Peer Specialist - Self - Part Time

Our vision is to drive a cultural transformation within the mental health community by advocating for the underserved, educating for change, and inspiring wellness. We approach our role with cultural humility and mindfulness of oppressive systems.

• We value a mentoring philosophy delivered by staff with peer-lived experiences.
• We value the recovery journey of every individual with a mental health diagnosis.
• We value the personal and professional experiences of our staff and board members.
• We value community action to change societal views to break the stigma of mental health through advocacy within all systems.
• We value everyone's desire to have opportunities to obtain their visions of wellness.
• We value education and training to enhance an individual's opportunities for growth in one's journey to self-discovery.

The Peer Specialist for Self Help is responsible for providing self-help and empowerment tools to participants in the community through participant led groups as well as providing individual services. This position will develop and lead self-help groups and train new group leaders among its group attendees.

The essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Teach and model the principles and practices of recovery and self-help
• Provide quality psychiatric rehabilitation interventions to individuals and collaterals in a timely and responsive manner
• Ensure and protect all consumer civil liberties and rights
• Provide direct services to an ongoing client caseload
• Attending staff meetings and presenting cases as necessary
• Position requires working both on site and off site
• Maintain and protect the confidential nature of all matters related to this position
• Provide program participants with linkages, referrals, and case coordination with other services including mental health, education, medical, social, financial, and housing
• Submit electronically supportive housing application (2010E Form) to the Coordinated Assessment and Placement System (CAPS) for participants in need of housing.
• Teach individuals how to become better self-advocates through information sharing, explanation, and modeling
• Provide entitlement counseling and assist participants to obtain entitlements.
• Accompany individuals to entitlement offices and housing interviews as needed.
• Actively participate in ongoing training as needed to meet all certification standards and credentialing policies
• Conduct timely documentation in the AWARDS Database (Progress Notes, Group Notes, Plan and Reviews, and Discharges)
• Facilitate support groups, workshops and training sessions which can include sharing your own recovery stories/lived experiences.
• Conduct outreach activities to community base agencies and work collaboratively withother programs within Baltic Street to maintain positive interagency relationships.
• Document all required program records and information in a clear & timely manner in accordance with agency regulations and policies.
• Maintain high standards of conduct in the performance of their job duties; this includes maintaining and protecting the confidential nature of all matters related to this position/program within HIPPA guidelines.
• Maintain program, and client records in a timely, complete, and organized manner, consistent with all applicable policies, rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned

• High School Diploma, GED required
• College preferred but not required
• Basic Knowledge of Self-Help Techniques
• Knowledge of Community Mental Health System
• Bi-lingual abilities preferred but not required
• Basic office and computer skills proficiency (Microsoft Office 365)
• Excellen…