Fairfax County Government
Peer Support Specialist - Diversion & Jail Based Services
Fairfax County Government, Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22032
Exciting opportunities to support individuals to engage in a program of recovery from substance use and mental health disorders!
Peer Support Specialist for STAR:Delivers services in the Striving to Achieve Recovery (STAR) program within the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center (ADC). STAR is a peer-centered program that engages individuals with groups, activities, and individual peer support, with programming primarily delivered in a specialized men's housing unit in the ADC. You will join a dynamic peer recovery specialist team all dedicated to supporting individuals to make meaningful and lasting change. There is close collaboration with Sheriff's Office staff, including sworn deputies and civilians. Facilitates multiple groups per week on a wide variety of recovery topics and activities and provides 1 on 1 peer recovery services. This includes support in recovery planning, building recovery capital, learning accountability, problem-solving challenging relationships, and learning a new way of living.
Peer Support Specialist for Jail Diversion:Operates within a team of professionals who deliver services to individuals receiving behavioral health services in the community with the Jail Diversion team. Delivers peer support services with a recovery focus, and a primary goal of connecting individuals to community-based recovery supports consistent with their recovery plan. People with personal experience as a recipient of mental health and/or substance use treatment or of personal recovery are encouraged to apply. Honesty, respect for diversity, high personal standards, professional language and behavior reflecting such values are essential. As part of the Jail Diversion team, the PRS coordinates with Probation, the Public Defender's Office, treatment providers, and the court. In joining the Jail Diversion program you'll be a part of a team of diverse professionals helping individuals who have had contact with the criminal justice system transform their lives and achieve recovery.
May conduct individual, group, and family therapy and testify in court. Must maintain detailed documentation in an Electronic Health Record meeting state, local and federal performance contract and licensing expectations.
A commitment is made to offer scheduling flexibility, as program needs allow.
We strive to create a work environment that facilitates professional growth by broadening your skill base with extensive training and development, modeling best practices in employee relations, employee recognition programs, and advancement opportunities along with providing a highly competitive wage and benefits package.
More information about CSB Services may be found at Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board Community Services Board (fairfaxcounty.gov).
Illustrative Duties:Facilitates wellness and recovery groups and teaches recovery principles one on one;Assists individuals to fully participate in the communities where they live and work by orienting individuals to community resources, educating how to access, and advocating for increased opportunities for involvement;Coaches individuals in developing wellness and recovery plans, following through with those plans, and overcoming obstacles.Facilitates communication and understanding between recipients and providers of services so that providers make better informed recommendations and recipients make better informed choices;Explains services and procedures to individuals being served, and anyone they want to be involved for their support, so they know what to expect;Assists individuals to articulate their needs and concerns to providers;Provides a welcoming and supportive atmosphere for individuals receiving services;Serves as advocate and liaison between individuals, families, clinical professionals, physicians, and others involved in the individual's recovery;Assists other staff with supporting those being served and reviewing their progress and consults as necessary when individuals are in psychiatric crisis or appear to be at risk.
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:Ability to use one's lived personal experience of mental illness and/or substance use experience with accessing different levels of care;Ability to use one's lived experience to further healthy, positive interactions with service recipients at differing levels of engagement and stages of change;Knowledge of the principles, process and components of wellness and recovery;Knowledge of ethics and boundaries as they relate to the peer specialist practice;Knowledge of human services available from public, private and volunteer organizations;Ability to establish rapport and maintain effective relationships and boundaries with individuals receiving services, staff, and the general public;Ability to retrieve, compose and save progress notes into the electronic health record;Ability to maintain confidentiality of clinical, medical, and other sensitive records;Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Employment Standards:MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Graduation from high school or a GED issued by a state department of education; plus 4 months of experience in providing peer/recovery support services.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:Valid motor vehicle driver's license with fewer than six demerit points (or equivalent in another state) maintained throughout employment.Registered Peer Recovery Specialist (RPRS) with the Virginia Department of Health Professions (DHP) within six months of employment.Integrated Forensic Peer Recovery (IFPRS) certification within 1 year of employment.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a Child Protective Services Registry check, a driving record check, and sanction screening to the satisfaction of the employer. A TB screening upon hire and annually thereafter.This position is emergency/essential services personnel. (Required to report for duty during inclement weather and/or other emergencies.)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:Experience providing direct peer recovery services to adults1 or more years of experience working as a Peer Specialist within a forensic setting.Experience with facilitating groups
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:Ability to drive motor vehicle. Ability to observe client symptoms and environment. Adequate speech and hearing to communicate effectively with clients and staff both by phone and in person. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:Panel Interview and may include a practical exercise.
Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov. EEO/AA/TTY.
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Peer Support Specialist for STAR:Delivers services in the Striving to Achieve Recovery (STAR) program within the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center (ADC). STAR is a peer-centered program that engages individuals with groups, activities, and individual peer support, with programming primarily delivered in a specialized men's housing unit in the ADC. You will join a dynamic peer recovery specialist team all dedicated to supporting individuals to make meaningful and lasting change. There is close collaboration with Sheriff's Office staff, including sworn deputies and civilians. Facilitates multiple groups per week on a wide variety of recovery topics and activities and provides 1 on 1 peer recovery services. This includes support in recovery planning, building recovery capital, learning accountability, problem-solving challenging relationships, and learning a new way of living.
Peer Support Specialist for Jail Diversion:Operates within a team of professionals who deliver services to individuals receiving behavioral health services in the community with the Jail Diversion team. Delivers peer support services with a recovery focus, and a primary goal of connecting individuals to community-based recovery supports consistent with their recovery plan. People with personal experience as a recipient of mental health and/or substance use treatment or of personal recovery are encouraged to apply. Honesty, respect for diversity, high personal standards, professional language and behavior reflecting such values are essential. As part of the Jail Diversion team, the PRS coordinates with Probation, the Public Defender's Office, treatment providers, and the court. In joining the Jail Diversion program you'll be a part of a team of diverse professionals helping individuals who have had contact with the criminal justice system transform their lives and achieve recovery.
May conduct individual, group, and family therapy and testify in court. Must maintain detailed documentation in an Electronic Health Record meeting state, local and federal performance contract and licensing expectations.
A commitment is made to offer scheduling flexibility, as program needs allow.
We strive to create a work environment that facilitates professional growth by broadening your skill base with extensive training and development, modeling best practices in employee relations, employee recognition programs, and advancement opportunities along with providing a highly competitive wage and benefits package.
More information about CSB Services may be found at Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board Community Services Board (fairfaxcounty.gov).
Illustrative Duties:Facilitates wellness and recovery groups and teaches recovery principles one on one;Assists individuals to fully participate in the communities where they live and work by orienting individuals to community resources, educating how to access, and advocating for increased opportunities for involvement;Coaches individuals in developing wellness and recovery plans, following through with those plans, and overcoming obstacles.Facilitates communication and understanding between recipients and providers of services so that providers make better informed recommendations and recipients make better informed choices;Explains services and procedures to individuals being served, and anyone they want to be involved for their support, so they know what to expect;Assists individuals to articulate their needs and concerns to providers;Provides a welcoming and supportive atmosphere for individuals receiving services;Serves as advocate and liaison between individuals, families, clinical professionals, physicians, and others involved in the individual's recovery;Assists other staff with supporting those being served and reviewing their progress and consults as necessary when individuals are in psychiatric crisis or appear to be at risk.
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:Ability to use one's lived personal experience of mental illness and/or substance use experience with accessing different levels of care;Ability to use one's lived experience to further healthy, positive interactions with service recipients at differing levels of engagement and stages of change;Knowledge of the principles, process and components of wellness and recovery;Knowledge of ethics and boundaries as they relate to the peer specialist practice;Knowledge of human services available from public, private and volunteer organizations;Ability to establish rapport and maintain effective relationships and boundaries with individuals receiving services, staff, and the general public;Ability to retrieve, compose and save progress notes into the electronic health record;Ability to maintain confidentiality of clinical, medical, and other sensitive records;Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Employment Standards:MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Graduation from high school or a GED issued by a state department of education; plus 4 months of experience in providing peer/recovery support services.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:Valid motor vehicle driver's license with fewer than six demerit points (or equivalent in another state) maintained throughout employment.Registered Peer Recovery Specialist (RPRS) with the Virginia Department of Health Professions (DHP) within six months of employment.Integrated Forensic Peer Recovery (IFPRS) certification within 1 year of employment.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a Child Protective Services Registry check, a driving record check, and sanction screening to the satisfaction of the employer. A TB screening upon hire and annually thereafter.This position is emergency/essential services personnel. (Required to report for duty during inclement weather and/or other emergencies.)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:Experience providing direct peer recovery services to adults1 or more years of experience working as a Peer Specialist within a forensic setting.Experience with facilitating groups
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:Ability to drive motor vehicle. Ability to observe client symptoms and environment. Adequate speech and hearing to communicate effectively with clients and staff both by phone and in person. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:Panel Interview and may include a practical exercise.
Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov. EEO/AA/TTY.
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