Senior Recovery Peer Specialist (human Service Worker I)
5 days left
- Employer
- Fairfax County Government
- Location
- Fairfax, Virginia
- Salary
- $47,271.33 - $78,785.62 Annually
- Posted
- May 13, 2023
- Closes
- Jun 09, 2023
- Ref
- 23-01476
- Function
- Administrative
- Industry
- Government and Public Services, State & Local
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Announcement
Under the direct clinical and administrative supervision of the behavioral health supervisor, serves individuals in Peer Outreach Response Team (PORT) with serious substance use challenges, and co-occurring challenges. This especially includes individuals with a history of overdose or other substance use emergency who are not well engaged in treatment or other recovery services. Services included community engagement, facilitating groups, connecting individuals to local resources to support the individual’s recovery, sharing own lived experience and recovery journey to motivate individuals to explore avenues of change, emergency response to substance use related crisis. Works collaboratively with first responders and other service providers as needed. On-call after business hours as required - scheduled shifts may include overnights and weekends in which pay for shift differential will apply. As a team lead for the PORT team, the incumbent further supports the behavioral health supervisor with trainings, presentations, data collection, reviewing referrals and assigning individual’s to PRS team members, engagement with community stakeholders in the peer and recovery communities, and filling in for the supervisor in their absence.
Note: To learn more about careers that make a difference, watch our video "CSB Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Providing Care."
Illustrative Duties
Employment Standards
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: (Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies.)
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
National or Virginia Peer Support Certification
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a Child Protective Services Registry 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:
Ability to read data on computer monitor(s); operate keyboard driven equipment; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; and lift up to 15 lbs. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel Interview and may include a practical exercise.
The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 39.8% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.
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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Under the direct clinical and administrative supervision of the behavioral health supervisor, serves individuals in Peer Outreach Response Team (PORT) with serious substance use challenges, and co-occurring challenges. This especially includes individuals with a history of overdose or other substance use emergency who are not well engaged in treatment or other recovery services. Services included community engagement, facilitating groups, connecting individuals to local resources to support the individual’s recovery, sharing own lived experience and recovery journey to motivate individuals to explore avenues of change, emergency response to substance use related crisis. Works collaboratively with first responders and other service providers as needed. On-call after business hours as required - scheduled shifts may include overnights and weekends in which pay for shift differential will apply. As a team lead for the PORT team, the incumbent further supports the behavioral health supervisor with trainings, presentations, data collection, reviewing referrals and assigning individual’s to PRS team members, engagement with community stakeholders in the peer and recovery communities, and filling in for the supervisor in their absence.
Note: To learn more about careers that make a difference, watch our video "CSB Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Providing Care."
Illustrative Duties
Employment Standards
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: (Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies.)
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
National or Virginia Peer Support Certification
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a Child Protective Services Registry 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:
- Bachelor's degree in related field
- Experience providing peer support services.
Ability to read data on computer monitor(s); operate keyboard driven equipment; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; and lift up to 15 lbs. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel Interview and may include a practical exercise.
The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 39.8% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.
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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