Youth Recovery Peer Specialist

AltaPointe Health; Foley (AL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

AltaPointe Health’s Children’s Outpatient Services seeks a dedicated Peer Specialist to support children, adolescents and families. You will engage in recovery-oriented activities, promote resilience, and help participants access community resources.

Responsibilities include participating in treatment team meetings, facilitating peer groups, documenting progress, and acting as a compassionate role model to foster empowerment and hope within the program.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or its equivalent.
• Must be a current or former recipient of mental health services with a DSM-5 diagnosis for at least one year before age 21.
• Ability to attend Peer Specialist training for certification; knowledge of Alabama public mental health system.
• Knowledge of youth/young adult competencies to be attained within six months of employment.

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

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Active listening

Education

High school diploma

Job description

AltaPointe Health’s Children’s Outpatient Services seeks a dedicated Peer Specialist to support children, adolescents and families. You will engage in recovery-oriented activities, promote resilience, and help participants access community resources.

Responsibilities include participating in treatment team meetings, facilitating peer groups, documenting progress, and acting as a compassionate role model to foster empowerment and hope within the program.