University of Hawaii at Manoa,Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health
Honolulu, Hawaii
{"21775607":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21775607/health-communication-health-literacy-assistant-associate-professor","source":"naylor","job":"21775607","jobTitle":"Health Communication/Health Literacy Assistant/Associate Professor"},"21772714":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21772714/department-of-occupational-and-environmental-health-positions","source":"naylor","job":"21772714","jobTitle":"Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Positions"},"21772795":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21772795/tenure-track-position-health-care-policy-and-management","source":"naylor","job":"21772795","jobTitle":"Tenure Track Position--Health Care Policy and Management"},"21775622":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21775622/health-communication-health-literacy-associate-or-full","source":"naylor","job":"21775622","jobTitle":"Health Communication/Health Literacy Associate or Full"},"21733628":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21733628/deputy-director-bureau-of-environmental-protection","source":"naylor","job":"21733628","jobTitle":"Deputy Director, Bureau of Environmental Protection"},"21804793":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21804793/department-head-tenured-professor-department-of-disability-and-human-development","source":"naylor","job":"21804793","jobTitle":"Department Head, Tenured Professor Department of Disability and Human Development"},"21782136":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21782136/clinical-psychologist","source":"naylor","job":"21782136","jobTitle":"Clinical Psychologist"},"21759968":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21759968/act-tay-peer-support-specialist","source":"naylor","job":"21759968","jobTitle":"ACT - TAY Peer Support Specialist"},"21755268":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21755268/deputy-director-bureau-of-health-promotion-and-disease-prevention","source":"naylor","job":"21755268","jobTitle":"Deputy Director, Bureau of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention"},"21736883":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21736883/bloomberg-centennial-department-chair-environmental-health-and-engineering","source":"naylor","job":"21736883","jobTitle":"Bloomberg Centennial Department Chair, Environmental Health and Engineering"},"21751586":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21751586/assistant-professor-public-health","source":"naylor","job":"21751586","jobTitle":"Assistant Professor, Public Health"},"21737037":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21737037/associate-dean-for-research-college-of-public-health","source":"naylor","job":"21737037","jobTitle":"Associate Dean for Research, College of Public Health"},"21804644":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21804644/assistant-associate-professor-of-pharmacy-practice","source":"naylor","job":"21804644","jobTitle":"Assistant/Associate/Professor of Pharmacy Practice"},"21792115":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21792115/two-tenure-track-assistant-professor-positions-clinical-practice-and-human-behavior-research-and","source":"naylor","job":"21792115","jobTitle":"Two Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions: Clinical Practice and Human Behavior, Research, and "},"21789602":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21789602/assistant-associate-professor-global-nutrition","source":"naylor","job":"21789602","jobTitle":"Assistant/Associate Professor, Global Nutrition"},"21730303":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21730303/biostatistician-college-of-health-professions-and-sciences","source":"naylor","job":"21730303","jobTitle":"Biostatistician, College of Health Professions and Sciences "},"21786010":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21786010/assistant-associate-full-professor-of-social-and-administrative-pharmacy-12-mos-tenure-track","source":"naylor","job":"21786010","jobTitle":"Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Social and Administrative Pharmacy (12 mos. Tenure-track)"},"21733741":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21733741/assistant-professor-thompson-school-of-social-work-public-health-center-on-aging","source":"naylor","job":"21733741","jobTitle":"Assistant Professor, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, Center on Aging"},"21789817":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21789817/open-rank-assistant-associate-professor-health-administration-university-of-new-mexico-spa","source":"naylor","job":"21789817","jobTitle":"Open Rank-Assistant/Associate Professor, Health Administration, University of New Mexico SPA"},"21733644":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21733644/department-chair-social-public-health","source":"naylor","job":"21733644","jobTitle":"Department Chair, Social & Public Health"},"21730532":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21730532/assistant-professor-environmental-health-thompson-school-of-social-work-public-health-dphs","source":"naylor","job":"21730532","jobTitle":"Assistant Professor (Environmental Health), Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, DPHS"},"21730498":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21730498/assistant-professor-biostatistics-thompson-school-of-social-work-public-health-dphs","source":"naylor","job":"21730498","jobTitle":"Assistant Professor (Biostatistics), Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, DPHS"},"21795191":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21795191/director-public-health-program","source":"naylor","job":"21795191","jobTitle":"Director, Public Health Program"},"21811006":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21811006/assistant-associate-professor-in-integrated-health-across-lifecycle-and-systems","source":"naylor","job":"21811006","jobTitle":"Assistant/Associate Professor in Integrated Health Across Lifecycle and Systems"},"21775742":{"jobPath":"/jobs/21775742/health-politics-policy-teaching-faculty-open-rank","source":"naylor","job":"21775742","jobTitle":"Health Politics & Policy Teaching Faculty Open Rank"}}
Team Dynamic for this department: Multidisciplinary team, open and respectful communication, works closely together to help clients (shared caseload)
Location: Pagedale site, although position is mostly community-based
Ideal Skill Set: Works well with multidisciplinary team, can self-manage caseload, accountable when in the community, trauma-informed, familiar with wellness management and recovery interventions, ability to work with dual diagnosis clients, familiar with 5 stage recovery process.
MUST HAVES for this position: Certified Missouri Peer Specialist (must have both Adult and Youth certifications)
Job responsibilities:Provides education and support to clients about the treatment planning process, demonstrate behaviors consistent with recovery-oriented and wellness management, provide services in the community (expectation of min 3 in-person client visits per day), enter timely documentation
Overview
BJC Behavioral Health is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for more than 8,000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. François, Iron and Washington counties. As an Administrative Agent of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), BJC Behavioral Health serves as a major point of entry for people eligible for mental health services funded by DMH and is responsible for serving as gatekeeper to the public mental health system.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Share lived experiences of recovery, sharing and supporting the use of recovery tools, and modeling successful recovery behaviors to help individuals with mental illness recognize their capacity for resilience. This is done by helping individuals who have mental illnesses and substance use disorders develop a network for information and support and to develop a sense of belonging with their communities at large. Peer support activities assist in achieving goals and objectives set forth by the individual in their individualized treatment or recovery plan, and emphasize the opportunity for individuals to support each other as they move forward in their recovery.
Responsibilities
Start and sustain mutual support groups
Promote dialogues on recovery and resilience.
Teach and model symptom management skills.
Teach and model problem-solving skills.
Focus of duties for the different areas served :?Rehab (CTT) Teams - Help individuals identify what will help improve their quality of life and then identify goals and barriers to achieving a better quality of life. As member of the treatment team, peer support specialists have identified interventions on the treatment plan as other team members do.?Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment (IDDT) - Focus is on recovery from both mental illness and substance use. Peer Support Specialist should have had experience with addictions, either personal or family and be familiar with ways to maintain sobriety?Transitional Age Youth - Activities are focused on skill young adults (16 to 25) need to be independent in the community, with special attention to those skills that will impact young adults most if not attended to. Must have had similar experiences and be close enough in age to be able to engage young adults.?Homeless - Activities are focused on acquiring and maintaining safe affordable housing. Must have experienced homelessness at some point in life and have been successfully housed for the last two years.
Minimum Requirements
Education
High School Diploma or GED
Experience
No Experience
Licenses & Certifications
Certified Missouri Peer Spec
Valid Driver's License
Preferred Requirements
Education
Associate's Degree
Experience
<2 years
Supervisor Experience
No Experience
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance available on first day
BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer