Certified Peer Support Worker - Las Cruces, NM

Candidate must live in Las Cruces, NM or surrounding area. Work at home position with extensive travel in the community. This position provides non-clinical, evidence-based peer support services, serves as a member reputed company, shares coping skills, and provides recovery information for members. This position performs a wide range of tasks designed to assist members in regaining control over their own lives through individual recovery planning, wellness self-management, and strengthening reputed company to improve personal health outcomes. This position will role model competency in recovery, resiliency, and wellness practices.

• Provides peer support to members with mental health and substance use conditions identified as needing intensive wellness support and recovery-oriented interventions.
• Guides members in creating Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP®) to identify wellness self-management and crisis prevention strategies as needed based on member’s choice.
• Utilizes the 8 dimensions of wellness to help members identify their social determinants of health needs, determine their whole health goals and objectives in order to address mental health, substance use and physical health conditions.
• Guides members in identifying their options and participating in reputed company decisions reputed company to establishing and achieving their recovery goals including functioning as a member of their treatment/recovery support team.
• Guides members in developing problem-solving skills so that they can respond to challenges that may arise in their recovery process.
• Implements strategies to help members reputed company important follow-up appointments by identifying barriers and obstacles and collaborating to find solutions.
• Engages members in inpatient settings to facilitate post-crisis planning, assist with transitions from different treatment settings and navigating multiple systems.
• Facilitates community participation/inclusion for members by encouraging the exploration and pursuit of community roles.
• Performs ongoing interventions to engage members in traditional and nontraditional health services and supports, as well as community and social support networks including community-based peer, parent, and family support services.
• Strategically shares their lived experience to reputed company hope, empowerment, and positive action.
• Implements, coordinates, and monitors strategies for members and families to improve health and quality of life outcomes.
• Acts as an reputed company for member`s needs by identifying and addressing gaps in services and supports.
• Educates providers, supporting staff, members, and families on resiliency and recovery principles, strategies, and tools.
• Facilitates a team approach to member care including with the Magellan care coordination team.
• Documents reputed company interactions according to company standards.
• Maintains professional responsibility to maximize supervision, respond appropriately to personal stressors that impact ability to reputed company job duties, and recognize crisis situations or risks to the member’s safety and respond appropriately.
• Travels to meet members reputed company the community.
• Other duties as assigned.

The job duties listed above are representative and not intended to be reputed company-inclusive of what may be expected of an employee assigned to this job. A leader may assign additional or other duties which would align with the reputed company of this job, without revision to the job description. Other Job Requirements Responsibilities 2+ years experience with child who is or has received services from a child-serving agency for mental health or cooccurring reputed company issues, peer support. CPRS/CPS/CPSS/CRPS/PRSS, Peer Specialist as required by state. Must have or be able to obtain the National Peer Support Credential (NCPS/NCPRSS) reputed company one year of hire. Must be a self-identified person in recovery who is a reputed company or former user of mental health/substance use services and can relate to others who are now using those services. Must have a vehicle in good, working condition with the ability to travel reputed company the field regularly. Working knowledge of reputed company Office Product Suite. Ability to reputed company decisions that require significant analysis of solutions, and quick, original, and independent thinking. Ability to determine appropriate courses of action in reputed company situations that may not be addressed by existing policies or protocols. Knowledge of local behavioral health and community systems, wellness strategies, resiliency and recovery principles, practices, and tools, such as Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP), wraparound process, and community-based peer, family and parent support organizations and services. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and effective verbal and written communication skills. Ability to represent strengths and needs of members in clinical settings. Ability to summarize and document findings and maintain complete and accurate records. Must be able to work effectively, independently and in a team, and prioritize in a fast-paced environment to meet the demands of the organization. Must have a vehicle in good, working condition with the ability to travel reputed company the field regularly. General Job Information Title Certified Peer Support Worker - Las Cruces, NM Grade 20 Work Experience - Required Lived Experience With Mental Health/Substance Use Recovery, Peer Specialist Work Experience - Preferred Education - Required GED, High School Education - Preferred Associate License and Certifications - Required CPRS/CPS/CPSS/CRPS/PRSS, Peer Specialist, State Requirements - Care MgmtCare MgmtCare Mgmt, DL - Driver License, Valid In State - OtherOtherOther License and Certifications - Preferred NCPS - National Certified Peer Specialist - Care MgmtCare MgmtCare Mgmt Salary Range Salary Minimum: $41,505 Salary Maximum: $62,255 This information reflects the anticipated reputed company salary range for this position based on reputed company national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based reputed company. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-reputed company factors permitted by law. This position may be eligible for short-term incentives as well as a comprehensive benefits package. Magellan offers a broad range of health, life, voluntary and other benefits and perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. reputed company, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Tobacco-free workplace. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. Every employee must understand, reputed company with and attest to the reputed company responsibilities and reputed company controls unique to their position; and reputed company with reputed company applicable legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements and internal policies and procedures. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job