Peer Support Specialist

First Resources Corp.; United States; On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

First Resources Corp. in Mt. Pleasant is seeking a dedicated Part-time Peer Support Specialist to help others identify goals, access resources, and manage wellness. You will bring your own recovery experience to mentor participants and promote hope within the community.

The role emphasizes empathy, confidentiality, and collaboration with a supervisor to provide education, support daily living skills, and build meaningful lives for individuals served.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have personal experience with their own mental health.
• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Valid driver's license with good driving record and proof of auto insurance.

Responsibilities

• Provide an inviting drop-in center atmosphere with social activities and mutual support.
• Offer encouragement and coaching to develop daily living skills and healthy habits.
• Maintain a schedule with the supervisor and follow organizational policies.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and communicate closely with teammates and supervisor.
• Demonstrate empathy, continue education as a Peer Support Specialist.

Skills

Empathy

Mentoring

Coaching

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

First Resources Corp. of Mt. Pleasant is growing and we are searching for dedicated and energetic Part-time Peer Support Specialist.

The ideal candidate would be a person with a mental health and/or co-occurring conditions, who is certified or willing to be certified to help others with similar conditions. Using their own experience and training they will receive, the ideal candidate would be assisting others to identify goals they would like to achieve in their lives as well as teach participants how to access local resources and manage their wellness. As a Peer Support Specialist you will work to instill hope, promote wellness, reduce stigma, enhance life skills, provide education and walk side-by-side with individuals as they build or rebuild meaningful lives in their communities.

As a Peer Support Specialist You

• Should be familiar with and promote the philosophy of the drop in center which includes providing a welcoming and safe environment where participants can go for social activities, mutual support, basic needs and resources.
• Provide encouragement and coaching to people who are working to develop daily living skills & healthy habits. Create a sense of community and healthy relationships.
• Work and maintain an established a schedule with the supervisor, following FRC policies and procedures.
• Candidate will maintain strict confidentiality, stay in close communication with other team members and supervisor.
• Candidates for positions as peer support workers require more than experience with mental health. It will require empathy for individuals served, experience with all basic functions of this job description, a willingness to continue their education as a PSS.

Requirements

• It is required that candidates have personal experience with their own mental health and are in a place in their recovery that allows them to mentor and share their own stories comfortably and effectively.
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Must have a valid driver's license, a good driving record and show proof of auto insurance.

Salary: $15 per hour