Jennifer Bender
Eagle
Summary
Skilled Recovery Community Navigator with a proven track record at Wellbeing Initiative, enhancing navigational safety and supporting high-risk communities. Demonstrates exceptional team coordination and mental health awareness, facilitating vital training and crisis intervention. Holds a steadfast commitment to peer advocacy and emergency preparedness, ensuring impactful community support and recovery pathways.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Recovery Community Navigator
Wellbeing Initiative
06.2022 - Current
- Increased navigational accuracy by consistently updating and maintaining electronic charts and navigation tools.
- Promoted safe navigation in restricted visibility situations through proficient use of radar functions like target tracking and range scaling.
- Exercised strong decision-making skills during high-stress emergency scenarios while adhering to company policies and procedures.
- Streamlined communication between bridge team members, fostering a collaborative working environment for successful navigation.
- Enhanced safety at sea by conducting regular equipment checks and implementing necessary maintenance procedures.
- Providing one on one support for high risk community experiencing SUD, homelessness, SPMI and trauma related issues
- Facilitate trains such as WRAP I and WRAP 2, as well as Certified Peer Support Specialist trainings meeting all the requirements for the State of Nebraska
- Providing education about overdose prevention and intervention, Narcan, how to administere, and what to do in the event you come across someone experiencing an overdose, including the laws and legislation in the State of Nebraska
- Serve on the oversight committee. Which oversees the ORN and opioid settlement dollars allocated in the State of Nebraska
- Crisis intervention
- Conflict resolution
- I am facilitator trained in SMART, WHAM, WRAP, WHEST, as well as many other groups that promote various pathways to wellness and recovery
- Maintained my license to practice Peer Support for several years in the State of Nebraska and have necessary CEU's for recert in August of 2025
Certified Peer Support Specialist
Houses of Hope/Touchstone
12.2019 - 05.2022
- Maintained accurate records of client interactions according to organizational guidelines, protecting confidentiality while ensuring thorough documentation for continuity of care purposes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans based on clients'' individual strengths, needs, and preferences.
- Assisted clients in developing and maintaining personalized wellness plans, guiding them in setting achievable goals for improved mental health outcomes.
- Assisted clients in identifying community resources and services, increasing their access to valuable support networks.
- Created WRSP
- Collaboration with clinical staff regarding each individual
- Advocated for any special needs
- Modeling personal wellness by setting examples
- Shared my lived life experiences as necessary to connect
- Explored strengths and resilenceies with each individual
- Maintained exceptional work ethics and dependability
Education
No Degree - AOAS
CCC
Hastings, NENo Degree - AoS
CCC
Hastings, NESkills
- Team coordination experience
- Peer advocacy
- GPS navigation proficiency
- Mental health awareness
- Self-care techniques
- Stress reduction
- Emergency response training
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 4
Certification
- First Aid Certification
Timeline
Recovery Community Navigator
Wellbeing Initiative
06.2022 - Current
Certified Peer Support Specialist
Houses of Hope/Touchstone
12.2019 - 05.2022
No Degree - AOAS
CCC
No Degree - AoS
CCC
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