Job Summary
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Certified Peer Support Specialist (PSS) to empower individuals navigating mental health challenges and co-occurring disorders. In this vital role, you will serve as a relatable and trusted guide, leveraging your lived experience to foster hope, resilience, and recovery. Your energetic approach will inspire positive change, providing peer-led support that promotes recovery-oriented practices within a compassionate environment. This paid position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful difference by connecting with individuals on their journey toward wellness.
Responsibilities
- Provide empathetic peer support to individuals experiencing mental health conditions and substance use issues, utilizing your lived experience to foster trust and engagement.
- Assist clients in developing coping strategies through motivational interviewing, harm reduction techniques, and behavioral health interventions.
- Conduct crisis intervention and crisis management when urgent situations arise, ensuring safety and stabilization for clients.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care plans, share insights from peer perspectives, and support client-centered goals.
- Document interactions accurately within electronic health record (EHR) systems, maintaining confidentiality and compliance with privacy standards.
- Mentor clients through recovery processes, offering guidance on addiction counseling, social work resources, and community integration.
- Promote wellness by applying harm reduction principles and behavioral health best practices during support sessions.
Experience
- Lived experience with mental health conditions or substance use recovery is essential; previous peer support or behavioral health work is highly valued.
- Demonstrated skills in crisis intervention and crisis management in fast-paced or high-stakes environments.
- Knowledge of behavioral health topics including addiction counseling, mental health counseling, and working with individuals with co-occurring disorders.
- Familiarity with social work principles, harm reduction strategies, and motivational interviewing techniques.
- Experience working with diverse populations facing mental health challenges; ability to build rapport and provide nonjudgmental support.
- Proficiency in using electronic health record (EHR) systems for documentation and communication purposes.
Join us in transforming lives through compassionate peer support! This role is perfect for energetic individuals committed to making a real difference by empowering others on their path to recovery.
Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour
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Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
