creating letters as well as the ability to create and edit databases and spreadsheets.
General office equipment is used including fax machine, computer and phone system.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Maintains strict visual contact with work up to 100% of the time. May occasionally lift to 35 lbs. without mechanical assistance. Work involves sitting, driving, and ambulating from task to task. Position requires frequent walking including stairs.
The noise level in the work environment is usually light.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
- High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
- Completion of a peer advocacy training program or related certification is preferred. Academy of Peer Services Certification must be completed within the employees first 6 months in this position if the employee is not currently certified.
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- Must have a valid Class D Driver License, reliable transportation and automobile insurance.
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- Must have had active participation in mental health self-help activities, peer support or peer advocacy programs or recipient-run organizations or similar experiences or programs.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Must possess advocacy skills; attention to detail; effective communication, writing and documentation skills.
- Ability to take direction and follow-through on assignments both independently and with limited supervision.
- Must have an understanding and working knowledge of confidentiality laws regarding recipient’s records and personal/health information.
- Ability to demonstrate understanding of community services.
- Must be proficient in MS Word/Excel, internet and e-mail.
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) prohibits discrimination by employers, in compensation and employment opportunities, against qualified individuals with disabilities who, with our without reasonable accommodation, can perform the “essential functions” of a job. A function may be essential for any of several reasons, including: the job exists to perform that function, the employee holding the job was hired for his/her expertise in performing the function, or only a limited number of employees are available to perform that function.
Recovery Options Made Easy, is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. Recovery Options Made Easy, will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and feel you need a reasonable accommodation pursuant to the ADA, please contact Colleen Hutchinson at Recovery Options Made Easy
