Youth & Family Mental Health Peer Support Specialist

I Am Boundless; Mount Vernon (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Annual increases

Medical insurance

FSA

DCA

Life insurance

Disability insurance

PSLF qualification

Tuition discounts

Employee assistance program

Job summary

I Am Boundless is hiring a Peer Mental Health Support Specialist (PMHSS) in Ohio. This non-clinical, Medicaid-reimbursable position uses lived experience to assist youth and families, focusing on emotional regulation, coping skills, and navigating behavioral health services.

Working within the OhioRISE Care Coordination team, you will collaborate with the Care Coordinator and providers to support engagement, progress, and individualized care plans.

Qualifications

• Certified Peer Supporter through the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or ability to obtain certification within required timeframe
• High school diploma or GED required
• Demonstrated lived experience with mental health challenges (individual and/or caregiver)
• Ability to appropriately and professionally utilize lived experience to support others
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience with youth and families with behavioral health needs (preferred)
• Knowledge of OhioRISE and high-fidelity wraparound principles (preferred)
• Experience supporting emotional regulation and coping strategies (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Provide structured, strengths-based, and recovery-oriented support to youth and families within OhioRISE Care Coordination
• Focus on emotional regulation, coping skill development, and navigation of behavioral health services
• Collaborate with Care Coordinator and other providers to support engagement and progress

Skills

Strong communication and interpersonal

Utilize lived experience to support

Lived experience with mental health

Education

High school diploma or GED

Certified Peer Supporter certification or active eligibility

Job description

I Am Boundless is hiring a Peer Mental Health Support Specialist (PMHSS) in Ohio. This non-clinical, Medicaid-reimbursable position uses lived experience to assist youth and families, focusing on emotional regulation, coping skills, and navigating behavioral health services.

Working within the OhioRISE Care Coordination team, you will collaborate with the Care Coordinator and providers to support engagement, progress, and individualized care plans.