STEP Peer Recovery Specialist - Community Outreach

West Texas Centers; Big Spring (TX); On-site; USD 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career ladder

Mon-Fri schedules

Rewarding work environment

Job summary

West Texas Centers is seeking a STEP Peer Provider Specialist to engage clients with psychosis through direct rehabilitative activities designed to reduce symptoms and increase community functioning. You will share lived experiences to empower recovery and help clients reach defined goals in the community.

Most interactions occur outside traditional clinics as you travel to support individuals, establish trusting relationships, and collaborate with a therapeutic team to advance recovery

Qualifications

• Lived experience in mental health recovery.
• Must be 18 years old or older.
• High School Diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Perform direct rehabilitative services engaging clients with psychosis to reduce symptoms and disabilities and to improve community function.
• Provide symptom management services to help identify and manage mental illness symptoms.
• Interact with individuals and families mostly outside traditional clinic settings.
• Establish trust and empowerment to support consumers' recovery goals.
• Provide peer-to-peer services as part of the therapeutic support team.

Skills

Lived experience in mental health

Willing to travel

18+ years old

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Valid Texas Driver License

Job description

West Texas Centers is seeking a STEP Peer Provider Specialist to engage clients with psychosis through direct rehabilitative activities designed to reduce symptoms and increase community functioning. You will share lived experiences to empower recovery and help clients reach defined goals in the community.

Most interactions occur outside traditional clinics as you travel to support individuals, establish trusting relationships, and collaborate with a therapeutic team to advance recovery