Youth Peer Support Specialist-Part Time (Union) 26-54

Requisition Number
: YOUTH
001545

• Posted :
  August 17, 2026
• Part-Time
• On-site

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Michigan
227 E Sanilac
Sandusky, MI 48471, USA

Position code: 26-54

Position Location: All Sites

Current

Work hours:

up to 24

HRS/WK

Compensation Range: $17.13/HR-$20.28/HR

Position Dates: ASAP

Supervisor: Clinical Supports Supervisor

Date Position Posted: 8/17/2026

Internal Deadline: 8/24/2026

Requirements: High School Diploma/GED. Peer Specialist must actively pursue DCH certification as a Peer Support Specialist as soon as possible and not later than one year after beginning employment. DCH Group Home Certification required within the first three months of employment. Must be young adult, ages 18 through 28, who received mental health services as a youth. Experience receiving services as a youth in complex, child serving systems preferred (Behavioral health, child welfare, juvenile justice, special education)

Testing Requirements: Critical Thinking

Location: Ehardt

Supervisor: Clinical Supports Supervisor

Shift: Between 8:30am-5:00pm Flexible

Classification: Three (3)

Prepare Date: 08/15/2005

Reviewed By HR: 12/01/2014, 12/01/2015, 12/01/2016, 12/01/2017, 12/01/2018, 12/2/2019, 10/15/2020, 1/18/22, 3/8/2022, 10/06/2022, 12/27/2022, 5/31/2023, 6/28/2024, 6/12/2025

Revised By: Chief Operating Officer

Revised Date: 2/07/2007, 06/09/2008, 04/22/2009, 11/13/2009, 09/22/2010, 10/04/2011, 06/04/2012, 10/04/2012, 02/21/2013, 03/14/2014, 03/08/2016, 05/09/2019, 1/18/2022, 12/27/2022, 5/31/2023, 2/28/2024, 8/17/2026

The Youth Peer Specialist (YPSS) will act as a support and resource for youth with serious emotional disturbances (SED) who are receiving services in the behavioral health system. The YPSS act as a key member of the treatment team by working with youth one on one or in a group, supporting them in achieving goals through shared activities and interventions. YPSSs will support youth empowerment by assisting youth in developing skills to improve their overall functioning and quality of life and working collaboratively with others involved in delivering the youth’s care.

• Teach and role model the value of every individual's recovery experience.
• Assist individuals we serve in articulating personal goals for recovery.
• Assist individuals we serve in determining the objectives they need to take in order to reach their recovery goals.
• Attend staff meetings to provide information and training on Recovery and Peer Support.
• Assist individuals we serve in setting up and sustaining self-help (mutual support) groups.
• Assist individuals we serve in creating a Wellness Recovery Action Plan(WRAP).
• Develop and implement groups to enhance Recovery for persons served.
• Utilize and teach problem solving techniques with individuals and groups.
• Support the vocational choices individuals receiving services make and assist them in overcoming job-related anxiety.
• Assist individuals we serve in building social skills in the community that will enhance job acquisition and tenure.
• Assistotherstaff in identifying program environments that are conducive to recovery; lend their unique insight into mental illness and what makes recovery possible.
• Attend treatment team meetings to promote use of self-directed recovery skills for the individuals we serve.
• Model effective coping techniques and self-help strategies. Attend relevant seminars, meetings, and in-service trainings whenever offered.
• Provide trainings to other professional staff as well as the community on recovery and peer supports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Sanilac CMH staff are dedicated to providing services to the community to improve lives. When they see a task that needs to be completed, they step in to assist or are first in line to help the Agency in promoting recovery, discovery, and independence. Each staff member works within their strengths and collaborates with their coworkers so that collectively we are a stronger whole.

Staff provide positive feedback and suggestions to improve the quality of care in the Agency. They hold their coworkers, the individuals they serve and the community in high esteem.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Takes initiative and steps in to take on difficult challenges.
• Is a self-starter in attaining job objectives.
• Willing to identify problems and work to resolve them in the early stages.
• Plans and…