Peer Specialist

Job Title:

Peer Specialist

Location:

Union, MO

Department:
Recovery Services

Employment Type:

Full Time

Are you passionate about helping others find hope, healing, and lasting recovery? Join our compassionate, collaborative team as a Peer Specialist and use your lived experience to make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals navigating mental health and substance use recovery. This rewarding position offers the opportunity to inspire others through your recovery journey, build supportive relationships, help individuals achieve personal goals, connect people with valuable community resources, and contribute to a mission-driven organization dedicated to improving lives.

We are seeking an empathetic, dependable, and recovery-focused individual who is committed to empowering others while fostering resilience, independence, and wellness. The Peer Specialist emphasizes the acquisition, development, and expansion of recovery skills needed for individuals to fully engage in their recovery journey. Through a unique therapeutic relationship built on shared lived experience, the Peer Specialist supports individuals and their families by promoting recovery, resilience, self-advocacy, and personal growth.

Services are provided through individual and group interactions that focus on rehabilitation, recovery planning, community integration, and the development of natural support systems.

• Employee Assistance Program– 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost
• Mileage Reimbursement– Company paid for work functions requiring travel
• Employee Discounts– Hotels, Theme Parks & Attractions, College Tuition
• Workplace Culture
  - An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting a healthy, joyful workforce
• Additional Perks & Benefits
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Paid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life Employee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more Top-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive Career mobility: advancement opportunities/promoting from within Welcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness Brightli is on a Mission: A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

• Support individuals in developing and achieving recovery goals identified within their individualized treatment and recovery plans
• Share lived recovery experiences to encourage hope, resilience, self-advocacy, and successful recovery behaviors
• Facilitate individual and group peer support services focused on rehabilitation, recovery, and community integration
• Assist individuals in identifying strengths, developing coping skills, and utilizing recovery tools to manage mental health and substance use challenges
• Connect individuals with community resources, mutual aid groups, and natural support networks that promote recovery and independence
• Encourage individuals to make informed choices and take an active role in their treatment and recovery process
• Communicate regularly with referral sources, guardians, and treatment team members regarding progress, transition planning, and relevant clinical concerns
• Participate in staffing and treatment team meetings to support continuity of care
• Coordinate referrals and assist individuals in accessing services that are not available within the treatment program
• Assist with scheduling treatment services and arranging transportation as needed
• Provide crisis intervention and support when necessary
• Document services in accordance with applicable state regulations and CARF standards
• Participate in…