Job description

First Step House is hiring a full time Peer Support Specialist Manager in Salt Lake City, Utah!!

At First Step House, "We help people build lives of meaning, purpose, and recovery," and we are dedicated to this mission.

Tired of working 40 hours per week? Join our team and enjoy a standardized 36-hour work week.

• Pay Range: $ 44,000 - $47,000 BOE
• Flexible schedule

Our full-time benefits include:

• Generous paid time off allowance (18 days starting in year one)
• Generous holiday policy (15 observed holidays a year including your birthday)
• 401(k) employer matching (up to 5%)
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
• Opportunity for annual merit increase and annual bonus

Requirements:

• Must be Peer Support Certified
• Industry experience within substance abuse preferred.
• An exceptional understand of personal and professional boundaries is required for this position.
• Must have the ability to work accurately and efficiently with high attention to detail.
• Must have excellent interpersonal communication skills (i.e., listening, verbal, and written skills).
• Must possess excellent problem solving and decision making skills.

Education and Experience

• A high school diploma or Associates Degree and an active license in the State of Utah as a certified peer support specialist, is preferred.
• Education in the Utah State Peer Support Specialist is highly preferred, but not required.
• Experience in both substance abuse and mental health treatment field is preferred.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Assists Client Advocate staff in managing the milieu during evening hours, including behavior management, client de-escalation, on-call support, and assistance in emergency medical situations.
• Provides support to clinical staff, in being familiar with the core modalities (REBT, MRT, and MI) that are used in FSH programming.
• Communicates treatment needs, as possibly identified during regular wellness recovery planning sessions, to the clinical and case management teams.
• Assists in monitoring each client's program adherence, drug-test results, and group attendance and addresses problems as they arise.
• Utilizes other software programs as needed(e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel).
• Maintains organizational expectations for clinical productivity.
• Attends all relevant employee training classes and clinical staff meetings.
• Collaborates and consults with supervisors, treatment-team members, community partners, and other relevant parties concerning clinical issues.

For more information about our non-profit organization, you can visit our website at www.firststephouse.org

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $44,000.00 - $47,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Referral program

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends
• Weekend availability

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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