Certified Peer Support Specialist (Mhc I)

The ACCS Team is seeking a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS)  candidate to provide support and advocacy to persons served is heard throughout the service delivery. Share personal recovery experiences to inspire hope and to develop mutuality in peer-to-peer relationships.  Assist and/or support persons served in the development of useful tools for their personal recovery, such as Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP). The Peer acts as a role model for persons served in interacting with community providers and agencies.  Provides guidance, coaching, training, support, education, and advocacy with regard to interacting and networking with community resources and treatment providers appropriately and effectively to meet the needs of the person served.  Provides trauma-informed, person-centered community-based interventions that support Health & Wellness. Provide support to persons served in group formats while exploring meaningful activities of wellness and community life.

 

Please Note: The position is 40 hours per week on the day shift. The selected candidate will work Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, and Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday and Saturday off.

 

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties and responsibilities are not all inclusive:

• Provide Peer Support to persons served and facilitate Peer Support groups and other educational groups to promote empowerment and increase self-sufficiency.  Provide advocacy and support to persons served during intake and the transition process and across the spectrum of services. 
• Share personal recovery experiences that identify the Peer Support Specialist's own skills, supports and resources to inspire hope, self-determination and to develop mutuality in peer-to-peer relationships.
• Assist and/or support persons served in the development of useful tools and coping mechanisms for their personal recovery, such as Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP).  Provide training and support to persons served in recovery principles and techniques, wellness management and community life development planning.
• Advocate for persons served and support their development of self-advocacy skills and work collaboratively with ACCS team members to ensure that the needs of the person served are being met.  Facilitate linkage to community-based services and networks to promote opportunities for empowerment and increase self-determination. 
• Attend meetings and serve on agency committees, project teams and work groups to discuss issues and brainstorm solutions to problems, to provide open communication between disciplines and to keep those involved abreast on changes to an individual's needs. 
• Support person served social integration through linkages to a broad range of community-based services and support systems.
• Serve as a member of the person served' s treatment team and assist the person served in communicating their personal recovery plan and goals to the treatment team.  Assist staff in understanding the person served' s perspective, stresses, pressures and abilities through training and consultation. 

 

Required Qualifications: 

• Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent and Peer Certification through a recognized Certified Specialist Program.
  
• Incumbents may be required to have a current and valid motor vehicle driver's license at a class level specific to assignment.
• Must have lived experience as currently/formerly receiving mental health services.
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in a written format.
• Ability to work as a member of a team and individually.
• Ability to remain calm, rational and react quickly and effectively in emergency situations.
• Knowledge of the organization and functions of the community mental health programs.

 

DMH Mission Statement:
The Dr. John C. Corrigan Mental Health Center/Fall River Site provides comprehensive services to adults and children. Programs include a 16-bed acute in-patient unit, Case Management, Day Treatment Program and Adult Community Clinical Services.  Our mission is to provide person centered care to individuals of diverse backgrounds. We always aspire to create an environment which promotes recovery, resiliency, growth and independence for those we serve and their families as well as to create an environment where employees can learn and grow.

Pre-Hire Process:

A criminal background check will be completed on the recommended candidate as required by the regulations set forth by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services prior to the candidate being hired. For more information, please visit http://www.mass.gov/hhs/cori 

Education, licensure and certifications will be verified in accordance with the Human Resources Division's Hiring Guidelines. 

Education and license/certification information provided by the selected candidate(s) is subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law and may be published on the Commonwealth's website.

If you require assistance with the application/interview process and would like to request an ADA accommodation, please click on the link and complete the Reasonable Accommodation Online Request Form

For questions regarding this requisition, please contact Executive Office of Health and Human Services Human Resources at (857) 275-8747.

 

 

 

This requisition will remain open until filled; however, first consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.   Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent and Peer certification through a recognized Certified Specialist Program.     Based on assignment to a Family Support Specialist position applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent and completion of an approved Professional Parent Advisory League (PAL) entry-level training as a Family Support Specialist.    Incumbents may be required to have a current and valid motor vehicle driver's license at a class level specific to assignment. 

 

 

Comprehensive Benefits

When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.

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COVID Vaccine: As a condition of employment, depending on job assignment and location, employees may be required to have received COVID-19 vaccination and/or other vaccinations, or to have been approved for a vaccination exemption prior to their start date. Details relating to demonstrating compliance with this requirement will be provided to applicants selected for employment.

 

An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.  Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.  Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements.  We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.