Peer Support Specialist- Crisis Intervention Center at Communicare – Oxford, Mississippi

Responsibilities:

• Attend all meetings/trainings required by Communicare and the Department of Mental Health
• Maintain certification as a Peer Support Specialist
• Work collaboratively with other mental health staff
• Provide peer support services for assigned individuals receiving services as determined by individual need
• Assist in the orientation process for new individuals receiving services
• Support individuals receiving services in transition to increase access to and utilization of supports and resources
• Improve communication between individuals receiving services and service providers
• Improve the team’s understanding of lived experience, recovery, and resilience through modeling personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness
• Maintain current documentation of services in the individual’s files
• Provides crisis supports by listening to the individual and collaborating with the treatment team
• Support individuals receiving services in taking an active self-directing role in their recovery
• Provide group peer support services daily on all CSU units
• Coordinate discharge planning for individuals preparing to leave the CSU
• Adhere to other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or associated Program Coordinator/Director

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED; or, if ages 16-20, must be actively enrolled in school or GED program
• Have transportation, hold a valid driver’s license, have automobile insurance, and have a safe driving record.
• Identifies self as a current or former mental health consumer with a sustained period of self-directed recovery or be a first-degree family member of a former or current consumer.
• Ability to successfully complete DMH and Center trainings