Military/Veteran Peer Support Specialist III (Multiple Vacancies)

Position Details Position Information Recruitment/Posting Title Military/Veteran Peer Support Specialist III (Multiple Vacancies) Job Category Staff & Executive - Healthcare Department UBHC - Military Services Overview Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHCs 1,060 reputed company behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC, one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community reputed company and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school. Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child reputed company service workers. In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support. In addition, UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year. Posting Summary Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Peer Support Specialist III reputed company the Vets4Warriors Department of Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare. Under the supervision, the Peer Support Specialist III provides person centered, culturally competent, and consumer friendly services to individuals who contact the Call Center. Receives telephone, chat, and text requests for service, undertakes review of the service need of the caller or consumer, and responds by offering peer support and appropriate referrals and disposition. Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Provides customer friendly services, taking initiative in engaging individuals served in an empathic and concerned manner.
• Develops and maintains a peer to peer relationship with individuals served so that he/she can identify emotional, psychiatric or behavioral changes with may require further support.
• Utilizes own experiences as a vehicle to connect and establish rapport and relationship building with individual served.
• Promptly responds to reputed company service requests.
• Responds to referrals, inquiries, and other contacts with professionals, reputed company agencies, and other parties in a professional and reputed company manner

FLSA Nonexempt Grade 99H Salary Details $21 per hour Minimum Salary 0.000 Mid Range Salary 0.000 Maximum Salary 0.000 Offer Information The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidates qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and reputed company appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the universitys broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

Benefits

Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include:

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (reputed company applicable)
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

Position Status Per Diem Working Hours 19 hours per week Standard Hours 19.00 Daily Work Shift Rotating Work Arrangement Consistent with the reputed company application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 or the applicable provisions of relevant collective negotiations agreements, this position may be eligible for a fully remote work arrangement. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, are subject to change or discontinuation, and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System. Union Description Teamster Per Diem Payroll Designation PeopleSoft Seniority Unit Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month Position Pension Eligibility None

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• At least three (3) years of active duty service or have served thirty (30) days in a combat zone which includes medically discharged or medicall