Allegheny County

Community Support & Youth Training Specialist (Multiple Positions)(Closes 8/24)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 13 hours ago

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About the role

In addition, the incumbent will ensure that OBH programs, activities, initiatives, and contracted services engage service users to the broadest extent possible, present service user interests and promote recovery principles.
Incumbent will give peer voice to service users on office program and policy development.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Act 33 and 34 clearances.

Providing, as needed, training to Stand Together partners outside Allegheny County.
Working with OBH staff, in both MH and D&A units, and community partners/providers to promote, integrate and use recovery practices and principles.
Assisting in developing recovery-focused materials and policies that can be used by providers, OBH staff and coalitions and professional work groups.
Promoting the hiring of people in recovery to provide an array of peer support and professional services.
Promoting peer support activities.
Assisting in developing initiatives that promote community integration for adults and youth with mental and substance use disorders.

From time to time the employee will be required to perform additional tasks and duties as required by the employer.

Providing or organizing trainings about wellness and recovery practices and principles.
Assisting with initiatives focusing on recovery, wellness, and resiliency with transition-age youth.
Ability to work effectively with behavioral health consumers.
Lived self-experience with mental health and/or drug and alcohol recovery is required.

This listing is sourced directly from Allegheny County's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.