Overview |
Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC’s 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC, one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school.
Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers. In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support. In addition, UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year. |
Posting Summary |
Rutgers The State University is seeking a Peer Support Specialist III within the Managed Care Services – Telephone Recovery Support Program (TRS) of Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare.
The Peer Support Specialist III performs functions in support of the Unit’s mission providing person centered, culturally competent, and “consumer friendly” services to individuals who contact the Call Center. Communicates with Telephone Recovery Support Program (TRS) participants regarding addiction treatment and recovery support services via telephone, email, text and regular mail, requests for service. Undertakes review of the service needs of the TRS participant caller and responds by offering peer support and appropriate referrals to community resources.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Engages program participants in a collaborative and caring relationship.
- Uses his/her own lived experiences with substance abuse and mental health recovery as a vehicle to establish rapport and build relationships with the consumer and/or family member.
- Models for consumers’ good communication skills, wellness and recovery oriented coping skills, and self-help strategies.
- Assists consumers in identifying their strengths and wellness needs in order to establish recovery goals; assists in setting objectives for each goal and collaborates to determine recovery and wellness supports.
- Is actively involved in the development of the consumers’ treatment/recovery and where applicable assists in development of wellness and recovery plans.
- Educates consumers on skills, knowledge and resources to meet their self-care needs.
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