Impactful Youth & Family Peer Support Specialist

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources; Gulfport (MS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources is seeking a dedicated Parent/Caregiver Peer Support Specialist to work with youth and families in Harrison County. This Regular Full Time role supports recovery, symptom management, and family resilience within the CMHI program.

Work hours are M-F, 8am-5pm, with some night/weekend events for outreach and TBRI training. The ideal candidate is a first-degree family member of a consumer and is committed to empowering families through peer support.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Must possess a valid Mississippi Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record.
• Reliable transportation needed to provide services in the community.
• Knowledge of how to establish and sustain self-help (mutual support) and educational groups by soliciting input from the mental health consumers on their strengths and interests
• Knowledge of the signs and symptoms of mental illness and the ability to assist the client to address symptoms using strategies such as positive self-talk

Responsibilities

• Advocates for youth by providing information in terms that youth and families can understand through various formal and informal settings.
• Assists with targeted outreach, medication monitoring, system navigation, and advocacy.
• Engages families and youth to help them/loved ones to be successful and meet their goals.
• Functions as a role model to peers by exhibiting competency in personal recovery and use of coping skills.
• Provides a range of structured activities that are provided face to face to assist individuals in their recovery/resiliency process. These activities will support the goals of the individual's documented individual Service Plan and/or Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP).

Skills

Group facilitation

Community outreach

Mental health knowledge

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources is seeking a dedicated Parent/Caregiver Peer Support Specialist to work with youth and families in Harrison County. This Regular Full Time role supports recovery, symptom management, and family resilience within the CMHI program.

Work hours are M-F, 8am-5pm, with some night/weekend events for outreach and TBRI training. The ideal candidate is a first-degree family member of a consumer and is committed to empowering families through peer support.