Certified Peer Support Specialist - Adult Services

Benefits

• Low-cost Dental/Health/Vision insurance
• Dependent care reimbursement
• Up to 5 days paid FMLA for maternity, paternity, foster care and adoption
• Generous 401K retirement plan
• Paid Leave Options Available
• Up to $125 bonus for taking 5 days off in a row
• Wellness Programs
• We are a PSLF (Public Service Loan Forgiveness) Employer
• Free financial planning services through our partnerships with the LoVasco Consulting Group, and SoFi
• Student loan repayment options
• Pet Insurance

Qualifications

• Be a Certified Peer Support Specialist
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Have a high school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)
• Primary diagnosis of a mental health condition
• Have a strong personal knowledge of what it is like to have first-hand lived experience with a mental health condition that has caused a substantial life disruption
• Have personal experience in navigating complex mental health treatment services
• Self-identify as having a mental health condition with a substantial life disruption and share their recovery story in supporting others

Duties and Responsibilities

• Engage individuals in a welcoming, hopeful, empathetic manner even during acute phase
• Collaborate as part of an interdisciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating services for psychiatric, co-morbid, and/or co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorder consumers in the urgent care setting
• Deliver urgent care services to persons presenting with complex needs in physical health, mental health and substance abuse
• Share mental health story through lived experience of moving from hopelessness to hope
• Assist individuals with completing self-screening tools such as PHQ9, PTSD-5, AUDIT/AUDIT-C and AHC
• Integrate physical and mental health care, including the development of wellness plans
• Develop, implement and provide health and wellness supports to address preventable risk factors for chronic conditions