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Our Recovery Center is a residential alternative to and diversion from inpatient hospitalization. We offer 24-hour walk-in outpatient services, a 23-hour observation unit, crisis residential psychiatric stabilization, and medically monitored detoxification services.

We are in search of a full-time Certified Peer Specialist to provide services in our Adult and Child & Adolescent Units.

Schedule - Monday to Friday - 7am to 3pm and every other weekend.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides a broad range of paraprofessional social services to patients/clients/consumers and their families, participates in treatment team planning, and performs crisis intervention.
• Assists in dealing with the personal and social problems of clients.
• May provide supportive counseling to consumers and families and/or serve as a liaison for social services.
• Prepares lesson plans for group topics, maintains medical records, and documents daily group notes.
• Performs case management duties, and group skills training and refers clients to needed services and resources.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Candidates must have a primary diagnosis of mental illness or a dual diagnosis of mental illness and addictive disease, and a strong desire to identify themselves as a person with mental illness (current or former consumer of mental health services).

• Applicants must hold a GED or High School diploma.
• In addition, applicants must demonstrate strong reading comprehension and written communication skills.
• You must have demonstrated experience with leadership, advocacy, or governance, and be well-grounded in your recovery (one year between diagnosis and application to the training).
• Must meet the Qualifications for Peer Specialist as defined by the DBHDD Peer Specialist Project.

Benefits

Benefits Offered:

• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Paid Time Off/Leave
• 401K Retirement Plan