Peer Support Specialist-Marshall and Tate

• attend all meetings/trainings required by communicare and the department of mental health
• maintain certification as a peer support specialist
• work collaboratively with other mental health staff
• provide peer support services for assigned individuals receiving services as determined by individual need
• assist in the orientation process for new individuals receiving services
• support individuals receiving services in transition to increase access to and utilization of supports and resources
• improve communication between individuals receiving services and service providers
• improve the team’s understanding of lived experience, recovery, and resilience through modeling personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness
• maintain current documentation of services in the individual’s files
• provide crisis supports by listening to the individual and collaborating with the treatment team
• support individuals receiving services in taking an active self-directing role in their recovery
• provide group peer support services as needed
• adhere to other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or associated program coordinator/director

qualifications:

• high school diploma or ged; or, if ages 16-20, must be actively enrolled in school or ged program
• have transportation, hold a valid driver’s license, have automobile insurance, and have a safe driving record.
• identifies self as a current or former mental health consumer with a sustained period of self-directed recovery or be a first-degree family
• member of a former or current consumer.
• ability to successfully complete dmh and center trainings

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