Certified Peer Support Specialist
About the role
SpringPath Mental Health Services, part of the Sevita family, provides behavioral health services through Intensive Residential Treatment, Assertive Community Treatment, and Targeted Case Management programs. We embrace a person-centered approach that is trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and recovery-oriented. Our dedicated team supports individuals with mental health, psychiatric, or other complex needs to overcome challenges, build skills, and live a full, meaningful life.
The Certified Peer Specialist works as part of the Intensive Residential Treatment Service team, providing care and treatment for persons experiencing significant mental health/psychiatric symptoms, functional impairments, and possible co-occurring substance use disorders. Certified Peer Support Specialists are fully integrated team members who provide individualized and group services in the residence and the community, promoting self-determination and decision-making. They also provide essential expertise and consultation to the entire team to foster a culture where each person’s point of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into treatment, rehabilitation, and community self-help activities.
Responsibilities
- Provide peer-recovery education.
- Assist peers with assessing their unique strengths and abilities.
- Help peers identify, develop, and work toward recovery goals.
- Assist peers with developing self-advocacy skills.
- Help peers identify and access appropriate professional resources.
- Provide education for team members regarding the recovery process.
- Assist in implementing and developing individual treatment plans.
- Participate in care coordination meetings as needed.
- Serve as a link to community resources, teach and model client self-advocacy, and act as a community liaison/educator.
- Report significant/major incidents or accidents.
- Administer and document medication.
- Adhere to data privacy practices/HIPAA.
- Assist in discharge planning.
- Demonstrate professional competency in the documentation of treatment services.
- Provide objective verbal and written critical incident analysis.
- Document essential activities related to licensure, welfare, and safety.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- A GED or high school diploma is required; Associate of Arts degree in one of the Behavioral Sciences or Human Services preferred.
- Must be at least 21 years old.
- Must have a valid Driver’s License and car insurance.
- Successful completion of the MN Department of Human Services approved Certified Peer Support Specialist training and certification exam.
- Have or had a primary diagnosis of mental illness.
- Be a current or former consumer of mental health services and/or have experience in the field while maintaining professional boundaries.
- Demonstrate dedication to promoting recovery opportunities in the lives of peers.
- Demonstrate ability to utilize own lived experience of recovery to inspire recovery in the lives of peers.
- Ability to communicate (verbally and written) with all levels of personnel, internal and external to the agency.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and multitask.
- Proficiency with using company technology.
- Must meet all agency requirements for pre-employment as required by SpringPath and/or MN State regulations.
- Travel as needed.
Physical Requirements
Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Pay
$22.12 per hour.