PATH Peer Navigator
$47,840–$47,840 year
HybridSouth Portland, Maine, United States
Job Summary
Conduct outreach, engagement, and referral services for individuals experiencing homelessness with mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders in York and Cumberland County. Provide non-clinical peer support, education, and resource guidance to PATH members while assisting Case Managers with navigation. Maintain Intentional Peer Support Specialist certification through quarterly co-reflections, continuing education, and fidelity reviews. Attend weekly program staff meetings, supervision meetings, and required trainings. Perform basic data entry and utilize Microsoft Office skills. Work a 40-hour week, Monday through Friday, with a hybrid schedule primarily remote in Maine.
Required Qualifications
- Intentional Peer Support Specialist Certification
- Ability to maintain certification (through attending quarterly required co-reflections, attaining required continuing education credits and successful fidelity review.)
- Ability to provide support according to the values and steps of the process required.
- Provisional CIPSS Certification required within 12 months of hire date.
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Is receiving or has received services and supports related to the diagnosis of a mental illness or co-occurring substance use disorder, and is willing to self-identify and connect on this basis with peers and in the community.
- Must be in active recovery, and willing to self-identify and connect on this basis with peers and in the community, demonstrating, a keen awareness of the stages of change and their individual wellness practices, and how each relates to their individual recovery process.
- Flexible and resourceful, ability to advocate for self and others, ability to identify resources in the community to support recovery.
- Ability to navigate traditional and non-traditional systems.
- Models strengths-based interactions and treats all individuals with respect.
- Demonstrates ability to utilize strengths-based approach to problem solving.
- Good communication skills and an ability to establish rapport with consumers, family members, caregivers and other resource providers.
- Willingness to further develop communication skills (i.e. written, verbal, and computer.)
- Demonstrated ability to keep focus on continual learning and moving towards positive goals rather than away from what is not wanted.
- Computer proficiency required with ability to demonstrate basic computer skills.
- Skill in using Microsoft Office and email is required.
- Must be able to successfully pass a criminal background, child protective service check & sex offender check.
- Must not be on the state or federal suspension and disbarment list.
- Must be able to exert moderate physical effort with occasional standing, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, typing and frequently lift and carry small children or material weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Must be available for a 40 hour/week, hourly position.
- Must be available for M – F, regular business hours.
- Must be able to work a hybrid schedule with some in office requirements for team meetings or other requirements.
- Must be able to work primarily remote (in Maine).
- Driving may be necessary to attend meetings and trainings
Desired Qualifications
- Additional lifelong learning relevant to job preferred.
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