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PEER SUPPORT SERVICES - Peer Center Team Leader

Legacy Behavioral Health ServicesValdosta, GAPosted 2mo ago
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About the job

A National Health Service Corp Certified Site for further information visit https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/state-loan-repayment-program/index.html

Job Description

Legacy Behavioral Health Services is hiring individuals with a passion for making a difference in their community! We are seeking a Peer Center Team Leader to work in our Peer Center. This position provides oversight of the peer program under the supervision of a licensed director. Oversees the daily operations, including supervision of staff, authorizations and treatment planning. Provides peer support services; serves as a consumer advocate; provides consumer information and peer support to consumers in emergency, outpatient, or inpatient settings. Performs a wide range of tasks to assist consumers in regaining control over their own lives and over their recovery process. Functions as a role model of competency in recovery and ongoing coping skills.

Benefits

Health Insurance: Quality, affordable coverage through State of Georgia employee benefit plans.

Competitive Pay

24 Days of Paid Leave in Your First Year

Retirement Plans: Automatic 2% employer contribution to your 401(k), plus a 3% match after one year.

This position requires:

Certified as a Peer Specialist with:

At least one (1) continuous year as a current or former recipient of treatment (including mental health/substance abuse treatment or diagnosis)

Must now be in maintenance groups and support, 2 years clean and sober

A year’s experience providing services as a Peer Specialist

Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP) or actively working toward certification

Must have a valid GA driver’s license

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Proficient in verbal and written communication

Excellent time management

Experience providing services to the LBHS’ target population including familiarity with relevant culture(s) and language(s)

Relationship driven and practices equity and inclusion with all interactions with person served, co-workers, and community partnersPromotes and demonstrates teamwork

Ability to problem-solve independently

Uses good critical thinking skills to prioritize

Excellent time management and organizational skills

Excellent communication skills to work collaboratively in a diverse environment to provide verbal and written reports

Ability to independently deal with high-volume workload, demonstrates flexibility, and professional attitude in performing a variety of duties with shifting demands and priorities

Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet the timelines

Who we are:

We are a community of resources that believes in restoring the quality of living in each individual we serve. We provide an array of services to children, adults, and families. We provide this support within 10 counties; Ben Hill County, Berrien County, Brooks County, Cook County, Echols County, Irwin County, Lanier County, Lowndes County, Tift County, and Turner County. Legacy Behavioral Health Services believes that through individualized services, quality of care and support, your lives will be transformed.

Working Conditions:

Must be physically and emotionally fit to work in a stress-filled environment to meet deadlines and deal with routine and crisis situations. May have extended periods of sitting, walking, and standing. Requires varying hours of duty to provide monitoring, educational and/or crisis handling, as well as travel to off campus locations in BHSGA or personal vehicle.

Work Environment: Employees in this position may be exposed to potential health hazards in the work environment. Incumbents may be required to work extended periods of time at computer terminals. They may experience traumatic situations, including psychiatric and /or deceased patients.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: while performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions (may be corrected with glasses or contact lenses). The position requires intermittent physical activity, including standing, walking , bending ,kneeling, stooping and crouching.

ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION

Position opened to:

ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS

Internal Applicants must be in their current position for 6 months with no disciplinary action unless the position available is within your current department and you have been employed, in your current position, for 1 month without any disciplinary action.

Drug-Free Workplace/ Equal Opportunity Employer

Sitio certificado por National Health Service Corp. Para obtener más información, visite https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/state-loan-repayment-program/index.html

Descripción del trabajo

¡Legacy Behavioral Health Services está contratando personas con pasión por marcar una diferencia en su comunidad! Buscamos un líder de equipo del centro de pares para trabajar en nuestro centro de pares. Este puesto proporciona supervisión del programa de pares bajo la supervisión de un director autorizado. Supervisa las operaciones diarias, incluida la supervisión del personal, las autorizaciones y la planificación del tratamiento. Proporciona servicios de apoyo entre pares; se desempeña como defensor del consumidor; brinda información al consumidor y apoyo entre pares a los consumidores en entornos de emergencia, ambulatorios o hospitalizados. Realiza una amplia gama de tareas para ayudar a los consumidores a recuperar el control sobre sus propias vidas y sobre su proceso de recuperación. Funciona como un modelo a seguir de competencia en recuperación y habilidades de afrontamiento continuas.

Beneficios:

Seguro médico: ofrecemos beneficios de seguro del estado de Georgia asequibles y de alta calidad a todos los empleados de tiempo completo. Contamos con varias opciones disponibles con Blue Cross Blue Shield y United Healthcare

Beneficios flexibles: ofrecemos seguro de vida a término grupal, seguro de vida para dependientes, seguro por muerte accidental, seguro por discapacidad a corto y largo plazo, seguro dental, de la vista, seguro legal, seguro de atención a largo plazo, cuentas de gastos para atención médica y de dependientes y seguro por enfermedades graves específicas

Pago competitivo: ofrecemos una remuneración competitiva que se compara regularmente con el mercado y tiene en cuenta la experiencia laboral y la educación comparables

Días festivos estatales pagos: ofrecemos 9 días festivos estatales pagos por año

Tiempo libre pago: ofrecemos generosas tasas de PTO que se pueden utilizar para licencia personal o por enfermedad

Jubilación: ofrecemos dos planes de jubilación: un 401k con un aporte equivalente del 3 % después de un año de empleo y un 457

Programa de asistencia al empleado: ofrecemos servicios de EAP a todos los empleados de tiempo completo y parcial. Los servicios de EAP incluyen asistencia legal, consultas financieras, acceso a especialistas en conciliación de la vida laboral y hasta 4 sesiones de asesoramiento

Este puesto requiere:

Certificado como especialista en pares con:Al menos un (1) año continuo como receptor actual o anterior de tratamiento (incluido el tratamiento o diagnóstico de salud mental/abuso de sustancias)Debe estar ahora en grupos de mantenimiento y apoyo, 2 años sobrio y limpioUn año de experiencia brindando servicios como especialista en paresProfesional certificado en rehabilitación psiquiátrica (CPRP) o trabajando activamente para obtener la certificaciónDebe tener una licencia de conducir válida de GA

Conocimientos, habilidades y capacidades:

Competente en comunicación verbal y escrita

Excelente gestión del tiempo

Experiencia brindando servicios a la población objetivo de LBHS, incluida la familiaridad con la(s) cultura(s) e idioma(s) relevantes

Impulsado por las relaciones y practica la equidad y la inclusión en todas las interacciones con la persona atendida, compañeros de trabajo y socios comunitariosPromueve y demuestra Trabajo en equipo

Capacidad para resolver problemas de forma independiente

Utiliza buenas habilidades de pensamiento crítico para priorizar

Excelentes habilidades de gestión del tiempo y organización

Excelentes habilidades de comunicación para trabajar en colaboración en un entorno diverso para proporcionar informes verbales y escritos

Capacidad para lidiar de forma independiente con una gran carga de trabajo, demuestra flexibilidad y actitud profesional al realizar una variedad de tareas con demandas y prioridades cambiantes

Capacidad para gestionar múltiples tareas y cumplir con los plazos

Quiénes somos:

Somos una comunidad de recursos que cree en restaurar la calidad de vida de cada individuo al que servimos. Brindamos una variedad de servicios a niños, adultos y familias. Brindamos este apoyo en 10 condados: Ben Hill County, Berrien County, Brooks County, Cook County, Echols County, Irwin County, Lanier County, Lowndes County, Tift County y Turner County. Legacy Behavioral Health Services cree que a través de servicios individualizados, calidad de atención y apoyo, sus vidas se transformarán.

Condiciones de trabajo:

Debe estar física y emocionalmente en forma para trabajar en un entorno lleno de estrés para cumplir con los plazos y lidiar con situaciones rutinarias y de crisis. Puede tener períodos prolongados de estar sentado, caminando y de pie. Requiere diferentes horas de trabajo para brindar monitoreo, educación y/o manejo de crisis, así como viajar a ubicaciones fuera del campus en BHSGA o vehículo personal.

Entorno de trabajo: Los empleados en este puesto pueden estar expuestos a posibles peligros para la salud en el entorno de trabajo. Es posible que se requiera que los titulares trabajen períodos prolongados de tiempo en terminales de computadora. Pueden experimentar situaciones traumáticas, incluidos pacientes psiquiátricos y/o fallecidos.

Demandas físicas: Las demandas físicas descritas aquí son representativas de las que debe cumplir un empleado para realizar con éxito las funciones esenciales de este trabajo: mientras realiza los deberes de este trabajo, el empleado debe hablar y escuchar regularmente. Las habilidades visuales específicas requeridas para este trabajo incluyen visión de cerca, visión de lejos, visión periférica

From Legacy Behavioral Health Services's job posting, checked 5 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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