Certified Peer Support Specialist

Spring Path Mental Health Services, a part of the Sevita family, provides behavioral health services through Intensive Residential Treatment, Assertive Community Treatment, and Targeted Case Management programs. We embrace a person-centered approach that is trauma informed, culturally responsive, and recovery-oriented. Our dedicated team supports individuals with mental health, psychiatric, or other complex needs to overcome challenges, build skills, and live a full, meaningful life.

The Certified Peer Specialist, works as part of the Intensive Residential Treatment Service team, which provides care and treatment for persons who are experiencing significant mental health/psychiatric symptoms, who are demonstrating significant functional impairments, and who may have co-occurring substance use disorders. Certified Peer Support Specialists are fully integrated team members who provide individualized and group services in the residence and the community and promote person served self-determination and decision making.

Certified Peer Support Specialists also provide essential expertise and consultation to the entire team to promote a culture in which each person’s point of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into treatment, rehabilitation, and community self-help activities.

• Willingness to provide peer-recovery education.
• Assist peers with assessing their unique strengths and abilities.
• Help peers with identifying, developing, and working towards recovery goals.
• Assist peers with developing self-advocacy skills.
• Help peers identify and access appropriate professional resources.
• Provide education for team members regarding the recovery process.
• Assist in implementing and the development of individual treatment plans.
• Participates in care coordination meetings as needed.
• Serves as a link to community resources, teaches and models client self-advocacy and acts as a community liaison/educator.
• Reports significant/major incidents or accidents.
• Medication administration and documentation.
• Adheres to data privacy practices/HIPAA.
• Assists in discharge planning.
• Demonstrates professional competency in the documentation of treatment services.
• Provides objective verbal and written critical incident analysis.
• Documents essential activities related to licensure, welfare, and safety.
• Other duties as assigned.

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The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job.

• A GED or high school diploma is required.
• Associate of Arts degree in one of the Behavioral Sciences or Human Services preferred.

• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Have a valid Driver’s License and car insurance.
• Successful completion of the MN Department of Human Services approved Certified Peer Support Specialist training and certification exam.

• Have or had a primary diagnosis of mental illness.
• Be a current or former consumer of mental health services and/or experience in the field while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Demonstrate dedication to promoting recovery opportunities in the lives of peers.
• Demonstrate ability to utilize own lived experience of recovery to inspire recovery in the lives of peers.
• Ability to communicate (verbally and written) with all levels of personnel, internal and external to the agency.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and multitask.
• Proficiency with using company technology.
• Must meet all agency requirements for pre-employment as required…