Heritage Health is a mission driven not for profit organization, committed to delivering a healthcare experience that provides hope, inspires change and extends life for our patients and our community. We are a growing patient-centered practice that is looking for a Youth Peer Support Specialist with our Family Support Services team in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

The Youth Peer Support Specialist is an individual who is grounded in their own mental health recovery. They work one on one to support other individuals on their journey through the recovery process.  Through utilizing their own personal recovery experiences, peer support specialists work towards developing authentic peer-to-peer relationships.  Building on the foundation of relationship and shared experience, peer supports empower their peers to set and reach their own goals for recovery. They offer support in learning and practicing new skills, building natural supports and resources in the community, engaging in their own self-directed recovery process, modeling recovery and resiliency tools and skills, and supporting them in advocating for themselves across environments.

If you are a self-starter and enjoy making your own schedule, this may be the role for you!

In this role, you will be:

• Provide consistency and support to promote personal progress and accountability.
• Model personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness by selectively using self-disclosure in telling one’s personal recovery story and demonstrating how a belief in oneself is maintained.
• Empower clients to problem solve and find their own solutions.
• Teach clients how to navigate a variety of community based services and organizations.
• Assist clients in identifying strengths and readiness to actively pursue recovery goals.
• Use a variety of different methods, tailored to the client, to move through the process of setting and reaching recovery goals.
• Maintenance of electronic client files, including completion of progress notes and progress reports in a timely manner.
• Fully participate in mandatory clinical supervision meetings on a weekly basis.
• Compliance with confidentiality policy as it applies to protection of clients’ rights
• Collaborate with all members of the treatment team in regards to the client’s strengths and recovery goals. 
• Follow all mandated reporting requirements for children and vulnerable adults.
• Strict adherence to Idaho Certified Peer Support Specialist Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
• Maintain a nonjudgmental approach, use effective listening, eye contact, professionalism, and positive interactions at all times.
• Understand and adherence to all Heritage Health Policies and Procedures.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor(s).

Qualifications:

• Certification as a Peer Support Specialist through the State of Idaho
• High school diploma or GED
• Lived experience
• Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP) Certificate preferred
• Successful completion of driver’s privileges for Heritage Health vehicles is required.

Heritage Health is a federally qualified health center. We believe that healthcare should be accessible and affordable for everyone, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. 

We are proud to offer a competitive benefits package! 100% of our full time employees' medical, dental, vision, and life insurance is covered by Heritage Health. Additional life insurance, short term disability, and long term disability coverage is also available.
 

We value our employees' health and future!

• We offer a 403b retirement plan where Heritage Health matches up to 2% of your contribution.
• Employees start accruing paid time off from day 1. We also cover 8 paid holidays.
• Discounts are also available on cell phone plans as well as gym memberships!

Heritage Health is an equal opportunity employer.