Job Description
Job Description
Standards-Based Solutions Behavior Healthcare Resources seeks Certified Peer Support Specialists (CPSS) to assist clients with Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Employment, and Community Reintegration .
Specific tasks include but are not limited to providing recovery-based support, self-help strategies, housing resource referrals, social skill-building, and community participation.
Responsibilities / Duties :
- Serves as an advocate and role model for recovery and wellness, participates in team meetings, and collaborates in the wellness planning process.
- Guides and encourages recipients in taking responsibility for and actively participating in their recovery.
- Assists the individual with self-determination and decision-making.
- Model recovery values, attitudes, beliefs, and personal actions to encourage wellness and resilience.
- Teaches and promotes self-advocacy to the individual, and setting goals,
- Provides support to empower the individual in exercising his or her legal rights within the community.
- Facilitate treatment plans, goals, and objectives at varying therapeutic levels.
- Provide constructive feedback to clients.
Qualifications :
Previous experience as CPSS, mentoring, teaching, tutoring, or other related fieldsAbility to build rapport with clients.Sufficient knowledge of mental health and substance abuseExcellent written and verbal communication skillsJob Type : Part-time
Pay : $13 to $17 per hour
Benefits :
Life InsuranceEducation :
High school or equivalentLicense / Certification :
Valid Driver's License with a good driving recordCurrent Certified Peer Support SpecialistCPR / First Aid TrainingNCI (Preferred)