Join our team at Behavioral Services of Louisiana, LLC, as a Child Peer Support Specialist. We are a dedicated Family Support Organization that values the power of shared experiences and personal growth. In this role, you will report to the Director of Operations and be supervised by the Support Specialist Supervisor. You will be instrumental in providing individual peer support services in the community, assisting clients in developing treatment goals, and helping them improve their social, interpersonal, and daily living skills. Your contribution will be vital in enhancing our clients' ability to manage the negative effects of psychiatric or emotional symptoms.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual Peer Support Specialist services in the community.
• Assist clients in developing treatment goals within the first 30 days of service.
• Help clients restore, rehabilitate, and develop social and interpersonal skills.
• Identify, enhance, and establish support networks, community awareness, and coping strategies.
• Assist in improving clients' self-management of psychiatric or emotional symptoms.
• Participate in collaborative meetings with Behavioral Health Services staff and other community supports as needed.
• Communicate clients' status regularly, including changes in mood, medical issues, and all crisis and health and safety issues.
• Attend all office trainings and regular clinical supervision sessions.
• Document services provided regularly, concisely, and completely in accordance with clinical standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Self-identify as a current or former consumer of mental health services.
• Demonstrate a minimum of 6 months in self-directed recovery within the last year or self-identify as a first-degree family member.
• Ability to use computer interface to complete documentation for billing or other purposes as needed.