Peer Support Supervisor
Job Details
Salary $50,000
Job Type Full-time, Monday-Friday, On-Call
Reports To: Clinical Supervisor
Effective Date: October 2024
Full Job Description
At LIV Recovery Sober Living we assist clients in recovery from substance abuse and co-occurring disorders through counseling, education, role modeling, and empathetic support.
Our vision is that every person seeking life-building support shall have access to safe, structured, and affordable housing to break substance dependency that continues to have devastating impacts on individuals, families, and the greater St. Louis Community.
The Peer Support Supervisor plays a vital role in the success of LIV’s mission and vision.
The Peer Support Supervisor will oversee a team of Peer Support Specialists who provide 24/7 coaching and support to LIV’s clients.
The ideal candidate for this position will have a background in mental health and/or substance abuse and be able to effectively lead a team of Peer Support Specialist
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work or other health related fields or equivalent years of experience as a peer support specialist.
• Must be certified as a Peer Support Specialist or willing to get certified within 90 days of employment.
• Knowledge of Trauma-Informed Care
• Supervisor experience (preferred)
• Have lived experience with mental health or substance abuse and minimum of two years of sobriety
• High quality verbal and written communication skills
• CPR/First Aid Certification (preferred)
Job Duties
• Ability to build professional relationships with clients without the constraints of the traditional expert/patient or expert/family member role. The relationship will be built on mutuality founded on the key principles of hope, equality, respect, personal responsibility, and self-determination
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of LIV staff from leadership to direct reports.
• Promote recovery, wellness, and healthy lifestyle behaviors
• Document interactions with clients in LIV EHR system in a timely and accurate manner.
• Conduct supervision with direct reports at least one time monthly or more as needed.
• Maintain a positive and professional attitude at all times.
• Assist with maintaining appropriate staffing levels
• Review and approve weekly timesheets and paid time off request
• Participate in weekly staff meetings
• Assist with facilitating trainings
• Review and provide feedback on documentation
• Ensure Peer Support Specialist are seeing their assigned clients in accordance with LIV policy and procedures
• Provide constructive feedback to direct reports
• Maintain exceptional documentation and record keeping
• Encourage active participation in managing symptoms and assist people with behavioral health issues to identify, encourage, and pursue changes they would like to make in an area of wellness
• Provide support to achieve goals individually and in groups
• Deliver peer-led evidence-based services that support individuals, set, and achieve goals, increase healthy lifestyle habits, maximize/prioritize their time with treatment professionals, reduce self-stigma and find or recover lost roles and goals in life
• Share strategies and skills for activation of self-care and personal advocacy
• Convey respect and empathy for the impact of the effects of a serious mental health challenge on all aspects of life and provide an empathic understanding of another’s situation through the shared experience of emotional and psychological distress and improvement.
• Promotes, supports, and demonstrates the LIV Recovery mission, vision, and values through both behavior and job performance and adheres to policies, procedures, Compliance Plan, and Standards of Conduct on a day to day basis
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA standards
• Effectively interacts and communicates with other staff and clients
• Regular and consistent attendance is required to perform essential functions of the job
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing