Peer Specialist (Gadsden County)

Apalachee Center; Quincy (FL); On-site; USD 17,047 - 24,280; Part time

Job summary

Apalachee Center in Quincy, FL, is hiring a Part Time Peer Specialist to support individuals with severe persistent mental illness and/or substance use disorders. This role focuses on mentorship and recovery-oriented goals without clinical assessments.

The ideal candidate will have lived experience, a high school diploma, and must be certified or eligible for Peer Specialist certification. Responsibilities include assisting peers with wellness plans and self-directed recovery goals, while promoting a hopeful recovery journey.

Qualifications

• Openly identifies as a person with lived experience of mental health services.
• Minimum of 1 year in recovery is required.
• Must have a current and valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Assist peers using Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP).
• Support peers in achieving personal goals through skill building.
• Role model recovery strategies and self-advocacy.

Skills

Lived experience with mental health or substance use disorder services

Self-care engagement

Recovery competency and wellness strategies

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Certified as a Peer Specialist or eligible for certification

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Quincy, FL 32351

Position Type: Part Time

Salary Range: $15.00

Job Category: Other

Overview

A peer specialist uses his or her lived experience to serve as a mentor to provide support for persons with severe persistent mental illness and/or substance use disorder. This role will promote hope and set person‑centered recovery‑oriented goals. The role is non‑clinical and does not include treatment, assessment, or clinical evaluations of peers. It involves developing a relationship of trust that builds peers’ resilience, hope, recovery skills, and connects them to treatment services.

Responsibilities

• Assist peers by using tools such as Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) to help peers discover safe wellness tools and create a crisis/post‑crisis plan. Accomplish this through regular meetings to help peers identify their own strengths and support them in using those strengths to communicate goals to staff and clinicians.
• Assist peers in working with their case manager and other clinician/prescriber in determining the steps to take to achieve the personal goals and self‑directed recovery through individual and/or group setting. Support peers in finding and developing self‑directed recovery goals by providing skill building, based on personal strength, supports and resources to aid them in achieving those goals.
• Role model competency in recovery, resiliency, wellness strategies and other techniques to peers as well as coworkers and other staff. Share own personal recovery journey to role model the value of recovery and teach peers appropriate self‑advocacy to help peers sustain recovery success.
• Complete documentation and other paperwork accurately within 48 hours of service delivery and route it to supervisor approval. Will be directed on appropriate documentation and reviewed by supervisor.
• Meet service productivity standard of at least 62.5% (or 5 out of 8 work hours) for the provision of peer services, supported by appropriate clinical record documentation that meets Clinical Record Handbook specifications and Agency business/clinical ethics standards.

Qualifications

• Openly identifies as a person who has lived experience of using/have used mental health services and/or substance use disorder services or programs.
• Actively engages in a self‑care program that promotes recovery.
• Minimum of 1 (one) year in recovery required.

Education / Experience

• A high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Certified as a Peer Specialist or eligible to obtain Peer Specialist certification.
• Experience with mental illnesses and/or substance use disorder.

Licensure / Certification

• Recognized as a Certified Recovery Peer Specialist by the Florida Certification Board and in good standing or obtain certification within one year of employment.
• Must possess a current and valid driver’s license with no more than six (6) points and maintain Apalachee Designated Auto Driver’s status if transporting consumers is part of the job assignment.

Benefits (Full‑time only)

Apalachee Center, Inc. offers competitive benefits for our full‑time positions, including health, dental, vision, basic life insurance, long‑term disability, paid time off, and more.