Peer Specialist II - Solutions Center - Friday-Sunday 11:30-8:30 pm

The role

Peer Specialists support people in reaching personal goals and living healthy lives by sharing lived experience with mental illness. They supplement the work of clinicians by providing support in various life activities and following Intentional Peer Support principles.

What you will do

• Orient persons served to programs and available services
• Report clinical concerns and high-risk behaviors to staff
• Meet with persons to discuss disposition plans and personal safety plans
• Perform documentation in Electronic Health Record
• Work with program staff to maintain a resource directory
• Assist clinicians in developing and facilitating Skills Groups
• Assist persons in obtaining services for life goals and recovery needs
• Assist in arranging and providing transportation for appointments and services
• Promote collaboration and sharing of community resources
• Help identify strengths and share problem-solving techniques

Required qualifications

• High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalent
• Has upon hire a Colorado Peer and Family Specialist Certification
• Lived experience: Have received counseling and treatment and currently continuing one’s own recovery with mental health issues
• Minimum 1 year working experience in the mental health field and/or the social work/human services field
• Occasional lifting up to 40 lbs

Nice to have

• Language Differential - $1/hr - $2.50/hr

Benefits

• Language Differential - $1/hr - $2.50/hr

About the company

WellPower envisions a community where every person’s mental health is fostered through strength, resilience and hope. They offer compassionate, innovative services that meet people where they are.