Peer Support Specialist

As a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, CNS Healthcare's mission is to serve the people of our communities. We are seeking candidates that have a passion for mentoring to help people achieve community inclusion, participation, independence, recovery, and productivity. Our ideal candidate has a special ability to gain the trust and respect of the individuals we serve based on shared experiences.

The Peer Support Specialist serves as a member of the interdisciplinary case management team by providing services for individuals experiencing serious mental illness. The Peer Support Specialist works closely with individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders, acting as a mentor while providing support and assistance to individuals in the following areas: sharing lived experience, achieving community inclusion, participation, independence, recovery, resiliency, and/or productivity.

The starting pay for this position is $18.60 - $23.40 hourly rate for uncertified candidates, and $19.88 - 25.13 hourly rate for certified candidates, and is based on non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience.

• Employer-paid benefits including dental, vision, life, and short-term disability insurance
• Retirement program with generous company default contribution and match
• Generous PTO program starting at 18 days annually
• 16 paid holidays, including 3 floating holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Student loan forgiveness eligibility, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), HRSA, and more

Please see below for a summary of job responsibilities and qualifications!

• Supports individuals in acquiring and practicing all activities of daily life.
• Connects individuals to medically necessary and clinically indicated services including, and not limited to; DHS, Social Security, food and clothing banks, and other community resources using agency or personally owned vehicle, as assigned.
• Facilitates wellness groups including Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP), Whole Health Action Management (WHAM), Smoking Cessation, among others, and support individuals in those groups in gaining access to community programs and services as they are indicated, especially physical health care and dental services.
• Attend team meetings and receive assignments from supervisor.
• Aid and provide partnership in: developing the advance directive; learning about and pursuing alternatives to guardianship; and developing, implementing, and providing ongoing guidance for advocacy and support groups.
• Promote client decision-making that supports self-determination and participate in the person-entered-planning (PCP) process.
• Assist individuals with the implementation of their goals and objectives identified in the PCP.
• Attend outings intended to enhance socialization and provide instruction-based assistance including teaching, prompting, modeling, monitoring encouragement, and general support to persons served.
• Utilize a Trauma-Informed approach to deliver services.
• Completes all required documentation, including progress notes, contact notes, and National Outcome Measures (NOMs), completely, accurately, and in accordance with CNS policy.
• Fulfills mandatory education requirements of CNS including evidence-based programs, internal training, and community education.
• Accounts for scheduled work hours through billing, productivity, or other approved methods of documentation.
• Meet direct service productivity and documentation standards per agency and program expectations.
• Provide transportation assistance to individuals served as needed.
• Maintain compliance with quality care initiatives including Meaningful Use (MU), Medicare Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) requirements.
• Ensure that the CNS Healthcare standards of service are applied to interactions with individuals served, guests, and staff.
• Assume responsibility for professional growth by current reading and attendance at educational programs and conferences.
• Maintain knowledge and compliance with established policies and…