Institution: Adanta Group
Location: Georgetown, KY
Category: Youth Peer Support Specialist
Posted: 4/18/19
Type: Full-time
Online App Form: http://gohire.org/gohire-employee-application/
Description:
An applicant shall:
(1) Be an individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and is not older than thirty-five (35) years of age;
(2) Have lived experience;
(3) Be receiving or have received from at least one (1) child-serving agency a state-funded service that is related to the youth’s emotional, social, behavioral, or substance abuse disability;
(4) Have a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED) certificate;
(5) Have successfully completed the KFLA training approved by the department;
(6) Discuss the experience of receiving state-funded services from at least one (1) child-serving agency on the applicant’s responses on the short-essay form;
(7) Demonstrate experience with leadership and advocacy in the field of behavioral health; and
(8) Demonstrate his or her own efforts at self-directed leadership development.
Training Requirements:
An applicant seeking to provide youth peer support specialist services shall:
(1) Complete and submit the KYPSS Core Competency Training Application to the department
(2) Complete a department approved KYPSS training as defined in Section 3(4) of this administrative regulation;
(3) Successfully complete the oral and written examination following the training;
(4) Complete and maintain documentation of a minimum of six (6) hours of related training or education in each subsequent year; and
(5) After employment as a KYPSS, complete the department approved Youth Peer Support 101 training as defined in Section 3(7) of this administrative regulation
Responsible for specific tasks as assigned, e.g.:
- Use relevant personal stories to teach through experience;
- Serve as a role model for clients;
- Ensure and empower client voice and choice during development and implementation of plans;
- Support clients by attending team meetings, upon request;
- Support clients by improving their confidence to be a self-advocate;
- Help individuals working with youth to understand youth culture;
- And Help clients enhance their relationships with community partners.
Meet the requirements for Kentucky Youth Peer Support Specialist established in 908 KAR 2:240.