Job Requirements:
- High school diploma
- Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (or Provisional) Certification required (CRPA) REQUIRED
- It is preferable that the individual’s lived experience of mental health challenges includes experience with psychosis.
- It is preferable that the individual’s lived experience of mental health challenges includes experience with psychosis during youth
- Ideally the Peer Specialist candidate relates well to all ages, culture, and all background
- The Peer Specialist should understand the community in which the team is based with an awareness of available community resources
- The Peer Specialist should also be someone who has made positive and productive progress toward his or her own recovery
- Demonstrate good interpersonal communications skills and the ability to empathize with, relate to and effectively work with participants of mental health services
- One-Two years of active participation in mental health self-help activities, peer support or peer advocacy programs, or participant run organizations or similar experiences or programs required
- Must possess the ability/ willingness to disclose their recovery story (where appropriate) for the purposes of empowerment
- Excellent judgment/ ability to understand boundaries when working with participants of mental health services is required
Disclosure: The hourly rates and/or salaries listed may or may not reflect total compensation packages including bonus and fringe benefits, etc., nor are the advertisement(s) posted a guarantee of a certain compensation package for a position or bona fide offer of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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