Job Description

Position Summary

Young Adult Mentors/Certified Peer Specialists will use the insight and learning experiences from their own recovery to assist, engage and encourage service participants. The Peer Specialist will help support participants with a sense of belonging through a supportive relationship that encourages them to address their own mental health while helping facilitate self-direction and self-worth. A Certified Peer Specialist works as an equal with the service participant to empower and motivate each participant through his or her personal recovery. The Peer Specialist will provide life experiences that help develop the participant's leadership, confidence and abilities to better one's own future. The Peer Specialist will assist the individual in developing a Recovery plan as well as help motivate participants to take ownership of their lives and mental health.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of theories, principles, and concepts typically obtained through a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Mental Health, or a related field, along with less than six months of experience. Valid driver's license with 2 or fewer points. Analytical skills to solve problems using basic scientific, mathematical, or technical principles. Effective communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to demonstrate empathy in challenging interpersonal situations.

Salary Range:

Minimum /hour - Maximum /hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.



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