Family Peer Support Specialist

About the role

Santé Group Companies is a leader in community-based behavioral and mental health services. We aim to provide empathetic and potentially life-saving care to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive, integrating fully into the community. Our mission emphasizes collaboration, innovation, creativity, and inclusiveness, ensuring all members of our organization feel secure, welcome, and respected.

Responsibilities

• Partner with a clinician to respond to community-based crisis calls involving youth and caregivers
• Promote health, self-direction, and skill development for youth and families
• Support the development of individualized goals focused on long-term stabilization
• Provide education on available resources, including community services, peer support programs, support groups, and networks
• Serve as an advocate for youth and caregivers, ensuring their voices are heard and respected
• Aid in wraparound planning and the development of crisis and family-driven service plans
• Facilitate smooth transitions ("warm hand-offs") to ongoing services and supports
• Participate in community stakeholder meetings related to the care of involved youth

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent and at least one (1) year of personal lived experience caring for your own child or a child you have guardianship over in your home with a mental health diagnosis
• Peer Recovery Specialist Certification (CPRS) or willingness to be certified within a one (1) year of employment (Sante will pay for your certification if you do not have it at the time of hire)
• Three (3) years personal lived experience caring for a child with behavior dysregulation, a mental health diagnosis, or dealing with a co-occurring disorder
• Valid driver’s license and proof of current automobile insurance

Benefits

• Salary range: Certified: $20.50-$24.50 per hour
• No cost supervision for clinical licensure
• Opportunities for career growth, training and development, flexible work schedules and shifts
• Company-wide wellness program
• Paid parental leave
• The rare opportunity to make a difference in the very community that you call home

Pay

Salary range: Certified: $20.50-$24.50 per hour

Schedule

Flexible work schedules and shifts