Peer Support Specialist III for STAR Hunterdon

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Peer Support Specialist III for STAR Hunterdon for the Community Based Service within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

The Peer Support Specialist III will serve as a role model to demonstrate recovery and wellness principles and provide non-clinical recovery support and to engage and empower individuals to pursue and maintain their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, access community resources, and reach their full potential.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Engages individuals served in a collaborative and caring relationships.
• Provides support.
• Shares lived experiences of recovery.
• Personalizes peer support.
• Supports recovery planning.
• Links to resources, services, and supports.
• Maintains a cooperative working relationship with others.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least three (3) years of relevant experience.

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

Laptop, Phones, Scanner, printer, fax, smart phone, motor vehicle.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Ability to speak clearly and write proficiently.
• The ability to focus on the task at hand despite numerous interruptions.
• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time and document into an electronic medical record while in the field.
• Much time driving, walking, standing, and bending.
• Transport of individuals served in state vehicles.
• The employee can expect to lift up to 20 pounds.
• The employee spends much time outdoors in all types of weather talking with individuals served in the community in open spaces, individuals' homes, shelters, soup kitchens, and institutions (prisons, jails, hospitals, treatment centers) and places where individuals congregate.
• Office based services include individual and group meetings.
• Individual wellness checks and crisis intervention required.
• Subject to unpredictable situations and crises, to include behavioral, medical, substance use and psychiatric.
• Occasionally exposed to individuals exhibiting assaultive behaviors.
• Exposure to blood borne pathogens that requires use of personal protective equipment.