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Peer Specialist
@Veterans Health Administration
[Hiring] Peer Specialist @Veterans Health Administration
Apr 05, 2025 - Veterans Health Administration is hiring a remote Peer Specialist. đź’¸ Salary: 61,111 usd per year. đź“ŤLocation: USA.
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Role Description
This Peer Specialist position may only be filled with a Veteran that meets statutory requirements that are detailed in the qualifications section. This position is part of the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL), which is a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week, 365-days-a-year service aimed at connecting callers worldwide to a caring, qualified VA employee. The VCL's mission is to provide 24/7, world-class suicide prevention and crisis intervention services to Veterans, Service Members, and their family members.
- Function as an interdisciplinary team member, assisting physicians and other professional/non-professional personnel in a rehabilitation treatment program.
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Perform a variety of therapeutic and supportive tasks, including:
- Assisting Veterans in articulating their goals for recovery and personal wellness.
- Learning and practicing new skills.
- Helping them monitor their progress.
- Modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies based on personal recovery experience.
- Supporting Veterans in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services.
- Serve as an advocate and provide information and peer support for Veterans.
- Participate in the service, training, consultation, and other professional activities of VA health care services.
- Utilize recovery tools to coach Veterans on relevant skills needed for self-management of their health condition(s) and pursuit of their personal wellness.
- Assist in obtaining services that suit the individual's personal recovery and wellness needs.
- Work with Veterans with very complex mental illnesses and challenging situations that require effective communication and decision-making skills.
- Serve as a recovery agent by providing and advocating for effective wellness and holistic recovery-based services that aid Veterans in daily living.
- Assist Veterans in determining the steps needed to achieve their self-directed recovery goals and wellness.
- Empower Veterans diagnosed with mental illnesses and/or co-occurring disorders to achieve their personal recovery goals.
- Complete assignments based on comprehensive peer support knowledge and recognition by others of demonstrated superior skill and proven sound judgment.
- Assist Veterans with their individual recovery through goal setting, problem solving, safety screening, etc.
- Assist Veterans in identifying their skills, strengths, supports, and resources needed to aid them in achieving their recovery goals.
- Assist with the execution of the Veteran caller's recovery and wellness plan.
- Collaborate with Veterans to develop and implement a personal wellness and recovery plan.
- Teach Veterans how to identify and combat negative self-talk and overcome fears.
- Assist Veterans in exploring their interests and options for making improvements in life functioning areas such as housing, employment, relationships, and community engagement.
Requirements
- Must be a veteran who has recovered or is recovering from a mental health condition.
- Must be certified by a not-for-profit entity engaged in peer specialist training or by a State as having satisfied relevant State requirements for a peer specialist position.
- Must have at least 1 year of recovery from a mental health condition.
- Must provide copies of your DD-214 and Peer Specialist Certification with your application package.
- Must be proficient in basic written and spoken English.
Qualifications
- To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/11/2025.
- Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
- For a GS-9 position, must have served 52 weeks at the GS-8 level.
- Must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower graded level (GS-8).
- Successful completion of two (2) full years of graduate education or a master's degree meets the requirements for GS-9.
- Preferred experience: 5 years as a Peer Specialist.
Work Schedule
- Monday - Friday: 10am to 6:30pm, or 1:30pm to 10pm.
- Work schedule includes day and evening tours of duty.
Remote
- This is a remote position.
- Selectees will work 100% of the time in a non-VA-owned space.
- Remote employees are expected to provide a secure, distraction-free home-based worksite with reliable high-speed internet connectivity.
- Travel to the closest VA Medical Center or VA Outpatient Clinic may be required for issuance of equipment and technical support.
- Selectees will be required to self-certify that their remote workplace meets all safety, privacy, and internet speed requirements.
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