Peer Support Specialist

Description

 Title: Peer Support Specialist 

Location: Manchester, NH 03101

Job Type: Full-time (40 hours/week)

About Us:

Everyone deserves to feel healthy in both body and mind. Here at The Mental Health Center, we’re committed to helping you understand mental illness and get on the road to recovery. Our programs and services aim to restore health and improve quality of life. We believe each staff member plays an integral role in fulfilling our mission to provide the highest quality of care possible. We know our employees are the key to our success and we currently have job opportunities available so YOU too can become part of our successful, energetic, and dedicated organization!

4 Departments that are hiring! 

Job Description: 

Work as part of an interdisciplinary team for clients with a variety of personality and mood disorders who primarily receive in-office treatment but could benefit from peer support services. Use your own life experience to engage individuals in crisis, assist individuals with engaging in services and supports, and develop an individualized recovery plan. Promote self-efficacy and independence through providing supportive interventions as agreed upon collaboratively with the treatment team. Includes documentation and team meeting participation.

North End Counseling:  This program provides individual and group treatment for persons suffering from difficulty regulating mood or emotions, or who have experienced trauma and eating disorders. North End Counseling services are aimed at helping enhance your coping skills, enabling you to self-manage your emotions, build positive relationships, minimize crises, and improve your overall quality of life. We provide a full Dialectical Behavioral Therapy program, as well as Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure Therapy for trauma. 

 Rapid Response: 

For adults and seniors experiencing a time of crisis, a Rapid Response Team quickly and seamlessly deploys mental health clinicians and peer support and recovery coaches directly to the individual, or individuals, in need.

This team supports the community on a 24-hour, 7 days a week, 365 days a year basis. We are here for you!

Clinical Case Management: 

 This team provides mental health treatment to adults with Severe and Severe Persistent Mental Illnesses on level III outpatient  

Homeless Outreach 

Work as part of an interdisciplinary team for unsheltered persons in need of community-based services, use own life experience to engage homeless individuals, assist individuals with engaging in services, and support the development of an individualized recovery plan. Play an advocacy role and promote self-care, illness self-management, wellness, and recovery.

Requirements

 Qualifications: 

• Must be certified as a Peer Specialist or Recovery Coach. Must be eligible for CRSW and Intentional Peer Support certificates.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and automobile with liability insurance in the amount required by agency policy.

Experience: 

Experience working as a peer specialist in a mental health center setting and/or substance misuse services is highly recommended.

Education: 

A minimum of a High School Diploma or GED is required.

Job type: Full-time

Skills and Competencies:

• Commitment to teamwork
• Self-Starter, Independent
• Time management and organizational skills are a must.
• Excellent communication ability with co-workers, staff, clients, and community partners. 

Benefits:

• Health Insurance  
• Dental coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Personal Time Off (PTO)
• Extended Illness Leave (EIL)
• 7 Paid Holidays
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Tuition Assistance 
• Short- and Long-term Disability
• Life Insurance 
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for Medical and Dependent Care
• Flexible Work Options 
• Performance Bonuses
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company Discounts
• Employee Recognition Events 
• Competitive Salaries

*Supervision towards Clinical Licensure
*Qualifying Employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and NH State Loan Repayment Program

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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