Peer Support Specialist

Up to $500 sign-on bonus available!

Your Responsibilities

A Peer Support Specialist (PSS) is a person who is living well in recovery, who has experienced a loss of a significant role in his/her life due to the experience of serious mental or serious emotional disturbance, addiction, loss or trauma. The Peer Support Specialists primary responsibility is to encourage members to take control of their own health and wellness and to promote the concept of whole health. The PSS is responsible for providing support services and serving as an advocate to those enrolled in the program. A Peer Support Specialist will role model hope, personal responsibility, active engagement in education, self-advocacy and connection to community supports. Additional responsibilities include:

• Support members in utilizing goal setting processes to further their recovery
• Create and facilitate groups and activities to support recovery
• Support members in creating a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
• Utilize and teach problem solving techniques
• Teach and role model the value of every individuals recovery experience
• Develops/maintains a welcoming, trauma informed atmosphere
• Complete all necessary paperwork for insurance and billing in a timely manner

What You Need

• Personal experience with recovery
• Ability to practice healthy self-care
• Knowledge of, and experience in working with adults with brain health disorders
• Completion of Peer Support Training Academy as soon as possible after hire date
• Basic computer skills
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position

About the Program

The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team is an effective, evidence based treatment program to provide in-home treatment, support, and rehabilitative care to persons with serious mental illnesses. 

ACT's wraparound services aim to reduce the number of people who are in and out of hospitals for treatment or who are incarcerated or in residential care facilities. This is done mobilizing mental health and treating people out in the community. ACT teams are made up of experts, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and employment specialists, who are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

About the Organization

Hillcrest Family Services is a non-profit organization that assists adults and children in need of help. Every day, Hillcrest builds confidence in hundreds of people and families. We strive to be a leading provider in supporting brain health and wellness.  We’re a place where compassion is commonplace. Where our passion soars and faith restores.

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