833 Peer Provider STEP

West Texas Centers; Big Spring (TX); On-site; USD 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career ladder

Mon-Fri schedules

Rewarding work environment

Job summary

West Texas Centers is seeking a STEP Peer Provider Specialist to engage clients with psychosis through direct rehabilitative activities designed to reduce symptoms and increase community functioning. You will share lived experiences to empower recovery and help clients reach defined goals in the community.

Most interactions occur outside traditional clinics as you travel to support individuals, establish trusting relationships, and collaborate with a therapeutic team to advance recovery

Qualifications

• Lived experience in mental health recovery.
• Must be 18 years old or older.
• High School Diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Perform direct rehabilitative services engaging clients with psychosis to reduce symptoms and disabilities and to improve community function.
• Provide symptom management services to help identify and manage mental illness symptoms.
• Interact with individuals and families mostly outside traditional clinic settings.
• Establish trust and empowerment to support consumers' recovery goals.
• Provide peer-to-peer services as part of the therapeutic support team.

Skills

Lived experience in mental health

Willing to travel

18+ years old

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Valid Texas Driver License

Job description

West Texas Centers is searching for highly motivated STEP Peer Provider Specialist to people served. Position Incentives include career ladder, Monday - Friday work schedules, and rewarding work environment. Comprehensive benefit package includes health plan, competitive salary, paid holidays, generous personal time off, employee assistance program, etc.

Starting Pay: $13.34

Job Functions include:

Perform direct rehabilitative services that engage clients that have symptoms of psychosis in activities designed to reduce the symptoms of and disabilities that result from their diagnosed mental illness and to increase the ability of the individual to function at their expected level within the community.

Perform symptom management services to assist clients with the identification and management of the symptoms of mental illness.

Duties of the position will require that the majority of interactions with individuals served, and their families be conducted outside of the traditional clinic setting.

Establish and develop appropriate consumer relationships of trust, hope and empowerment by sharing own lived experiences to facilitate achievement of consumers' defined recovery goals, and to provide community outreach.

Provide peer-to-peer services to consumers, assisting them to achieve their defined recovery goals and objectives, as part of the therapeutic support team.

Position Requirements:

Lived experience in mental health recovery to assist other adults in their mental health recovery.

Must be 18 years old

High School Diploma or GED

Travel and the use of a personal vehicle are required.

Must have a valid Texas Driver License and an acceptable driving record

Must pass background check and drug screening