Peer Support Specialist in Pontiac, Michigan

We are looking for Game Changers

The types of people who wake up excited to make a difference. The superheroes of their field who care about the people they serve. If that sounds like you, we want you on our team. We recognize the importance of a quality work life balance and offer a generous paid time off program and flexible work arrangements to meet the changing needs of our workforce.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Share mental health story through lived experience of moving from hopelessness to hope.
2. Co-facilitate with the beneficiary in development and implementation of recovery goals in the individual plan of service completed through a person-centered planning process.
3. Integrate physical and mental health care, including the development of wellness plans.
4. Develop, implement and provide health and wellness supports to address preventable risk factors for chronic conditions.
5. Advocate and assist with opportunities to engage in self-directed care.
6. Develop, implement and facilitate support groups;
7. Provide supportive services during and after crises.
8. Support beneficiaries in completing psychiatric advance directives.
9. Assist in accessing benefits and utilizing public assistance.
10. Navigate challenging and complex systems of care.
11. Link and engage the beneficiary to community resources and formal/informal supports.
12. Assist with vocational assistance and support.
13. Promote, improve and educate whole health and self-management of chronic conditions.
14. Provide housing assistance and support.
15. Actively engage with individuals who have criminal justice involvement.
16. Apply and model the five stages of recovery to assist beneficiaries in achieving their personal recovery goals.
17. Attend team meetings and receives assignments from supervisor, team leader or designee. Assists team and staff in identifying program environments that are conducive to recovery; lending their unique insight into mental illness or dual diagnosis and what makes recovery possible.
18. Promote individual decision-making and participates in the person-centered planning process. Assists individuals in determining goals and objectives that will help reach recovery. Assists individuals in creating relapse prevention strategies (WRAP).
19. Teach and role model the value of recovery and model effective coping techniques and self help strategies
20. Attends agency in-services including First Aid/CPR, Therapeutic Crisis Management, Diversity, Infectious Disease and other relevant topics.
21. Reports and documents service activity according to Easterseals MORC’ Operations Manual, Medicaid Provider Manual and Michigan Mental Health Code.
22. Willingness to travel to various locations within Oakland County including inpatient psychiatric units, homeless shelters, marketing and outreach events, and to our various ESM locations.
23. Demonstrates knowledge of principles of trauma informed care.
24. Willingness to support and assist individuals with trauma related issues.

Minimum Qualifications:

Be at least 18 years of age;

Have a high school diploma, General Education Diploma (GED), or provide college transcripts in lieu of a high school diploma or GED;

Primary diagnosis of a mental health condition;

Have a strong personal knowledge of what it is like to have first-hand lived experience with a mental health condition that has caused a substantial life disruption;

Has been a recipient of mental health treatment and/or services for at least one year, with a substantial life disruption due to their mental health condition;

Have personal experience in navigating complex mental health treatment services;

Self-identifies