ACCS Peer Specialist, Part-Time, $20 352

The role

The Peer Specialist provides peer counseling, support, and outreach to ACCS clients. This role involves carrying out rehabilitation functions, providing education to families, and offering crisis intervention.

What you will do

• Carry out rehabilitation and support functions and assist in treatment
• Provide education, support, and consultation to families
• Provide crisis intervention under clinical supervision
• Provide mentor and outreach services to ACCS clients
• Provide peer counseling and support to validate clients experiences and provide guidance
• Provide expertise and consultation from a mental health consumer perspective to the team
• Collaborate with the team to promote client self-determination and decision-making
• Assist clients to identify, understand, and combat stigma and discrimination
• Assist team members to identify and understand culture-wide stigma
• Organize and lead individual and group social and recreational activities

Required qualifications

• Current or previous experience as a consumer of mental health services
• High School Diploma
• Peer Specialist Certification required within 6 months from date of hire
• Valid driver’s license
• Access to personal vehicle
• Experience with recovery from psychiatric disabilities

Nice to have

• Bilingual skills
• Experience with multicultural populations
• Related training (e.g., certified occupational therapy assistant, home health care aide)
• Work experience (e.g., teaching)
• Life experience

Benefits

• Competitive package of compensation and benefits

About the company

Aspire Health and Community Services is a compassionate, accountable community. The organization believes mental health is the foundation of a person’s overall health.