Certified Peer Recovery Supporter

Mental Health America of NKY and Southwest Ohio•Florence, KY

40d

About The Position

Mental Health America of Northern Kentucky and Southwest Ohio is a forward-thinking non-profit organization that promotes mental health and overall wellness. We deliver a wide range of services including prevention, education, and direct care provision. At the heart of our work are our employees, a highly passionate group of people working together to help our community. We are an affiliate of Mental Health America, the country's leading nonprofit dedicated to helping all people live mentally healthier lives.  The organization has over a century of advocacy, public education, and program/service delivery experience. Working at Mental Health America of Northern Kentucky and Southwest Ohio in a full-time contract position with the Northern Kentucky Health Department as a Peer Recovery Supporter is a dynamic role. You will use your lived experience to provide peer support to individuals who have self-identified as desiring peer supports, promoting greater independence, community integration, and recovery from HIV, mental health and substance use disorders. You will be working with a team comprised of multiple professionals from the NKY Health Department and the larger community to assist clients diagnosed with HIV, mental health and/or substance use disorders. We are looking for a highly reliable and collaborative individual to join our team. Give us your best and we’ll give you ours.

Requirements

Minimum requirement is personal lived experience with HIV, mental health and/or substance use
Demonstrate a strong recovery story and be active in maintaining your own personal recovery
Peer Support Specialist Certification in Kentucky
Valid Driver’s license in state of residency and active automobile insurance
Ability to maintain healthy professional boundaries while fostering respectful and collaborative working relationships with community partners, internal teams and participants.
Models and encourages health boundaries with participants to promote psychological safety, accountability and mutual respect.
Willingness to participate in continuous learning and training

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in a certified peer support specialist role

Responsibilities

Serve as a role model for recovery
Work with staff and community partners to connect individuals to peer support and treatment
Share community resources and assist people to meet basic needs
Assess needs and assist people with determining their goals and how to achieve them
Complete intake and enrollment process with people to provide one-on-one peer support services
Help people build social skills, teach self-advocacy skills, establish trust and collaborative relationships and create wellness management strategies
Plan and facilitate support groups necessary for people to build recovery capital
Data entry to ensure quality communication and timely reporting