Youth Peer Support Specialist 
Acumen Counseling Services
Owensboro, KY 42301
Job Summary:
Supports the youth within the Green River Regions by using relevant personal stories to teach through experience, serving as a role model for clients identified as at risk or high risk for mental and/or behavioral issues.
Ensures clients' voices and choices are empowered according to the current System of Care.
Minimum Qualifications:
High School diploma or GED
Must meet the criteria as a youth having lived with an emotional, social, behavioral, and/or substance use disability.
Must have successfully completed the Kentucky Family Leadership Academy.
Must have completed a short essay discussing experience of having received state-funded services from at least one child-serving agency.
Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license and have access to reliable means of transportation for job-related use.Location ID- Cigar Factory Complex (CFC)
Relocation is not provided and travel is occasionally required
Eligible for Over-Time: YES
Eligible for Shift Differential: NOBenefits:
Full-time employees are eligible for: Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, and Long-term Disability
Part-time (0.6 and above) and Full-time employees are eligible for: Life Insurance, Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Days, Paid Holidays, and 403b
Screening Requirements: Motor Vehicle, Drug Screen, and Criminal Background Check

Additional Information: EOE/M/F/VET/Disab