Job Description: Job Title: Peer Support Specialist Location: Kirksville, MO Department: Preferred Family Healthcare- Adult Services Employment Type: Full-time Shift: Varies Additional Information About the Role Job Overview: As a Peer Specialist, you'll embark on a rewarding adventure centered on empowering individuals to acquire, develop, and expand their recovery skills. You'll be the catalyst for change, building therapeutic relationships that foster recovery and resilience. And guess what? No prior experience is necessary – we provide on-the-job training! Key Responsibilities: Empowerment in Action: Assist participants in crafting their treatment plans, supporting them on their unique paths to recovery. Open Communication: Maintain regular communication with referral sources/guardians, sharing progress, transition plans, and important clinical updates. Unified Care: Engage in staffing to ensure seamless continuity of care and support. Resourceful Referrals: Collaborate in referring issues that require external assistance beyond our treatment milieu. Smooth Sailing: Assist in scheduling treatment sessions and arranging transportation for participants. Professional Representation: Always represent our agency with professionalism and dedication. Crisis Ready: Be prepared to provide crisis intervention when necessary. Continuous Learning: Pursue professional development through training, aiming for 36 hours every two years. Certified Peer Specialist Responsibilities: Harness the Power of Peer Support: Support, encourage, and model recovery and resilience specific to each individual's needs. Promote Recovery and Resilience: Provide individual or group services with a rehabilitation and recovery focus. Cultivate Coping Skills: Help individuals manage psychiatric symptoms, utilize natural supports, and enhance community living. Foster Community and Connections: Encourage clients to connect with others and their communities. Empower Decision-Making: Assist individuals in making independent choices and taking an active role in their treatment. Uncover Strengths: Help individuals identify personal strengths and resources to aid in their recovery. Set Recovery Goals: Support clients in setting and achieving their recovery goals. Qualifications and Skills: Self-identify as a current or former client of mental health or substance use services OR self-identify as a person in recovery from mental health or substance use disorder. Be at least 21 years of age. Possess a high school diploma or equivalent. Be able to pass a background check, with exceptions considered when applicable. Complete a state-approved training program and, if required, pass a standardized examination. Key Competencies: Positive interpersonal skills Empathy and compassion Effective communication Crisis management Commitment to ongoing learning and development Pay Range: Competitive Pay Brightli is on a Mission: A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance use care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients. As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. If you are passionate about empowering your local communities and promoting health equity, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization that is committed to building a diverse, equitable, inclusive and authentic workplace. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability or veteran status, or to other non-work related factors. Preferred Family Healthcare is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace. About Brightli Brightli is on a mission: A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance use care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients. We are doing this by forming a new behavioral health organization under new model. Under one parent company, multiple organizations are able to collaborate, share resources and system supports, increase recruiting and retention efforts, increase access to specialized care, and meet the growing demand for behavioral and addiction recovery care. Brightli’s top-line subsidiaries include Burrell Behavioral Health (Burrell) and Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH). While these organizations operate independently and are governed by separate board of directors, their operations and services benefit from this model. Alone, organizations may be able to navigate the current tumultuous healthcare environment, but we believe that together we can do so much more than survive. Our communities need us now more than ever, and by working together we are ready to answer their call for years to come. Brightli Snapshot 200 locations 4 states 19 subsidiaries and/or affiliates 5k employees