Peer Support Specialist-Marshall and Tate Co

Responsibilities:

Attend all meetings/trainings required by Communicare and the Department of Mental Health

Maintain certification as a Peer Support Specialist

Work collaboratively with other mental health staff

Provide peer support services for assigned individuals receiving services as determined by individual need

Assist in the orientation process for new individuals receiving services

Support individuals receiving services in transition to increase access to and utilization of supports and resources

Improve communication between individuals receiving services and service providers

Improve the team’s understanding of lived experience, recovery, and resilience through modeling personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness

Maintain current documentation of services in the individual’s files

Provides crisis supports by listening to the individual and collaborating with the treatment team

Support individuals receiving services in taking an active self-directing role in their recovery

Provide group peer support services as needed

Adhere to other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or associated Program Coordinator/Director

Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED; or, if ages 16-20, must be actively enrolled in school or GED program

Have transportation, hold a valid driver’s license, have automobile insurance, and have a safe driving record.

Identifies self as a current or former mental health consumer with a sustained period of self-directed recovery or be a first-degree family

member of a former or current consumer.

Ability to successfully complete DMH and Center trainings

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Full-Time