Peer Support Specialist - MYPAC - Olive Branch, MS

Peer Support Specialist – MYPAC – Olive Branch, MS

Canopy Children's Solutions is Mississippi’s most comprehensive nonprofit provider of children’s behavioral health, educational, and social service solutions. Founded in 1912 as an adoption agency, we employ a diverse group of mission‑driven individuals committed to honoring the voice of Mississippi children and families. We are a Great Place to Work® and strive to build a healthy work culture focused on trust.

• The voice of our children and families always comes first.
• Relationships matter and our differences make us stronger.
• We take great joy in service to others.
• Our families and our communities deserve our very best.

• Serve as a representative and advocate for youth and families with behavioral health treatment needs who are youth of the MYPAC, PMHC, and Day Treatment.
• Support families’ emotional well‑being with empathy and personal experience, helping families have hope.
• Maintain communication among families, community, Child Protective Services, and clinic staff.
• Provide information and support for educational and training initiatives for family members.

• Advocate, represent, support, and assist youth and their families.
• Assist in creating and sustaining a family‑driven approach.
• Provide families with information, advocacy skills, and related activities.
• Provide psycho‑education group sessions as needed.
• Assist families in crisis with appropriate referrals and supports; link families to behavioral health system resources.
• Assist families in resolving complaints and concerns regarding Canopy’s system of care.
• Identify and develop potential leaders, continuing to develop your own leadership abilities.

• Biological parent, adoptive parent, or relative caregiver with permanent legal custody, raising or having raised a child with an emotional, social, behavioral, or substance use disability; child has received services from a child/youth mental health provider.
• Provide support and guidance to parents/caregivers navigating child‑serving systems and advocating for their child/youth.
• Must possess at least a High School Diploma or GED equivalent; able to complete Department of Mental Health Certified Peer Specialist trainings and certification exam for CPSS.
• Must apply for certification within the first 30 days of employment.
• Identifies good listening and problem‑solving skills with families individually or in group settings.
• Excellent organizational skills, experience with diverse communication styles, and teamwork abilities.
• Dependable and positive attitude.

Entry level

Full-time

Other

Individual and Family Services