NAMI of Southern Nevada Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS) Intern Las Vegas, NV · Intern Company website

Provides peer support to adults, 18 years old and older, living with a mental health condition or experiencing symptoms by building a trusting relationship, modeling healthy behavior in recovery, and connecting to community resources.

Description

Location

Interns will primarily be based at the NAMI Southern Nevada office, located at 2820 W Charleston Blvd, Suite 19, Las Vegas, NV 89102. Additionally, interns will engage in remote work and community outreach as part of their responsibilities.


Length and Time Commitment

The internship is set to take place from November 12, 2024, to March 14, 2025, with the possibility of varying lengths based on each intern’s hour requirements. Interns should anticipate committing between 150 and 500 hours, depending on their starting hours. It is essential for interns to prioritize their role with NAMI Southern Nevada, demonstrating flexibility in their schedules to accommodate the hours needed for the position. We seek dedicated individuals who can balance their commitments while making a meaningful contribution to our mission.


Introduction

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Southern Nevada is part of the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization. We are one of four affiliates in our state and one of over 650 affiliates across the country. Our mission is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with mental health conditions (peers) and their families through support, education, and advocacy. We provide support groups, education classes, presentations and training to families and peers impacted by mental health conditions at no cost to the community. Our programs are led by families and peers with lived experience working to empower others in their recovery journey.


Position Summary

Seeking a peer in recovery that provides flexible, community based services to adults  in recovery. The Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS) intern  will work to promote the empowerment, recovery, and community integration of peers  who are living with a mental health condition or symptoms by facilitating opportunities for peers receiving service to direct their own recovery and advocacy process. PRSS will teach and support the acquisition and utilization of skills needed to facilitate the youth’s recovery, promoting the knowledge of available service options and choices, the utilization of community resources, and helping facilitate the development of a sense of wellness and self-worth. This position is open only to peers that are not already state certified as a peer recovery support specialist.


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Peer Support/Coaching

  • Provide peer support services to adults  in the NAMI Southern Nevada Peer Recovery Support Specialist program.
  • Attend individual and group meetings with participants to plan and implement a support plan.
  • Facilitate helpline/warmline hours, ensuring a professional and supportive environment for individuals in need of assistance and guidance.
  • Apply general knowledge of recovery services to complete small projects or conduct a series of tasks with a limited degree of supervision.
  • Work with the participants to identify, develop, and access supports to increase his/her success in community integration and community inclusion.
  • Support and teach recovery and recovery tools and models personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness.
  • Facilitate the participant's self-review of progress upon each encounter.
  • In partnership with each participant assess their hopes, strengths, accomplishments, and challenges in order to achieve his/her stated goals.
  • In partnership with each participant, develop the recovery plan and his/her support system in order to support him/her in becoming self-sufficient.
  • Support participants in the self-management of critical or crisis situations.
  • Support participants in coordinating with or in choosing his/her significant and relevant supports in order to arrange services or resources to achieve his/her goals.
  • Assist the participant in preparation and recording of the peer support recovery plan, encounter notes, and other documents that verify service delivery using person-first language, in a timely manner according to established quality and regulatory standards.
  • Use knowledge, skills, and training from Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist training.
  • Capability training to model, coach, support, and advocate with participants.
  • Escort participants when necessary and ensure participants’ safety when participating in events, visits, and other interactions.
  • Facilitate weekly support groups and group wellness classes/activities


Administrative

  • Participate in weekly supervision and in team review of documentation of the comprehensive assessment of participants in various life domains.
  • Create a weekly schedule that meets existing program productivity standards and supervision.
  • Participate in staff meetings and training.
  • Ensure that all  participants’ visits are documented immediately.
  • Ensure that all data is correct by verifying information with the participant on every visit.


Other Duties

  • Demonstrate a level of knowledge and skills within a specific activity to consistently meet or exceed service requirements.
  • Report any activities that may violate established laws, regulations, policies, or procedures. Raise questions about any actions contrary to law or policy taken by another staff member or employee or yourself, and report the matter to the supervisor.
  • Other duties as assigned.


Entry Level Requirements (Education/Certificate/License/Skills and/or Experience)

  • Minimum of a high school diploma/GED or higher (provide documentation)
  • Willing to engage in training and be eligible to sit and pass the PRSS exam to become certified.
  • Must possess a valid driver’s license.
  • Ability to pass a background check (Having a past discrepancy does not automatically make an applicant ineligible for this position. It will be reviewed on a case by case basis along with all other qualifications).
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the local Mental Health System.
  • Demonstrated ability to create, read and send email through Google.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word.
  • Must possess basic computer skills to perform job duties including desktop computing, email, timesheet management, using Microsoft Office Applications, Slack, Zoom, and other relevant software.
  • Must have basic electronic communication and internet skills to gather information required for the program or program participants.
  • Must be able to use new computer systems and/or software functions as they become available.


Key Performance Indicators

  • Demonstrated ability to advocate with participants.
  • Demonstrated ability to keep boundaries and form appropriate professional relationships with participants.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of youth recovery principles and recovery-oriented treatment programs.
  • Demonstrated consistent behaviors in patience, creativity, flexibility, compassion, and sensitivity to persons with disabilities and other minority populations.
  • Demonstrated ability to adhere to a flex schedule which allows for evening and weekend hours as may be required to respond to individual needs.


Physical Demands

  • While performing the duties of this job, the intern is required to sit at a desk with ergonomically appropriate equipment and to do some light lifting (up to 25 lbs.), climb steps, and walk around multiple locations and in the community in areas that may not be handicap accessible. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform his/her essential job duties.


Work Environment

  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform his/her essential job duties.


Questions?

Contact Annika Roseen at [email protected]

Salary

$18 - $18 per hour