Peer Counselor

Job Description

The mission of Metrocare Services is to serve our neighbors with developmental or mental health challenges by helping them find lives that are meaningful and satisfying. We are an agency committed to quality gender-responsive, trauma-informed care to individuals experiencing serious mental illness, development disabilities, and co-occurring disorders. Metrocare programs focus on the issues that matter most in the lives of the children, families and adults we serve.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide support to clients using personal experience
• Provide individual clinical sessions to consumers, either in the clinic or in the community
• Facilitate peer led group discussions around various clinical areas, including but not limited to, Crisis Management, Understanding Mental Illness, and Dual Diagnosis
• Engage and orient clients to clinical treatment
• Provide clinical services in accordance with TRR guidelines
• Document services accurately by close of next business day
• Participate in regular supervision, including monthly observational supervision
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and provide feedback on clients' progress with treatment when appropriate
• Lead family education groups
• Provide linkage to community supports for clients

Competencies

• Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the ethical standards of conduct, state contract, appropriate professional standards and applicable state/federal laws
• Analytical skills, professional acumen, business ethics, thorough understanding of continuous improvement processes, problem solving, respect for confidentiality, and excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of relevant laws, policies, and procedures
• Knowledge of formal and informal community supports
• Effective communication skills written and oral
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Above average typing ability

Qualifications

• GED or high school equivalent
• Experience in facilitating groups a plus
• Mathematical skills basic
• Reasoning ability ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two-step instructions
• Computer skills use computer, printer, and software programs necessary to the position (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
• Ability to utilize Internet for resources
• Clinical Competencies as outlines in the TRR guidelines
• Certification as a Certified Peer Specialist within 1 year of employment

Benefits Information And Perks

• Competitive salary
• Exceptional training
• Absolutely outstanding benefits package
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retail Plan, including employer matching
• Health Savings Account, including employer matching
• Professional Development allowance up to $2000 per year
• Bilingual Stipend – 6% of the base salary
• Many other benefits

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Tobacco-Free Facilities - Metrocare is committed to promoting the health, well-being, and safety of Metrocare team members, guests, and individuals and families we serve while on the facility campuses. Therefore, Metrocare facilities and grounds are tobacco-free. No Recruitment Agencies Please