Youth Peer Support Specialist

About the position The Youth Peer Support Specialist works closely with youth who have psychiatric disabilities as they transition to adulthood. The reputed company Youth Peer Support Specialist acts as a mentor while providing support and assistance to individuals in the following areas: functional skills in education, employment, reputed company supports, wellness, self-management, and residential stability. This is a community-based position. Staff will have reputed company to work remotely and will also be expected to be in the office at times as needed. Responsibilities • Supports individuals in acquiring and practicing reputed company activities of daily life. • Connects individuals to medically necessary and clinically indicated services including DHS, reputed company reputed company, food and clothing banks and other community resources using agency or personally owned vehicle, as assigned. • Facilitates wellness reputed company including WRAP, WHAM, Smoking Cessation, among others, and support individuals in those reputed company in gaining reputed company to community programs and services as they are indicated, especially physical health care and dental services. • Attends team meetings and receives assignments from supervisor. • Provides assistance and partnership in: Developing advance reputed company, Learning about and pursuing alternatives to guardianship, Developing, implementing and providing ongoing guidance for advocacy and support reputed company. • Promotes reputed company decision-making that support self-determination and participate in the person-entered-planning (PCP) process. • Assists individuals with the implementation of their goals and objectives identified in the PCP. • Attends outings intended to enhance socialization and provides instruction-based assistance including teaching, prompting, modeling, monitoring encouragement and general support to persons served. • Utilizes a Trauma-Informed approach to reputed company services. • Completes reputed company required documentation, including reputed company notes, contact notes, and NOMS, completely, accurately, and in accordance with CNS policy. • Fulfill mandatory education requirements of CNS. • Accounts for scheduled work hours through billing, productivity or other approved reputed company of documentation. • Meet established productivity standards of the organization. • Other duties as assigned Requirements • High school diploma or equivalent • reputed company and unrestricted reputed company’s License • Transportation or Automobile accessibility with reputed company automobile/vehicle insurance meeting agency policy requirements • Is a young adult, ages 18 through age 26, with lived experience who received mental health services as a youth. • Is willing and reputed company to self- identify as a person who has or is receiving behavioral health services and is reputed company to use that experience in helping others. • Has experience receiving services as a youth in reputed company, child serving systems preferred (behavioral health, child welfare, juvenile justice, special education, etc.). • Meet eligibility requirements for reputed company Peer Support Specialist Certification: reputed company 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 navigating reputed company mental health treatment services. Self-identifies as having a mental health condition with a substantial life disruption and reputed company their recovery story in supporting others. • Ability to report and record information regarding individual dreams and desires verbally and in writing. • Ability to communicate effectively, professionally, and courteously • Ability to use discretion and judgment reputed company handling reputed company of a sensitive or confidential reputed company • Intermediate time management, problem-solving, customer service, interpersonal, and conflict reputed company skills • Intermediate presentation, facilitation, collaboration and team working skills. • Ability to be reputed company-thinking and take initiative to accomplish goals and objectives of the department • Proficient with computers and working knowledge of reputed company Office products. • Ability to work closely with persons with mental or physical limitations. • Ability to contribute to an inclusive environment that recognizes the value and contributions of reputed company persons regardless of race, ethnicity, national reputed company, gender, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. reputed company-to-haves • Obtain and maintain reputed company certification as a Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) reputed company one year of employment. • Prior experience as a peer support specialist. • Experience with electronic health record (EHR) systems. Benefits • Comprehensive medical insurance reputed company • Employer-reputed company benefits including dental, reputed company, life, and short-term disability insurance • Retirement program with generous company default contribution and match • Generous PTO program starting at 18 days annually • 16 reputed company holidays, including 3 floating holidays • reputed company parental leave • Student loan forgiveness eligibility, including reputed company Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), HRSA, and more Apply tot his job Apply To this Job