Peer Support Specialist- Crisis Intervention Center Job at CommuniCare, Ripley, MS

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  • CommuniCare
  • Ripley, MS

Job Description

Responsibilities:

  • Attend all meetings/trainings required by Communicare and the Department of Mental Health
  • Maintain certification as a Peer Support Specialist
  • Work collaboratively with other mental health staff
  • Provide peer support services for assigned individuals receiving services as determined by individual need
  • Assist in the orientation process for new individuals receiving services
  • Support individuals receiving services in transition to increase access to and utilization of supports and resources
  • Improve communication between individuals receiving services and service providers
  • Improve the teams understanding of lived experience, recovery, and resilience through modeling personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness
  • Maintain current documentation of services in the individuals files
  • Provides crisis supports by listening to the individual and collaborating with the treatment team
  • Support individuals receiving services in taking an active self-directing role in their recovery
  • Provide group peer support services daily on all CSU units
  • Coordinate discharge planning for individuals preparing to leave the CSU
  • Adhere to other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or associated Program Coordinator/Director

Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma or GED; or, if ages 16-20, must be actively enrolled in school or GED program
  • Have transportation, hold a valid drivers license, have automobile insurance, and have a safe driving record.
  • Identifies self as a current or former mental health consumer with a sustained period of self-directed recovery or be a first-degree family member of a former or current consumer.
  • Ability to successfully complete DMH and Center trainings

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