Certified Peer Specialist - ACT

Radias-Health; Oakdale (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parking/Remote Expenses reimbursement

PTO 4 weeks first year

12 paid holidays

Health, dental, vision insurance

HSA + employer contributions

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

RADIAS Health in Minnesota seeks a Certified Peer Specialist to promote hope and recovery by sharing lived experience and guiding clients toward recovery goals. You will engage in treatment planning, coordinate care with providers, access community resources, and support clients with daily living and social activities.

The role sits on an ACT team, offering ongoing training, supervision, and opportunities to strengthen clinical skills with mental health professionals and nurses.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must have primary diagnosis of mental illness, be a current or former consumer of mental health services, demonstrate leadership and advocacy skills, and have a strong dedication to recovery.
• Credentialed as a DHS Certified Peer Specialist.
• Preferred: Hold a Bachelor's degree in the behavioral sciences and have 2000 hours of experience working with adults with serious persistent mental illness.
• Preferred: knowledge of forensic evidenced‑based practices and familiarity with criminal justice system

Responsibilities

• Provide peer counseling and support to validate clients’ experiences.
• Have a strong dedication to recovery.
• Provide guidance and encouragement to clients to take responsibility and actively participate in their own recovery.
• Serve as a mentor to clients to promote hope and empowerment.
• Help non‑mental health consumer team members, and others as appropriate, to better understand and empathize with each client’s unique and subjective experience and perception.
• Provide expertise and consultation from a mental health consumer perspective to the entire team.
• Collaborate with the team to promote a team culture in which client self‑determination, client decision‑making in treatment planning, and protection of client rights are supported.
• Assist in the provision of ongoing assessment of clients’ mental illness symptoms and clients’ response to treatment.
• Assist in the provision of direct clinical services to clients on an individual, group, and family basis. Teach symptom‑management techniques and promote personal growth and development with mental health issues and substance abuse issues.
• Assist, teach, and support clients with activities of daily living, vocational skills, accessing housing, maintaining financial supports, and utilizing buses and other transportation in the community.
• Provide side‑by‑side support, coaching and encouragement to help clients socialize and carry out leisure time activities on evenings, weekends, and holidays. Organize and lead individual and group social and recreational activities and provide opportunities to practice social skills.
• Attend and participate in all scheduled team meetings.
• Complete all paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.
• Participate actively in on‑going professional growth and development; maintain appropriate professional behavior and participate in appropriate supervision.
• Maintain a pattern of regular work hours.
• Must be able to transport clients in the community.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Peer counseling

Recovery-oriented

Client engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences

Job description

The expected salary range for this position is based on several factors including market, funding, candidates experience level, skills, training, and related knowledge. Our ranges are developed and published as good faith estimates for the position.

Salary Range: $59,773 - $65,243 | Office benefit package (Parking/Remote Expenses): $50/Month Subject to change

Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday 8am-4pm

The Certified Peer Specialist will promote hope and recovery by sharing life experiences and lessons learned as a person in recovery. The Peer Specialist guides people in identifying and working towards recovery goals, promoting engagement in recreational and social activities, teaching self‑advocacy and developing wellness management skills. Additional responsibilities include participating in treatment planning, helping people access and maintain benefits and community resources, providing care coordination with external providers, connecting with natural supports, and providing crisis intervention services.

As a member of an interdisciplinary ACT team, you'll have the opportunity to enhance your clinical skills and partner with Mental Health Professionals, psychiatric care providers, Nurses, Substance Use Specialist, Vocational, and Certified Peer Specialists. RADIAS Health values the professional development of all employees, offering on‑going training and supervision on emerging and evidence based practices.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide peer counseling and support to validate clients’ experiences.
• Have a strong dedication to recovery.
• Provide guidance and encouragement to clients to take responsibility and actively participate in their own recovery.
• Serve as a mentor to clients to promote hope and empowerment.
• Help non‑mental health consumer team members, and others as appropriate, to better understand and empathize with each client’s unique and subjective experience and perception.
• Provide expertise and consultation from a mental health consumer perspective to the entire team.
• Collaborate with the team to promote a team culture in which client self‑determination, client decision‑making in treatment planning, and protection of client rights are supported.
• Assist in the provision of ongoing assessment of clients’ mental illness symptoms and clients’ response to treatment.
• Assist in the provision of direct clinical services to clients on an individual, group, and family basis. Teach symptom‑management techniques and promote personal growth and development with mental health issues and substance abuse issues.
• Assist, teach, and support clients with activities of daily living, vocational skills, accessing housing, maintaining financial supports, and utilizing buses and other transportation in the community.
• Provide side‑by‑side support, coaching and encouragement to help clients socialize and carry out leisure time activities on evenings, weekends, and holidays. Organize and lead individual and group social and recreational activities and provide opportunities to practice social skills.
• Attend and participate in all scheduled team meetings.
• Complete all paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.
• Participate actively in on‑going professional growth and development; maintain appropriate professional behavior and participate in appropriate supervision.
• Maintain a pattern of regular work hours.
• Must be able to transport clients in the community.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Must have primary diagnosis of mental illness, be a current or former consumer of mental health services, must demonstrate leadership and advocacy skills, and have a strong dedication to recovery.
• Credentialed as a DHS Certified Peer Specialist.
• Preferred: Hold a Bachelors degree in the behavioral sciences and have 2000 hours of experience working with adults with serious persistent mental illness
• Preferred: knowledge of forensic evidenced‑based practices and familiarity with criminal justice system

• 4 weeks accrued PTO first year of employment

• 12 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• Health Saving Accounts (HSA) + employer contribution and Flexible Saving Accounts (FSA)
• Tuition reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment Assistance
• Dependent Care Account (DCA) + employer contribution
• Reimbursement for professional licensure fees
• Routine supervision from a Mental Health Professional, with access to licensure supervision opportunities
• 403b retirement plan with an employer percentage match
• Employer paid short‑term and long‑term disability insurance
• Bereavement and paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness program to support employee overall health and well‑being
• Variety of discounts through ADP LifeSmart
• Pet insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Casual dress code

RADIAS Health is proud to be a LGBTQIA+, anti‑racist, all‑inclusive, and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other protected class status.

RADIAS Health is committed to pay transparency and equity, providing all employees and applicants with access to starting salary.

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