Our Peer Support Specialist for the first episode psychosis team (ASCENT), supports clients that are dealing with behavioral health challenges. Your contribution to our client's treatment will support and encourage them, with your shared lived experiences, as their ally, in their efforts to become healthier. Your support will consist of meeting with clients, providing coaching and education around navigating the systems treating their physical and behavioral health needs. You will provide a safe space to process their emotional lives. You'll be a member of a collaborative integrated healthcare team providing input around the challenges and successes of your clients. In this mountain-based clinic position, you'll meet clients pre or post primary care appointments. You will manage boundaries and provide expertise through your personal experiences that will be valuable to our clients.

Purpose:

The Peer Support Specialist (PSS) on the ASCENT Team works with a collaborative interdisciplinary medical and mental health team to provide whole person care.

Job Summary:

You will be one point of contact on the ASCENT team and serve as a support system to clients needing additional psychoeducation and emotional support. You will report to the Program Supervisor.

You Will:

• Do you have lived experience receiving services physical and behavioral health?
• Are you drawn to work with a close-knit mountain community?
• Are you ready to help clients navigate complicated systems?
• Are you looking to work in an integrated healthcare environment?
• You will report to the Program Manager

Is that a YES? Now is the time to jump on this opportunity to contribute to Mental Health Partners and join our mission.

What's In It For You

• A 40 hrs. per week role and with benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, disability and retirement plan)
• Paid time off (26 days in total Jan-December in Vacation, Personal Days and Sick Days) and paid holidays (10 holidays)
• Engaged employer who believes you are an essential factor in delivering our mission to the community
• Training, personal, and professional growth opportunities
• Leadership support that will contribute to your development

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccination (and any subsequent boosters) and the annual influenza vaccine. Medical exemptions or religious accommodations may be requested.