Peer Support Specialist
- Philadelphia, MS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Use personal recovery experience as a tool.
- Provide family and community education.
- Serve as a role model and mentor.
- Provide support and encouragement to peers.
- Navigate/link individuals to community resources such as housing, social services, education and employment assistance, health services, etc.
- Lead recovery education and activities.
- Develop a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) that focuses on strategies for reaching personal goals, crisis planning, and relapse prevention.
- Facilitate peer support groups.
- Provide opportunities for socialization in the community.
- Provide outreach to people who have frequent inpatient hospitalizations.
- Provide outreach to people who have failed to engage with the behavioral health system.
- Assist individuals to develop and implement a person-centered individual service plan.
- Support individuals through the intake process.
- Educate individuals on changes in health care reform.
- Help individuals understand their benefits.
- Help individuals who seek SSI/SSDI benefits by taking them through the SOAR process.
- Support people through discharge.
- Follow up after discharge (in-person, when needed).
- Empower others by helping them identify their strengths, support, resources and skills.
- Work as a wraparound facilitator (MS Only).
- Provide case management and coordination of services to assist other workers/staff on the case.
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Must have a mental health condition and/or substance use disorder, must be in recovery, must be open minded, and must be willing to share personal experiences with mental illness/substance use publicly.
- Must be a High School Graduate or have GED.
- Must have a valid driver’s license in state of employment with a safe driving record.
- Must have successfully completed state specific Peer Specialist training and exam.
- We recognize the importance of self-care and work/life balance.
- We offer flexibility in scheduling and provide all employees access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which includes 8 mental health counseling sessions annually.
- Full-time HCA employees enjoy paid time off, paid holidays, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and other voluntary insurance products.
- Additional benefits include:
- Access to a Health Navigator
- Health Savings Account with company contribution
- Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Account
- Health Reimbursement Account
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Benefits Hub
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