Samaritan Health Services
Job Location : Newport,OR, USA
Posted on : 2025-09-10T06:35:35Z
Job Description :
- JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE
- Delivers services in various settings to promote recovery and resilience by drawing on personal experience plus skilled learning and formal training in the areas of substance use/behavioral health. Has experience with substance use and behavioral health treatment and recovery and is willing to share their personal/practical experience, knowledge and first-hand insight to benefit the team and its participants. Personal recovery is well established and provides expertise that professional training cannot replicate.
- DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
- Samaritan Treatment and Recovery Services provide a continuum of substance use services to adults and their families. Members of the Samaritan Treatment and Recovery team work in a multi-disciplinary approach, in both residential and outpatient settings providing evidenced, trauma informed treatment.
- EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
- Certified Recovery Mentor (CRM) or Peer Support Specialist (PSS) by the State of Oregon required.
- Experience and/or training with computer applications preferred.
- All job offers are contingent upon the candidate passing a pre-employment/post offer drug screen.
- Enrollment in a Human Services Program preferred.
- PCH Treatment&Reco-Residential:
- Healthcare Provider Level BLS required within 30 days of hire.
- Successful completion of Food Handler's course or ServSafe certification required within 30 days of hire.
- If responsible for driving SHS vehicles, successful completion of Drivers Privileges for SHS Vehicles application process required.
- KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
- Team Building - Ability to work, function and communicate on a multi-disciplinary team. Possess the knowledge and skills to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time.
- Community Relations - Ability to communicate to people internal and external to the organization and to represent the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources.
- Time Management - Ability to organize, plan and prioritize work to complete within required time frames and to follow-up on pending issues. Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in dynamic fast-paced environments and under pressure.
- Communication - Effective written and verbal communication skills to perform group presentations, tactfully discuss issues, and listen to and understand complex information/situations. Ability to work with all levels within the organization, facilitate communication, and effectively document related activities.
- Social Perceptiveness - Ability to work with a diverse population. Basic understanding of differences in caring for and/or communicating with clients and caregivers. Possess personal sensitivity to the needs and experiences of others and a non-judgmental attitude towards persons of differing standards, values, lifestyles, and ages.
- A comprehensive understanding of substance use and its impact on the community and families and the ability to articulate that information to a diverse population.
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Rarely (1 - 10% of the time) Occasionally (11 - 33% of the time) Frequently (34 - 66% of the time) Continually (67 - 100% of the time) WALK - INCLINE CLIMB - LADDER LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0 -36 ) 0-20 Lbs LIFT (Knee to chest: 24 -54 ) 0 - 20 Lbs LIFT (Waist to Eye: up to 54 ) 0 - 20 Lbs LIFT (Overhead: 54 and above) 0 - 20 Lbs CARRY 1-handed, 20 - 40 pounds CARRY 2-handed, 20 - 40 pounds SQUAT Static (hold >30 sec) CRAWL (hands & knees) ENTER & EXIT VEHICLE/MACHINERY KNEEL (on knees) CLIMB - STAIRS CARRY 2-handed, 0 - 20 pounds SQUAT Repetitive ROTATE TRUNK Sitting ROTATE TRUNK Standing REACH - Upward PULL (0-20 pounds force) SIT WALK - LEVEL SURFACE CARRY 1-handed, 0 - 20 pounds MANUAL DEXTERITY Hands/wrists FINGER DEXTERITY PINCH Fingers STAND BEND FORWARD at waist REACH - Forward GRASP Hand/Fist PUSH (0-20 pounds force) PUSH (20-40 pounds force) PUSH (40-60 pounds force) PUSH (60 or more pounds force)