COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSOCIATE B/PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST, IST - CHARLOTTESVILLE (FULL TIME)




Req #108

CLASSIFICATION TITLE: Community Services Associate III/Peer Recovery Specialist, IST – Charlottesville (FULL TIME)

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES
This is a FLSA non-exempt position. The incumbent serves as a Peer Recovery Support Specialist/CSA III for the Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACT) and is responsible for an array of direct supportive services to persons with serious mental illnesses living in apartments or other housing arrangements. Services will include promoting recovery, wellness, self-advocacy, development of natural supports, self-awareness and values, and the maintenance of community living skills with an overall goal of assisting consumers to remain psychiatrically stable. The incumbent utilizes his/her experiences as a peer support to engage, motivate, and support ACT consumers.

Please review the full job description for a full list of duties and tasks.

QUALIFICATIONS:
To ensure the safe and efficient operation of the program, a valid Virginia Driver’s License plus an acceptable driving record as issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles are required. For business use of a personal car, a certificate of valid personal automobile insurance must be provided. Staff shall be a certified peer recovery specialist (CPRS), or shall become certified within the first year of employment. Must be able to perform CPR/First Aid intervention. The Peer/Community Services Associate III must have life experience with services for mental illnesses

HOURLY SALARY RANGE:

GRADE 8 (Non-Credentialed): $19.11 - $28.66 per hour
GRADE 9 (Credentialed): $21.02 - 31.53 per hour

SCHEDULE: Full-time (Non-Exempt) 8:30-5 M-F, possibly rotating evening & weekend shifts

POSITION LOCATION: ACT Offices
800 Preston Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Position : 000001358

Location : 800 PRESTON AVE PETERSON BLDG

Details : Job Description

SALARY RANGE: $19.11-$28.66