Peer Specialist - ACCS

About the role

ACCS Integrated Teams provide clinical interventions and peer and family support to facilitate engagement, support functioning and maximize symptom stabilization and self-management of individuals and to assist individuals in developing skills, establishing natural supports and resources to live successfully in the community. As a member of the ACCS team, the Peer Specialist will work as a member of Persons Served Primary Teams to inspire hope that recovery is possible through individual and group conversations, guiding Persons through their own recovery process, and assisting Persons served with learning about and accessing recovery resources and communities. The Peer Specialist will provide education to Persons engaged in services and Team members, advocacy, and direct service, using their own recovery experience as a positive model.

Responsibilities

• Work as a member of Persons Served Primary Teams to inspire hope that recovery is possible.
• Engage in individual and group conversations to guide Persons through their own recovery process.
• Assist Persons served with learning about and accessing recovery resources and communities.
• Provide education to Persons engaged in services and Team members.
• Engage in advocacy and direct service using personal recovery experience as a positive model.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated ability to participate effectively in a team of staff required.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, regular access to a reliable vehicle and be willing to provide transportation to persons served in personal vehicle, as needed.

Required Experience

• Must have a lived history of recovery in the context of mental illness.
• Related work experience and ability to articulate wellness/recovery values and principles required.
• Must have either a college degree or a high school diploma/GED and at least 6 months relevant experience.
• Certification as a Peer Specialist (CPS) highly preferred or commit to obtaining CPS within 12 months of hire.

Schedule

Full Time, 40 hours

Pay

$22.49/hour uncertified OR $23.56/hour with CPS certification.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
• Eleven paid holidays
• Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
• Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
• Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
• Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
• Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee