CT STRONG-PEER OUTREACH & SUPPORT SPECIALIST Details

InterCommunity, Inc. - East Hartford, CT

Employment Type : Full-Time

Description:

Summary:

Team member of CT Strong, focusing on engaging teens/young adults in the wraparound process, and supporting young people by connecting them with needed services.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Engage young people in supporting their involvement in treatment, support services and advocacy
  • Reconnect with individuals who disengage from services.
  • Conduct peer support groups
  • Participates in wraparound team meetings as required
  • Assists in the documentation and maintenance of client case records in the ECR
  • Participates in programmatic and team meetings as directed by supervisor
  • Perform any other department or agency-related duties or special projects as directed by supervisor.
  • May transport clients (Valid license and reliable transportation)


*All agency staff are required to attend all mandatory department/agency meetings and trainings*

. Requirements:

Education &/Or Experience:

High School diploma with lived experience as the family member of adolescent consumer in the mental health system. Recovery Support Specialist Certificate. required. Computer literacy a must.

Competencies:

  • Initiative
  • Leadership
  • Time Management
  • Decision Making
  • Communication Proficiency (Verbal and Written)
  • Technology & Computer literacy *Microsoft Word, Keyboarding)
  • Organization Skills

Posted on : 3 years ago