Certified Peer Support Specialist; Senatobia MS

Join to apply for the Certified Peer Support Specialist (Senatobia MS ) role at Health Connect America

Join our impactful team at Health Connect America! Before you start, learn more about us. We guide all services with a unified, trauma‑informed approach, committed to client‑centered, evidence‑based care for children, families, and adults across the nation.

• Use personal recovery experience as a tool.
• Provide family and community education.
• Serve as a role model and mentor.
• Provide support and encouragement to peers.
• Navigate/link individuals to community resources such as housing, social services, education, employment assistance, health services, etc.
• Lead recovery education and activities.
• Develop a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) focused on strategies for reaching personal goals, crisis planning, and relapse prevention.
• Facilitate peer support groups.
• Provide opportunities for socialization in the community.
• Provide outreach to people who have frequent inpatient hospitalizations.
• Provide outreach to people who have failed to engage with the behavioral health system.
• Assist individuals to develop and implement a person‑centered individual service plan.
• Support individuals through the intake process.
• Educate individuals on changes in health care reform.
• Help individuals understand their benefits.
• Help individuals seek SSI/SSDI benefits by guiding them through the SOAR process.
• Support people through discharge.
• Follow up after discharge (in‑person, when needed).
• Empower others by helping them identify strengths, support, resources, and skills.
• Work as a wraparound facilitator (MS Only).
• Provide case management and coordination of services to assist other workers/staff on the case.

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must have a mental health condition and/or substance use disorder, be in recovery, open‑minded, and willing to share personal experiences publicly.
• Must be a high school graduate or have a GED.
• Must have a valid driver’s license in the state of employment with a safe driving record.
• Must have successfully completed state‑specific Peer Specialist training and exam.

• We recognize the importance of self‑care and work/life balance.
• We offer flexibility in scheduling and provide all employees access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which includes 8 mental health counseling sessions annually.
• Full‑time HCA employees enjoy paid time off, paid holidays, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and other voluntary insurance products.
• Additional benefits include:
  • Access to a Health Navigator
  • Health Savings Account with company contribution
  • Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account
  • Health Reimbursement Account
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Benefits Hub
  • Tickets at Work

Entry Level

Full‑time

Other

Mental Health Care

Employment at Health Connect America and its companies is contingent upon meeting the requirements of a comprehensive background investigation prior to joining our team.

Health Connect America and its companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law.