Peer Support Specialist - Culturally Specific Program!
Company: Central City Concern
Location: Beaverton
Posted on: January 23, 2023
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Job Description:
Central City Concern is an innovative nonprofit agency providing
comprehensive services to single adults and families in the
Portland metro area who are impacted by homelessness, poverty, and
addictions. We hire people that are skilled and passionate to meet
our mission through outcome-based strategies which support personal
and community transformation.
CCC is hiring a Peer Support Specialist for its new pilot program,
Karibu!
Split Shift: Thursday and Friday (day shift); Saturday - Monday
(night shift)
Karibu (pronounced kah-REE-boo) provides individualized, culturally
specific stabilization and treatment preparation for Black/African
American adults. Services include outreach and engagement,
addiction and mental health recovery support, peer services, case
management, and transitional housing in the form of dormitory style
best for 14-20 unstably housed men.
Summary: The Peer Support Specialist I (PSS-I) supports recovering
and formerly incarcerated and at-risk Black American clients by
providing advocacy, mentoring, and other support. The PSS-I works
as a member of a primarily culturally specific, multidisciplinary,
outreach mobile team called Karibu Community Care Team (KCCT) that
works primarily with the Stabilization Treatment Program (STP). The
PSS-I is a member of the culturally specific, clinical outreach
team that will address mental health, addiction, housing,
employment and other issues for referred clients. The PSS-I will
engage in outreach activities with community partners and
individuals to facilitate referrals, with a primary focus on
accessing services to meet the treatment, recovery and other basic
needs of Black Americans. The PSS I will provide peer delivered
support to assist individual clients in developing recovery support
within the Black American community.
Schedule: Monday-Friday. Outreach Mobile Team may provide services
during evening or weekend hours depending on program needs.
Services may be on or off site in varying Portland communities.
Duties to include:
Requirements:
Benefits: Central City Concern offers an incredible benefits
package to our employees:
This description is intended to provide a snapshot of the work
performed and is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory
of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the
position.
As an agency deeply rooted in recovery, part of our policy and
commitment to a drug and alcohol-free workplace includes
post-offer, pre-employment drug screens. Please note we follow
Federal Guidelines regarding prohibited substances, even for those
legal at the state level.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with
Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner
discriminate against employees or applicants because they have
inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of
another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access
to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as
a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of
other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise
have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is
(a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance
of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an
investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the
contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR
60-1.35(c)
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