Part-time Peer Support Specialist

Livingston County Community Mental Health • Howell, MI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Livingston County Community Mental Health is a public mental health services provider located in Howell, Michigan, between Detroit and Lansing. We are an agency joined by the shared vision to create a healthy and rewarding life in the community for everyone. Our team approach works together to serve individuals with a wide array of needs in order to create individualized pathways to wellness, resilience, recovery, and self-determination. This is a part-time (up to 16 hours per week) position as a Peer Support Specialist for adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders. Under the guidance of the lead clinician, a peer support specialist shares their own recovery experience and provides supportive community services such as assisting and teaching a consumer to obtain housing, employment, medical care, transportation, recreation, financial benefits, and other available entitlements. assist consumers in accessing community resources, support consumers in developing recovery plans, and provide education on recovery from mental illness and substance use. Peer Support Specialists advocate for and enhance acceptance of individuals with mental illness in the workplace, family, and community. Services are primarily provided with consumers in their homes and in the community. Peer Support Specialists work occurs in office, home, and community settings.

Requirements

• Candidates must be committed to our shared values and commitment to community care, including clinical excellence, community inclusion, community benefit, innovation, integrated care, and improvement.
• Strong teaming skills are required.
• Strong engagement skills and a nonjudgmental approach.
• Some evening hours may be required.
• A valid MI driver's license is required.
• High school diploma.
• Experience as a primary consumer in recovery from substance use or co-occurring disorder.
• Certified Peer Support II: must have completed Michigan Department of Health and Human Services peer training and obtained certification as a peer support specialist.

Responsibilities

• Shares own recovery experience.
• Provides supportive community services.
• Assists and teaches consumers to obtain housing, employment, medical care, transportation, recreation, financial benefits, and other available entitlements.
• Assists consumers in accessing community resources.
• Supports consumers in developing recovery plans.
• Provides education on recovery from mental illness and substance use.
• Advocates for and enhances acceptance of individuals with mental illness in the workplace, family, and community.

Benefits

• Meaningful, rewarding work with opportunities to develop your clinical skills through regular supervision.
• Join a supportive, diverse team that allows you to collaborate with experienced colleagues.
• Positive environment values diversity and provides avenues to take on special projects, aligning with your interests.
• Potential for career advancement plus an efficient, electronic health record system.
• Continuous learning, a welcoming culture, the ability to pursue your passions, clear growth prospects, and a modern documentation approach.
• Enriching experience focusing on your professional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED