Peer Support Specialist

Compensation and Bonus Package
$18-19/hr
Amazing benefits, CEUs
About the Organization and Position
A well-known and respected non-profit in the St. Augustine area that helps children and adolescents in the foster care system is searching for an Case Manager to join their mobile team. Clients are aged 11-21 with a mental health disorder or co-occurring substance abuse issues. Therapy and wrap-around services are presented in an integrated service delivery approach that utilizes a team of individuals to comprehensively address the needs of the young person and their caregivers.
What's Special About this Job
Amazing team providing cutting edge treatment, collaboration and support. An organization that invests in their employees and continues to set the bar for behavioral health standards of treatment.
Flexible schedules
Clinical Supervision will be provided
Responsibilities

• Assist clients in articulating personal goals for recovery.
• Assist clients in working with their case manager or treatment team in determining the steps he/she needs to take to achieve these goals and self-directed mental health care plan.
• Assist clients in setting up and sustaining self-help (mutual support) groups, as well as means of locating and joining existing groups.
• Use ongoing individual and group sessions to teach clients how to identify and combat negative self-talk and how to identify and overcome fears by providing a forum which allows group members and PSS to share their experiences. By using identified literature, media, etc. clients will gain hope, learn to identify their strengths, and combat negative self-talk.
• Assist clients in building social skills in the community that will enhance job acquisition and tenure utilizing their recovery experience.
• Teach and role model the value of every individual's mental health recovery experience.

Experience

• Certification as a Certified Recovery Peer Specialist, certified by the Florida Board of Certification or a Bachelor of Arts degree in social services major, such as psychology, social work, education, or vocational rehabilitation.
• A minimum of one-year experience working directly with youth with behavioral health needs.
• The Peer Support Specialist (PSS) applicant must attest to lived experience as a family member or caregiver to another individual who has or is in recovery from a substance use or mental health condition.
• Knowledge of the Recovery process and the ability to facilitate recovery using established standardized mental health processes.
• A valid driver's license is required as some driving and/or transportation may be required to take clients to medical appointments, job sites, social activities, and other community resources.