What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Advocate position at JWCH Institute?
Position Purpose:
The position participates as a member of a multi-disciplinary team providing health and social services to clients of the Wesley Health Centers. In addition to participating in a multi-disciplinary team, the position participates with a health education and prevention team. The position delivers skills-building information and personal life experiences with similar life challenges to clients of the Wesley Health Centers.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Establish a rapport with clients and express a concern for their well-being.
- Provides support to clients and motivate individuals to adhere to behavior modification program.
- Maintains complete updated, confidential file on the status of the client and document their progress in changing personal behaviors.
- Contact client once to twice per month during regularly scheduled hours.
- Accompany client to health and/or social services referral, encourage compliance, and document progress on appropriate forms.
- Make referral to substance abuse recovery services, health care facilitates, family planning services, housing and social service organizations.
- Deliver education and skills-building information as presented in approved curriculum.
- Share personal life experiences with incarceration, substance abuse, mental health, and other risk behaviors.
- Assist in collecting program data and processing program forms on an ongoing basis.
- Assist in preparing monthly reports to funding agency’s.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Previous experience working with homeless persons.
- High School diploma or GED.
- Strong ability to communicate with homeless individuals who are actively participating in substance abuse and other factors related to homelessness.
- Personal life experience in overcoming challenges similar to the client.
- Ability to travel and arrive to sites on time within the community.
- Desire to work with homeless persons.
*All JWCH, Wesley Health Centers workforce members must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Successful candidates for this position will be required to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or request an exemption for qualifying medical or religious reasons during the onboarding process. Candidates should not present proof of vaccination until instructed to do so by the hiring department.
Employee Benefits:
JWCH Institute, Inc., offers competitive salaries for all positions. Employees working 30 hours per week or more are provided a monthly allowance which can be used towards medical, dental, vision, and life insurance premiums. The agency offers sick leave and vacation accrual, 11 paid holidays, jury duty pay, mileage reimbursement, employee parking, direct deposit, credit union, and an employee assistance program. In addition JWCH offers a 401(k) Profit Sharing plan to employees who work a minimum of 1,000 hours per fiscal year.
Wesley Health Centers, JWCH Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer
