Outpatient Peer Support Specialist

North Mississippi Commission on Mental Illness and; Holly Springs (MS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Peer Support Specialist position in Mississippi focuses on providing peer-based support to individuals served by Communicare and the Department of Mental Health. You will maintain certification, work with mental health staff, and help individuals engage with services and supports.

Responsibilities include crisis support, group services as needed, assisting in orientation, documenting services, and promoting recovery through lived experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED; or if ages 16-20, actively enrolled in school or GED program.
• Have transportation, hold a valid driver’s license, automobile insurance, and a safe driving record.
• Identifies self as a current or former mental health consumer with sustained 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

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Peer Support Specialist position in Mississippi focuses on providing peer-based support to individuals served by Communicare and the Department of Mental Health. You will maintain certification, work with mental health staff, and help individuals engage with services and supports.

Responsibilities include crisis support, group services as needed, assisting in orientation, documenting services, and promoting recovery through lived experience.