About the position
Join Our Team at Janus Treatment Center! Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of others? At our Treatment Center, you will play a crucial role in supporting clients’ recovery and self-sufficiency. By fostering shared understanding, respect, and mutual empowerment, you will help clients stay engaged in their journey to overcome addictions and reduce the risk of relapse. As a Peer Support Specialist with lived experience in Substance Use Disorder (SUD), you embody core values such as hope, person-centered care, holistic wellness, authenticity, cultural responsiveness, humility, respect, integrity, advocacy, confidentiality, safety, education, mutuality, reciprocity, and resilience. Your mission includes providing planning support, developing professional learning plans, and offering hands-on instructional coaching and mentoring, all with a compassionate approach. Together, we can inspire and empower our clients to achieve lasting recovery and wellness. About Janus: Founded in 1976, Janus provides hope-inspiring and successful substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services in a professional and compassionate environment. We believe this role will place you in a highly energized setting where your experience will shine, and you will provide extraordinary support to our team and community. Our commitment to hiring top talent and fostering a culture based on merit reflects our belief in the importance of a welcoming, accepting, and valuing environment for everyone. Your well-being and that of our clients inspire everything we do. Visit us at www.janussc.org.
Responsibilities
- Empower individuals to access or maintain SUD treatment, recognizing the validity of 'multiple pathways to self-defined recovery.'
- Explore all resources to help someone achieve recovery, including healthy nutrition.
- Meet with clients regularly to offer one-on-one support and counseling.
- Develop recovery plans, coping methods, and rehabilitation strategies with the client.
- Arrange medical appointments, therapy sessions, support groups, and other resources to aid the client.
- Monitor the client’s behavior, schedule, medication, and activities.
- Report any unusual behavior, conflicts, or recovery deviations to relevant professionals and assist with data-tracking requirements related to peer support care.
- Coordinate the client’s logistics, such as medical appointments and therapy sessions.
- Conduct assessments and provide feedback to the client, medical professionals, and the family.
- Generate recovery reviews and performance documents to track the rehabilitation process and support program enrollees in care plan goal completion.
- Use eHR for data entry and management.
- Provide specialized support to pregnant and postpartum clients, addressing unique challenges related to perinatal mental health and substance use.
- Collaborate with healthcare providers to ensure comprehensive care for both mother and baby.
- Facilitate access to prenatal and postnatal care, parenting classes, and support groups.
- Assist in developing and implementing individualized treatment plans.
- Provide crisis intervention and support as needed.
- Facilitate group therapy sessions and educational workshops.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation of client interactions and progress.
Requirements
- Lived experience in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) recovery.
- Strong understanding of perinatal mental health and substance use challenges.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.
- Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and ethical standards.
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Provide a government-issued photo ID (driver’s license, ID card, or passport).
- High school diploma or GED required (transcripts needed).
- Self-identify as a Peer with personal recovery experience.
- Be open to sharing your recovery journey.
- Strong commitment to recovery.
- Agree in writing to follow the California Department of Health Care Services Code of Ethics for Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists.
- Complete an 80-hour training on California’s 17-core competencies for Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists from a CalMHSA-approved program.
- Pass the state-approved Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification exam.
- Bilingual required (Spanish preferred).
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 12 paid holidays.
- Retirement benefits.
- No-cost mental health counseling services.
- 12 paid sick days per year.
