Peer Support Professional

**Voted Best Place to Work in Alaska in 4 Years Running!**

Job summary:

Set Free Alaska is looking for a Peer Support Professional (PSP) to join our award-winning team. You are the perfect candidate if you are passionate about helping others and looking for more than just a job. If you have been interested in entering the behavioral health field or helping others recover from addiction, but do not know where to start, this may be the job for you. This position does not require any special certifications to start. Peers are on the front lines of the fight, championing others as they find hope and healing. Set Free was voted the Best Place to Work in Alaska for all employers under 250 employees. Apply now to add your skills, knowledge, and passion to our team of life-changers! A Peer Support Professional (PSP) is responsible for engaging with peers in the continuum of care and encourages them to maintain sobriety, participate in recovery-oriented activities and develop a network of sober supports. PSP helps patients identify and access needed resources and recovery supports.

Benefits:

• Insurance
  • Health
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life
  • Short Term Disability
• 401K with 3% match
• Paid Time Off
• Continuing Education Stipend

Qualifications:

• Willingness to work toward a State of Alaska Peer Support Professional certification or willing to acquire one within six (6) months from date of hire
• Lived experience in addiction and recovery (personal or familial)
• Ability to:
  • Pass a drug screening and State of Alaska background check
  • Qualify for SFA’s commercial automobile insurance
  • Provide proof of personal vehicle insurance coverage
• A current valid driver’s license
• A safe, reliable vehicle

Skills required:

• Good written, verbal and organizational skills
• Punctuality and consistency in reporting to work, and in delivery of direct services
• Willingness to share personal recovery stories using lived experiences
• Understanding of being trauma informed and awareness of cultural differences
• The ability to:
  • Be a team player, demonstrating motivation, exercising discretion and dependability
  • Be a model to people in recovery
  • Build rapport with clients and staff while maintaining professional boundaries
  • Maintain confidentiality and treat everyone with dignity and respect
  • Manage situations that can cause intense distress and work to ensure the safety and well-being of themselves and other staff
• Basic computer skills and fluid use of electronic communication tools

Job responsibilities:

• Maintain confidentiality of all information as it relates to the position
• Help peers manage crisis
• Work with peers to connect them to resources in the community that will enhance their recovery such as, employment, housing, education, and outside community activities that promote recovery
• Advocate for peers in an addiction treatment setting and within the community
• Help peers with recovery planning and assist them to set and accomplish goals related to home, work, community, and health
• Provides information about skills related to health, wellness, and recovery and facilitate change through goal setting, education, and skills building
• Facilitate individual and group Community & Recovery Support Services meetings that assist and enhance one's recovery and integration into the community
• Model and teach peers life skills which can include personal care/hygiene, laundry, housekeeping, shopping/budgeting, and meal preparation
• Coordinate and maintain effective relationships with colleagues and others to enhance the peer support services being provided
• PSP will be required to drive their personal vehicle for client support. (When proper documentation is submitted, vehicle use reimbursement is provided at the IRS mileage rate)
• A PSP will mentor, educate, and spread the message of recovery to individuals who are new in recovery. A PSP will provide emotional and social support to peers and model healthy supportive relationships that encourage sobriety and living a life in recovery