(13915) Peer Specialist

MHMR of Tarrant County; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

MHMR of Tarrant County seeks a Peer Support Specialist to provide recovery-focused services to youth and families in outpatient clinics and community settings. You will use your lived experience to support recovery planning, mentoring, crisis assistance, and advocacy in line with TAC requirements.

The role involves developing and leading educational and support groups, working with diverse populations, and fostering hope while building strong community connections for children and families

Qualifications

• Minimum education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Preference: completion of Peer Specialist orientation; Spanish-speaking.
• Experience: 1 year in self-reported active recovery and receipt of community mental health services.
• License/certifications: Certified Peer Specialist upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide recovery-focused services to youth and families in programs, adhering to TAC requirements, using personal recovery experience.
• Offer support in recovery planning, mentoring, crisis assistance, and rights advocacy through individual and group settings.
• Develop and lead educational and support groups tailored to individual needs, in outpatient clinics and community settings.
• Foster positive relationships and support recovery and wellness in the community, impacting lives of children, youth, and families.

Skills

Peer support

Crisis intervention

Recovery experience

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

For over 50 years, MHMR has provided community-based services for youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), mental health conditions, and substance use disorders, as well as babies and young children with developmental delays. MHMR employees use a person-centered approach to fulfill the mission: We Change Lives! Using innovative approaches, MHMR partners with community organizations to provide services and a hopeful future.

Direct Care - Clinical Therapist/Social Work/Case Worker

Unwavening Commitment!We careto lookfor you on our team.

As a Peer Support Specialist,you'llprovide recovery-focused services to youth and families in MHMRTC programs, adhering to TAC requirements. Drawing from your personal recovery experience,you'lloffer support in recovery planning, mentoring, crisisassistance, andrights ofadvocacy through individual and group settings. Your role involves modeling effective coping techniques, self-help strategies, and efficient use of community resources.You'lldevelop and lead educational, and support groups tailored to individual needs, working with youth and families in outpatient clinics and community settings. By sharing yourexpertiseand lived experience,you'llfoster positive relationships and support recovery and wellness in our community, making a significant impact on the lives of children, youth, and families.

Minimum Education:High School Diploma /GED

Preferences:Prior completion of Peer Specialist orientation, self-assessment, coretrainingand knowledge assessment with passing score; Spanish-speaking.

Experience:One (1) year in Self-reported active recovery and receipt of community mental health services for a disorder that is treated in the target population for Texas with onset during adolescent years

License/Certifications:Certification as a Certified Peer Specialist completed upon hire

Why Choose MHMR as Your Employer

MHMR offers an excellent and competitive benefits package designed to support the well being of our employees and their families. Our benefits include a retirement plan with company matching, day one PTO accrual, ten paid holidays plus a floating holiday, employee assistance programs, and comprehensive wellness programs that promote physical, mental, and financial health.MHMR is committed to your future, we’re a qualifying employer for Student Loan Forgiveness Programs which offers long term financial relief opportunities for eligible team members.

We are committed to providing strong, meaningful benefits that make a real difference in the lives of employees and their eligible dependents. Our benefits philosophy emphasizes work–life balance, personal well beingand access to resources that help employees thrive both professionally and personally.

We CARE:

• WeConnectPeople in Our Community


• We Link People toResources


• WeEmpowerPeople

Our values are based on the following beliefs:

Respect for people who are active in planning their services

Recovery is a life-long process of better health

Success as positive outcomes for each person

Participation of people and their families in the process

Inclusion in the community through services that promote growth and independence

Safe, ethical, and cost-effective services

Best practices in current research in medical,psychosocialand organizational fields

Collaboration with other organizations for better services

MHMR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MHMR prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, covered veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. This applies to all agency employment practices and decisions, including but not limited to, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, transferring, reassigning, promoting, demoting, compensation, benefits, terminating and other terms and conditions of employment.

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