Rutgers University

Recruitment/Posting Title Peer Support Specialist III IRTS North team (Multiple Vacancies)

Job Category Staff & Executive - Administrative & Support

Department UBHC-Case Management Srvcs-PISC

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 in the Community Based Services of Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare.

The Peer Support Specialist III will serve as a role model to demonstrate recovery and wellness principles and provide non-clinical recovery support and to engage and empower individuals to pursue and maintain their health and wellness , live a self-directed life, access community resources, and reach their full potential.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Engages individuals served in a collaborative and caring relationships.
• Initiates contact with individuals served.
• Listens to individuals served with careful attention to the content and emotion being communicated.
• Reaches out to engage individuals served across the whole continuum of the recovery process.
• Demonstrates genuine acceptance and respect.
• Demonstrates understanding of individuals served experiences and feelings.
• Meets individuals served face to face in institutions (jail, prison, hospital, rehab, etc.) and the community to include their homes, shelters, soup kitchens, treatment settings, and outdoor locations.

Position Status Full Time

Hours Per Week 

Daily Work Shift 

Work Arrangement 

FLSA Nonexempt

Grade 1775

Position Salary 

Annual Minimum Salary 24.130

Annual Mid Range Salary 24.630

Annual Maximum Salary 25.370

Standard Hours 40.00

Union Description Teamsters, Local 97

Payroll Designation PeopleSoft

Benefits 

Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.

Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.

Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility PERS

• Minimum Education and Experience
• A high school diploma or equivalent. 
• At least three (3) years of relevant experience.
• Certifications/LicensesA valid drivers license. 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesIntensive Recovery Treatment Support (IRTS) Program:

• Must be approved by the Department of Corrections (DOC) and adhere to all DOC requirements. 
• Employees will be subject to and must comply with all security regulations and procedures of NJ Department of Corrections and the assigned facility(ies) including, but not limited to sign in logs or electronic time clocks, searches of person and property, etc. Violations of NJ Department of Corrections and/or being banned by the Department of Corrections to work at a NJ Department of Corrections’ facility are grounds for a disciplinary action and potential termination. 
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience providing community-based services to adults with criminal justice, mental health and/or addictions experience preferred. 
• Bilingual skills (Spanish/English) are preferred. 
• Certification as a Peer Specialist preferred.

Equipment Utilized

Physical Demands and Work EnvironmentPHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

• Ability to speak clearly and write proficiently. 
• The ability to focus on the task at hand despite numerous interruptions.
• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time and document into an electronic medical record while in the field. 
• Much time driving, walking, standing, and bending.
• Transport of individuals served in state vehicles. 
• The employee can expect to lift up to 20 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The employee spends much time outdoors in all types of weather talking with individuals served in the community in open spaces, individuals’ homes, shelters, soup kitchens, and institutions (prisons, jails, hospitals, treatment centers) and places where individuals congregate.
• Office based services include individual and group meetings. Individual wellness checks and crisis intervention required.
• Subject to unpredictable situations and crises, to include behavioral, medical, substance use and psychiatric.
• Occasionally exposed to individuals exhibiting assaultive behaviors.
• Exposure to blood borne pathogens that requires use of personal protective equipment.
• Special ConditionsMust possess own vehicle for use to outreach individuals served.

Posting Number 23ST3433

Posting Open Date 12/15/2023

Special Instructions to Applicants

Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)

Home Location Campus Piscataway (RBHS)

City Piscataway

State NJ

Location Details

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