Youth Recovery Peer Specialist

AltaPointe Health Systems; Foley (AL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

AltaPointe Health Systems in Mobile, AL seeks a Peer Specialist to support children, adolescents, and families within the Children’s Outpatient Services program. The role emphasizes recovery, social skills development, and empowerment, with emphasis on community resources.

Applicants must have a high school diploma, be a current or former recipient of mental health services with a DSM-5 diagnosis, and complete DMH-approved Peer Specialist training for certification; knowledge of the Alabama

Qualifications

• Must be a current or former recipient of mental health services.
• Experience working with youth/young adults is a plus.
• Willingness to complete DMH-approved Peer Specialist training for certification.

Responsibilities

• Participates in one-on-one meetings or treatment team meetings to discuss ideas, difficulties, suggestions, and expectations
• Provides social interaction, both individually and as a group, to develop social and recreational skills and to help participants develop insight into their mental illness
• Promotes recovery-oriented skills to help achieve goals created in the treatment plan
• Establish linkages that result in the participant's active use of resources in the community
• Assist participants in developing empowerment skills through self-advocacy and advocates on behalf of participant when needed
• Assists staff and participants in understanding recovery and share unique experiences leading toward rehabilitation
• Serve as a role model to help staff in understanding recovery and share unique experiences leading toward rehabilitation
• Plans and conducts peer support groups focusing on topics related to recovery
• Other tasks as assigned by supervisor

Skills

Peer support

Recovery-oriented

Team collaboration

Effective communication

Education

High school diploma

Job description

AltaPointe Health Systems in Mobile, AL seeks a Peer Specialist to support children, adolescents, and families within the Children’s Outpatient Services program. The role emphasizes recovery, social skills development, and empowerment, with emphasis on community resources.

Applicants must have a high school diploma, be a current or former recipient of mental health services with a DSM-5 diagnosis, and complete DMH-approved Peer Specialist training for certification; knowledge of the Alabama