Outpatient Peer Support Specialist

Communicare; Holly Springs (MS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicare in Holly Springs, MS seeks a Peer Support Specialist to provide recovery‑oriented services and direct support to individuals served. The role emphasizes collaboration with mental health staff, client advocacy, and successful navigation of available resources.

You will maintain documentation, participate in trainings, and support transitions to increase access to services while promoting lived‑experience recovery and hope.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED; or, if ages 16-20, must be actively enrolled in school or GED program
• Have transportation, hold a valid driver’s license, have automobile insurance, and have a safe driving record
• Identifies self as a current or former mental health consumer with a sustained period of self-directed recovery or be a first‑degree family member of a former or current consumer.
• Ability to successfully complete DMH and Center trainings

Responsibilities

• Attend all meetings/trainings required by Communicare and the Department of Mental Health
• Maintain certification as a Peer Support Specialist
• Work collaboratively with other mental health staff
• Provide peer support services for assigned individuals receiving services as determined by individual need
• Assist in the orientation process for new individuals receiving services
• Support individuals receiving services in transition to increase access to and utilization of supports and resources
• Improve communication between individuals receiving services and service providers
• Improve the team’s understanding of lived experience, recovery, and resilience through modeling personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness
• Maintain current documentation of services in the individual’s files
• Provides crisis supports by listening to the individual and collaborating with the treatment team
• Support individuals receiving services in taking an active self-directing role in their recovery
• Provide group peer support services as needed
• Adhere to other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or associated Program Coordinator/Director

Skills

Driver's license

Dependable transportation

Auto insurance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Communicare in Holly Springs, MS seeks a Peer Support Specialist to provide recovery‑oriented services and direct support to individuals served. The role emphasizes collaboration with mental health staff, client advocacy, and successful navigation of available resources.

You will maintain documentation, participate in trainings, and support transitions to increase access to services while promoting lived‑experience recovery and hope.