Part-time (20hrs.)

Hope Network Careers•Saginaw, MI

13d

About The Position

The Certified Peer Support Specialist works as part of a team under direct supervision to provide flexible services that support people served, drawing on personal experience with mental illness to offer perspectives professional training cannot replicate. The role promotes recovery-based, person-centered, and culturally competent practices and may serve as a consultant to other team members by helping them understand the perspectives and experiences of people served. Home visits are required in Macomb County. The position requires the specialist to be sufficiently stable in their own recovery to support people with complex behavioral health needs. They must recognize personal triggers, maintain professional boundaries, use appropriate coping strategies, and seek supervision when needed. The role involves engaging people served, supporting their wellbeing and goals, connecting them with community resources and social networks, and documenting progress. The job is part-time, 20 hours per week.

Requirements

Must be certified as a mental health Peer Support Specialist; an addiction Recovery Specialist or Coach certification does not meet this requirement. Candidates without completed certification must be willing to become certified.
Must have been diagnosed with a mental health condition and have received mental health services.
Must demonstrate sufficient stability in personal recovery to support individuals with complex behavioral health needs.
Must be able to recognize personal triggers, maintain professional boundaries, use appropriate coping strategies, and seek supervision when needed.
Must complete and achieve ACT 101 training by DCH.
Credentialing and privileging includes General ACT, Group Therapy, Co-occurring Treatment, and Peer Services Specialist Conference.
Must be willing to serve others and work independently as well as part of a team.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience.
Knowledge of Motivational Interviewing concepts.
Knowledge of Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment.
Knowledge of Family Psychoeducation.
Knowledge of Seeking Safety.
Knowledge of Stages of Change.
Knowledge of Trauma-Informed Care.
Knowledge of Integrated Care.

Responsibilities

Embrace recovery principles and encourage personnel to support people served in reaching their full potential.
Help people served recognize their strengths and self-worth, engage with them, and monitor their wellbeing.
Participate in Family/Guardian/Friends Liaison Program activities and build open communication with the natural supports of people served.
Build community relationships and social networks that offer support, friendship, love, and hope.
Participate in ongoing peer review of clinical documentation.
Connect people served with transportation resources related to personal care, community living supports, employment, and planned activities.
Facilitate access to community resources and social support networks.
Document progress, or lack of progress, toward goals at the close of each shift.
Submit required routine and customary internal data reports on time.
Know the contract requirements for the program or service and the Program Fidelity Model.
Provide a positive, professional, courteous, responsive, and helpful experience for internal and external customers.
Serve as a positive role model and coach for others.