Part-time Peer Support Specialist

Starting Compensation:

Peer Support Specialist I: $17.15 per hour

Certified Peer Support Specialist II: $18.62 per hour

About Us:

Livingston County Community Mental Health is a public mental health services provider located in Howell Michigan between Detroit and Lansing. We are an agency joined by the shared vision to create a healthy and rewarding life in the community for everyone. Our team approach works together to serve individuals with a wide array of needs in order to create individualized pathways to wellness resilience recovery and selfdetermination.

Working for Us:

The Peer Support Specialist will look forward to:

meaningful rewarding work with opportunities to develop your clinical skills through regular supervision. Join a supportive diverse team that allows you to collaborate with experienced colleagues. Our positive environment values diversity and provides avenues to take on special projects aligning with your interests. Enjoy potential for career advancement plus an efficient electronic health record system.

Experience continuous learning a welcoming culture the ability to pursue your passions clear growth prospects and a modern documentation approach. This role offers a truly enriching experience focusing on your professional development.

Role:

This is a parttime (up to 16 hours per week) position as a Peer Support Specialist for adults with serious mental illness and cooccurring substance use disorders. Under the guidance of the lead clinician a peer support specialist shares their own recovery experience and provides supportive community services such as assisting and teaching a consumer to obtain housing employment medical care transportation recreation financial benefits and other available entitlements. assist consumers in accessing community resources support consumers in developing recovery plans and provide education on recovery from mental illness and substance use. Peer Support Specialists advocate for and enhance acceptance of individuals with mental illness in the workplace family and community. Services are primarily provided with consumers in their homes and in the community. Peer Support Specialists work occurs in office home and community settings. Peer Support Specialists work under the supervision of the Mental Health Program Director and Program Coordinator.

Requirements to join us:

Candidates must be committed to our shared values and commitment to community care including clinical excellence community inclusion community benefit innovation integrated care and improvement. Our collaborative approach to treatment requires strong teaming skills. This is a dynamic teamoriented position with great opportunities to grow.

Job Specific Requirements:

Peer Support Specialist must have strong engagement skills and a nonjudgmental approach. Some evening hours may be required. A valid MI drivers license is required.

Qualifications and Experience:

Peer staff must have a high school diploma and experience as a primary consumer in recovery from substance use or cooccurring disorder. A valid MI drivers license is required.

Certified Peer Support II: must have completed Michigan Department of Health and Human Services peer training and obtained certification as a peer support specialist.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority