Peer Support Specialist - Cape Girardeau Area

Community Counseling Center (CCC)•Cape Girardeau, MO

8d•$16 - $19

About The Position

Peer support specialists perform a wide range of tasks in emergency, outpatient or inpatient settings that are designed to assist clients in recovery and living in the community by sharing their own personal experience in dealing with mental illness.

Requirements

High School Diploma / GED / HSE
Must self identify as a former or current consumer of mental health, behavioral health, substance use, or co-occurring disorder services, and must hold, or be eligible to obtain within 75 days of starting, a valid Certified Peer Specialist Credential from the Missouri Credentialing Board.
Must hold or obtain by start date, MO Class E Driver's License (Class D for IL Residents), and proof of continuous auto insurance. Must also meet CCC's Motor Vehicle Record standards policy and have reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

Share their personal experience with mental illness/co-occurring substance use and their own personal recovery experience.
Promote the idea and concept of recovery and serve as role model.
Interact directly with clients, both individually and as a group.
Help identify client's individual warning signs and help develop ways to prevent relapse in order to avoid hospitalizations.
Help clients develop insight into their illness and understand their experience with mental illness/co-occurring substance use.
Help clients in developing support systems and connect clients with peer support/self-help groups.
Assist clients in developing self-care skills to promote recovery (i.e., self-advocacy, coping, social, etc.).
Assist staff to understand recovery, the importance of recovery based services and the value of the experience lived by individuals with mental illness/co-occurring substance use.
Participate as a member of the clinical team.
Provide client's point of view at team meetings, treatment planning meetings, and psychiatric visits.
Document according to clinical policies and procedures, DMH, CARF, and any other federal or state program per agency standards.
Maintain compliance with all policy and procedures.
Complete all required training.
Work cooperatively with other departments and members of the community.
Participate in all required meetings as determined by supervisor.
Maintain positive attitude toward agency and clientele.
Other duties as assigned.