Peer Counselor Resume Samples
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3266 Makayla Camp
San Francisco
CA
+1 (555) 759 3035
3266 Makayla Camp
San Francisco
CA
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+1 (555) 759 3035
Experience
Experience
New York, NY
Peer Counselor
New York, NY
Kiehn, Hills and Rosenbaum
New York, NY
Peer Counselor
- Works with social service agencies, community sites and partners to navigate underserved men, women and young families to health care services, education and prevention programs
- Receives one on one on a weekly basis supervision from program supervisory staff to provide guidance and support to the peer counselor as he/she interfaces with members
- Reports to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients and visitors
- Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices
- Works to create linkages with agencies already providing services in the community specifically home visiting services for pregnant and new moms
- Maintains an open line of communication with the program manager and coworkers
- Works in the milieu and with individuals, leads groups, and assists running various Waverley Place activities
Los Angeles, CA
Lactation Peer Counselor
Los Angeles, CA
Blick Group
Los Angeles, CA
Lactation Peer Counselor
- Attends monthly staff meetings and breastfeeding conferences/workshops
- Receives a caseload of WIC clients and makes routine periodic contacts with all clients assigned
- Refers mothers, according to clinic-established protocols, to the
- Attends and assists with prenatal classes and breastfeeding support groups
- Reads assigned books and materials on breastfeeding that are provided by
- Attends breastfeeding training classes to become a peer counselor
- Gives basic breastfeeding information and support to new mothers, pregnant women, which includes specific details on the benefits of breastfeeding, overcoming common barriers, and getting a good start with breastfeeding. She also helps mothers prevent and handle common breastfeeding concerns
present
San Francisco, CA
Breastfeeding Peer Counselor
San Francisco, CA
Collier Group
present
San Francisco, CA
Breastfeeding Peer Counselor
present
- Assists with prenatal breastfeeding classes and support groups
- Provides emotional support to mothers and their significant others through personal interaction
- Reads assigned materials on breastfeeding that are provided by PC Supervisor
- Assists with on-going promotion of BPC program in WIC offices
- Attends regular meetings and trainings for WIC breastfeeding peer counselors
- Keeps accurate records of all contacts made with PC participants and documents all interactions with their caseload in the PC database. Makes comments in ISIS as necessary
- Gives basic information about normal breastfeeding to pregnant and new mothers, including the importance of breastfeeding, preventing and overcoming common barriers, and getting a good start with breastfeeding
Education
Education
Bachelor’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree
Quinnipiac University
Bachelor’s Degree
Skills
Skills
- Candidate has good interpersonal skills and ability to use personal experience in a proactive way to support others
- Strong attention to detail
- Highly organized
- Great interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Able to multitask efficiently and effectively
- Patient oriented
- Previous experience with Behavioral, Mental Health, Outpatient, and/or Substance Abuse
- Previous experience working in a Recovery or Psychiatric environment
- Familiarity with patient driven treatment
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Peer Counselor Resume Examples & Samples
- 1+ year of experience in a similar role
- Previous experience with Behavioral, Mental Health, Outpatient, and/or Substance Abuse
- Previous experience working in a Recovery or Psychiatric environment
- Familiarity with patient driven treatment
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Lactation Peer Counselor Resume Examples & Samples
- Attends breastfeeding training classes to become a peer counselor
- Counsels WIC pregnant and breastfeeding mothers by telephone and/or hospital visits at scheduled intervals determined by the local WIC program
- May counsel women in the WIC clinic
- Receives a caseload of WIC clients and makes routine periodic contacts with all clients assigned
- Gives basic breastfeeding information and support to new mothers, pregnant women, which includes specific details on the benefits of breastfeeding, overcoming common barriers, and getting a good start with breastfeeding. She also helps mothers prevent and handle common breastfeeding concerns
- Is available outside usual 8 to 5 working hours to new mothers who are having breastfeeding problems
- Respects each client by keeping her information strictly confidential
- Keeps accurate records of all contacts made with WIC clients
- Refers mothers, according to clinic-established protocols, to the
- WIC nutritionist or breastfeeding coordinator
- Lactation consultant
- The mother’s physician or nurse
- Public health programs in the community
- Social service agencies
- Attends and assists with prenatal classes and breastfeeding support groups
- Attends monthly staff meetings and breastfeeding conferences/workshops
- Enthusiastic about breastfeeding and helping mothers successfully breastfed their infant
- Has experience breastfeeding more than one baby
- Is adept at documenting detailed information compiled through conversations with breastfeeding women
- Ability to clearly communicate in English and Spanish. Must read, write and speak English fluently. Must speak Spanish fluently
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Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Resume Examples & Samples
- Promotes breastfeeding as the preferred method of infant feeding
- Attends regular meetings and trainings for WIC breastfeeding peer counselors
- Recruits pregnant women who intend to breastfeed and would like to have peer counselor support. Maintains a determined caseload of PC participants
- Develops relationships and communicates with PC participants by telephone and at certain scheduled WIC clinic visits, according to BPC program requirements
- Gives basic information about normal breastfeeding to pregnant and new mothers, including the importance of breastfeeding, preventing and overcoming common barriers, and getting a good start with breastfeeding
- Provides emotional support to mothers and their significant others through personal interaction
- Abides by confidentiality protocol
- Keeps accurate records of all contacts made with PC participants and documents all interactions with their caseload in the PC database. Makes comments in ISIS as necessary
- Is available to PC participants by phone during specified hours, including some after business hours
- Provides in-person breastfeeding counseling and pump loans to BPC program participants, as needed
- Assists with prenatal breastfeeding classes and support groups
- Triages and refers PC participants to the WIC lactation consultant
- Attends WIC office and agency staff meetings and breastfeeding trainings as appropriate
- Reads assigned materials on breastfeeding that are provided by PC Supervisor
- Assists with on-going promotion of BPC program in WIC offices
- Contributes to a comfortable and positive breastfeeding environment. Models positive breastfeeding attitude towards participants and staff
- Participates in outreach activities
- Assists with maintaining an updated resource list of health care facilities, services, community classes, and other activities which support and promote breastfeeding to BPC program participants
- Trained in Disaster Response in accordance with job function
- In-depth knowledge of, and personal experience with, breastfeeding
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking, and be an effective communicator among a diverse population of participants and staff
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
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Patient Care Aide-wic Peer Counselor Resume Examples & Samples
- Must complete peer counselor training prior to functioning as a peer counselor and attend regular breast-feeding training
- Read assigned books and materials as assigned by supervisor
- Provide basic breast-feeding information and support to prenatal and new mothers by telephone and/or clinic visits
- Counseling topics will include breast-feeding benefits, overcoming common barriers, and getting a good start with breastfeeding
- Observe breast-feeding infants and mothers. Attend and assist with prenatal classes and breast-feeding support groups. Respect each participant and follow the Research Foundation HIPAA Laws
- Manage a caseload of WIC participants and make routine, periodic contacts with all clients assigned. Track and document all client interaction. File all peer counselor related paperwork
- Interact with WIC staff regarding breast-feeding concerns/issues/updates for WIC participants
- Attend monthly staff meetings. Assist WIC staff in promoting breastfeeding peer counseling by conducting local outreach to doctors’ offices / hospitals etc. Meet with breastfeeding coordinator on a weekly basis
- Create breastfeeding promotional materials. May assist WIC staff in promoting breastfeeding peer counseling through special projects and duties as assigned
- Refer WIC participants to WIC Dietitians and the Breastfeeding Coordinator as needed. Make other referrals to community agencies and providers as needed
- Make hospital visits to Stony Brook WIC Participants at Stony Brook Medicine facilities as needed. Visit outside hospitals with prior approval as needed
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WIC Peer Counselor Resume Examples & Samples
- Attends local, regional or state breastfeeding promotion and support training when possible
- Performs related duties as required
- Successful completion of on-the-job training program, within probationary period, required
- Certified Lactation Consultant, preferred
- Experienc with breastfeeding, required
- Good communication skills, required
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Peer Counselor Resume Examples & Samples
- Works with social service agencies, community sites and partners to navigate underserved men, women and young families to health care services, education and prevention programs
- Develops a zone specific work plan that outlines outreach activities approved by the healthy lifestyle coordinator and program coordinator
- Aims to refer and track approximately 16 individuals a week to a health care or social service
- Aims to refer and track four women a month to a home visiting program or support a person receiving home visiting services
- Provides health information at conferences and community events as identified by the program manager and staff
- Attends all required administrative meetings and trainings for the program
- Recruits community members to educational health events as identified by the program manager and staff
- Delivers key educational messages and brochures/materials one on one and in groups in the target zone
- Maintains an open line of communication with the program manager and coworkers
- Provides timely reports including data and narrative to program manager on a monthly basis
- Works to create linkages with agencies already providing services in the community specifically home visiting services for pregnant and new moms
- Maintains current knowledge of resources available in the community
- Adheres to Christiana Care policy with regard to release of information and client confidentiality
- Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices
- Reports to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients and visitors
- Reliable transportation is required as work is often out of office in the community and materials need to be carried from location to location
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Peer Counselor Resume Examples & Samples
- Works with multi-disciplinary staff assisting individuals with vocational, social, and life skills on site and in the community
- Works in the milieu and with individuals, leads groups, and assists running various Waverley Place activities
- Meets one on one with members to provide support around member’s mental health recovery process while setting appropriate limits and professional boundaries
- Receives one on one on a weekly basis supervision from program supervisory staff to provide guidance and support to the peer counselor as he/she interfaces with members
- Participates in weekly team meetings to provide updates, goals and action plans of members
- Peer Counselor has access to member’s personal history, therefore CONFIDENTIALITY is a must
- Individually leads/facilitates groups to provide support and guidance to members
- Uses his/her own recovery experience as a framework to understand and support members in their own recovery journey and process his/her own recovery experience in a professional way, consistently observing appropriate limits/boundaries including those supported by the Peer Specialist certification training and the Waverley Place Program to preserve and protect the staff/member relationship
- Complete required documentation in a timely fashion
- Inspire hope by modeling personal responsibility, self-advocacy and wellness
- Candidate has good interpersonal skills and ability to use personal experience in a proactive way to support others
- Self awareness, ability to receive feedback to enhance learning and recovery a must
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WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Resume Examples & Samples
- Can work about 10-20 hours per week
- Has a telephone and is willing to make phone calls from home
- Has reliable transportation
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Psc-peer Counselor Resume Examples & Samples
- If employed at Inpatient program, must assist with restraint of clients in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention training
- Document and communicate persons served interactions
- Assists persons served with all needs, including ADL's Activities of Daily Living
- Ability to link persons served to needed appointments
- Ability to advocate and accompany for persons served when needed to long appointments e.g. SSI, DMV, GR (General Relief) etc
- Abides by and maintains compliance with Policy & Procedures
- Work effectively as a persons served of a multidisciplinary team
- Possess thorough understanding of persons served rights, an understanding mental health legal processes
- Ability to assess safety risks
- Ability to easily build rapport
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Fte-breastfeeding Peer Counselor Resume Examples & Samples
- You will give breastfeeding information, encouragement, and problem solving to WIC pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and their families
- You are a mother who has fully or mostly breastfed at least one baby through the first year of life or longer
- You reflect the population served in age, ethnicity, education and language
- You meet with mothers during WIC office hours, and you're available by telephone during evenings and weekends
- African American Cultural Competency - Knowledge of the traditions, values and customs of the community being served as well as the ability to identify specific examples of experience working directly with individuals and families who identify with the African American community
- Must be a person who is breastfeeding or has fully or mostly breastfed at least one baby preferably through the first year of life or longer
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Ability to learn on the job, within two years, a high level of skill as a breastfeeding peer counselor. This will include community outreach, giving health information, advocating for families, giving social support, providing assistance to use the healthcare system
- Has fully or mostly breastfed at least one infant
- Transferable skills: Your transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education, work experience (including the military) or life experience that are relevant for this position. Be sure to describe any transferable skills on your application and clearly explain how they apply to this position
- A completed online application
- Responses to the supplemental questions
- Initial review of minimum qualifications
- Supplemental question review
- Phone screen
- Oral exam
- Consideration of top candidates
- Language assessment (if applicable)
- Background, reference, and education checks
