Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Salary: $25.00 - $27.00 per hour

This is a full time position.

Duties

Wilder’s Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team is hiring a Certified Peer Specialist. This person will join a multidisciplinary team dedicated to improving the lives of Southeast Asian adults diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illnesses. Peer Specialists are individuals who have experienced mental health issues themselves and have been trained to assist and support others with similar conditions. This firsthand experience helps Peer Specialists understand the experiences of their clients as they help to promote wellness and recovery. The Peer Specialist will help individuals experiencing severe and persistent mental illness to achieve personal wellbeing and to cope with stressors experienced when recovering from their mental illnesses through mentoring, service coordination and the promotion of empowerment, self-determination, coping skills, understanding and resiliency.

Duties and responsibilities include: Provide peer counseling by inspiring hope in individuals that recovery is possible. Help individuals discover their own strengths and develop their own recovery goals. Engage in collaborative and integrative care by serving as a liaison between the clinical team and individual to ensure each individual's needs and preferences are honored. Reach out to individuals and their networks of support to help them understand the recovery process and encourage them to participate in services/treatment. Coordinate resources and services to ensure individuals have what they need to succeed. Offer skill-building and symptom-management education. Explain documents/information to clients with marginal English language skills, as needed.

When you work at Wilder, you will join a diverse community of passionate individuals who are committed to the Wilder mission and dedicated to serving whole families.

Wilder's workplace diversity strengthens our mission and contributes to our vision of individuals and families thriving in St. Paul and beyond. We offer a dynamic Total Rewards package, which includes competitive compensation and benefits – health, dental, employer-matched 401(k), PTO, paid family, medical and caregiver leave, life insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts and employee wellness programs.

In addition, you will have access to professional development opportunities, including development funding, tuition discounts, career development, and training opportunities. You will also have access to Wilder's inclusion, diversity and equity (WIDE) council, employee resource groups, and other DEI development opportunities available to all employees. Eligible federal loans may also qualify for deferment through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).

Job Qualifications

Must be at least 21 years of age and have a high school diploma, GED or equivalent. Must have the lived experience of a mental illness and be a current or former consumer of mental health services. Must not have received services from Wilder’s Community Mental Health Center in the last 2 years. Demonstrated leadership and advocacy skills preferred. DHS approved Certified Peer Specialist training and certificate required - must attach certificate with resume. Certified Family Peer or interest in becoming certified as a Family Peer preferred. Must be bilingual in English and one of the following languages: Hmong or Karen. Must have a valid driver’s license, access to a vehicle and meet Foundation driver requirements.

About Wilder

The Amherst H. Wilder Foundation is a nonprofit community organization that creates lasting, positive change rooted in people through direct services, research and community building. We combine knowledge, compassion and action to improve lives today and for generations to come. https://www.wilder.org/

Online Application Information

Our application system works best using Chrome and attaching documents in PDF or Word format. Postings close at midnight Eastern Standard Time.

There are four sections to the application process, please follow these instructions carefully:

• Contact information. Be sure to fill out all of the required fields (marked with a red *).
• Verification of email address. Enter the code sent to your email address.
• Enter Address
• Resume and cover letter section. First upload your resume in the resume section then upload your cover letter (required for this position) and any other required documents mentioned in the job posting in the second upload area.
• Questions. Answer “How did you hear about this job/posting?” question and other questions if applicable.
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Questions (EEO). We are required to ask these questions, using this wording, to meet federal guidelines. If you prefer not to answer any questions you can skip them but you must check the box labeled “I have read the above invitation to self-identify as an individual with a disability”
• Review and Edit. Here you can review and edit sections as necessary.
• Attestation. Read statement, check the box and enter your name. Then click submit.
• Optional profile. At this time Wilder is not reviewing this profile information. Click on “Return to Career Center” at the bottom of the page.

Job offers will be contingent on the successful applicant‘s proof of authorization to work in the United States and the results of a background check related to the job requirements.

Wilder is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of the Amherst H Wilder foundation to provide an equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.