Peer Specialist - ACCS
About The Position
Eliot is seeking a committed Peer Specialist to join its Adult Community Clinical Services (ACCS) division. ACCS provides clinically focused, evidence-based interventions to adults with severe and persistent mental illness. Services are person-centered and delivered by a multidisciplinary team in residential or community-based settings. This role works with clients experiencing severe mental illness in both community and residential locations. The ideal candidate is focused on mental health recovery and has the interpersonal skills to develop lasting relationships with the people served and ACCS team members.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Must have received mental health services in the past and have self-knowledge to manage their mental illness and an established recovery process.
- Must be a Certified Peer Specialist or complete certification within six months of hire.
- Valid Massachusetts driver's license.
Responsibilities
- Empower persons with mental illness to exercise autonomy, identify choices, and develop self-advocacy skills.
- Collaborate with team members to ensure each person's perspective and preferences are included and their choices are maximized.
- Provide training and consultation to staff to help them understand the perspectives of the people served.
- Guide people through their recovery journey by providing advocacy, support, and education during intake, transitions across services, and transitions to independence.
- Help people identify personal recovery methods and develop self-management plans for addressing their experiences of mental illness.
- Promote hope and empowerment through meetings and support.
- Participate in developing treatment plans and help people communicate their personal recovery goals.
- Ensure services are culturally competent, strengths-based, recovery-based, rehabilitation-focused, and inclusive of individual preferences, with the person at the center of care.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays.
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- 401(k) with employer match.
- Discounted fitness services and access to childcare resources.
- Company-paid life and accidental death insurance.
- Ongoing training, career advancement programs, tuition reimbursement, and leadership development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
