Peer Support Specialist - part time

Ozark Center; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ozark Center, part of Freeman Health System, seeks a Certified Peer Specialist to provide supportive rehabilitation and recovery services to individuals managing mental illness and substance use challenges.

The role involves coaching, advocacy, and guiding clients through wellness plans, with emphasis on independent living skills and community resource access.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be a recipient of or have received mental health services in the recent past.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing emotional support and guide, teach and coach skills for managing mental health issues.
• Train, coach and support individuals in learning social and daily living skills.
• Accompany to appointments to provide support, advocacy and encouragement in discussing issues with doctors and therapists.
• Provide community living skills coaching and teaching to develop independence and self-sufficiency.
• Assist individuals in accessing public services including financial, housing, emergency services, food, shelter and clothing resources.
• Assist in accessing support groups in the community.
• Assist in developing Wellness and Recovery Plans with clients.
• Assist in learning Illness Management and Recovery skills to recognize signs and symptoms of mental illness.
• Teach stress reduction exercises.

Skills

Emotional support

Coaching

Advocacy

Communication

Guide and teach skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description Summary:

The Certified Peer Specialist is responsible for providing supportive rehabilitation and recovery support services to individuals impacted by a variety of behavioral health issues who are learning to manage aspects of their mental illness/substance abuse recovery.

Education:

Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.

Work Experiences:

Must be a recipient of or have received mental health services in the recent past.

Responsibilities:

• Provide ongoing emotional support and guide, teach and coach skills for managing mental health issues.
• Train, coach and support individuals in learning social and daily living skills.
• Accompany to appointments to provide support, advocacy and encouragement in discussing issues with doctors and therapists.
• Provide community living skills coaching and teaching to develop independence and self-sufficiency.
• Assist individuals in accessing public services to include financial, housing, emergency service needs, food, shelter and clothing resources.
• Assist in accessing support groups in the community.
• Assist in developing Wellness and Recovery Plans with clients.
• Assist in learning Illness Management and Recovery skills to become familiar with signs and symptoms of mental illness.
• Teach stress reduction exercises.

Certified Peer Specialist shall report to and perform other work-related duties as assigned by the Assistant Director of Crisis Services. Performs specified administrative tasks as determined by the Assistant Director of Crisis Services and/or Director of Crisis Services Perform all other duties as assigned.

Locally owned and nationally recognized, Freeman Health System is a not-for-profit health system serving communities across Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas through a network of hospitals, physician clinics, outpatient locations, and specialty services. The system includes Freeman Hospital West, Freeman Hospital East, Freeman Neosho Hospital, and the Freeman Health System facilities in Bentonville, Springdale, Willow Creek, and Siloam Springs. Freeman Health System also operates Ozark Center – the region’s largest provider of behavioral health services, and offers comprehensive cancer, cardiology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, and women’s and children’s services. The system is supported by more than 7,000 employees and is the only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in a 70-mile radius. For more information, visit Freeman Health System.