Peer Support Specialist MCERT McComb

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources is actively seeking a Peer Support Specialist to work with the Mobile Crisis Response Team and a residential treatment facility in McComb, MS, focusing on assisting adults with serious mental illnesses and/or substance use issues.

A Peer Support Specialist must be a current or former consumer or a parent of an individual who has received treatment for and self-identifies as a former mental health consumer.

This position plays a vital role in assisting consumers in the program by modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies based on prior experience; supporting consumers in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services; and helping them to monitor their progress.

Some on call duties may be required.

For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources has served individuals throughout the Pine Belt. Through an extensive continuum of care, we strive to enable adults with serious mental illnesses, children with serious emotional disturbances, and individuals with an addiction or developmental disability to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities. Our eighteen county service area includes Amite, Franklin, Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Stone, Walthall, Wayne Counties.

We offer a competitive benefit package including company paid Life Insurance and LTD. Health/Dental/Vision, FSA and HSA, 403(b) retirement and other voluntary benefits are available along with a generous leave policy.

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent required
• DMH Certified Peer Support Specialist Preferred or may apply for certification at
• Must possess a valid Mississippi Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record
• Reliable transportation needed to provide services in the community
• Knowledge of how to establish and sustain self-help (mutual support) and educational groups by soliciting input from the mental health consumers on their strengths and interests
• Knowledge of the signs and symptoms of mental illness and the ability to assist the client to address symptoms using strategies such as positive self-talk
• Must have demonstrated a minimum of six (6) months, preferably twelve (12) months, in self-directed recovery

• Advocates for con