Starting Pay: $20.00 to $22.00 based on qualifications

Location: Minneapolis (Seward neighborhood) 

Schedule: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays - 20 hours per week

Benefits and paid time off are provided!

The Certified Peer Specialist – Intentional Communities assists with community meetings and coordinates activities that promote socialization for community members living in Hennepin County. 

Certified Peer Specialist Responsibilities:

• Establish supportive and motivational relationships with community members, and coach community members to utilizing coping strategies.
• Perform behavioral management interventions and de-escalate mental health crisis.
• Meet with community members individually or in small groups on a weekly basis. 
• Complete assessments and develop goals that can be included in care plans. 
• Plan and promote participation in activities along with providing support and prompts that promote socialization.
• Assist community members with facilitating community meetings and maintaining community spaces.
• Safely transport community members to community meetings and other activities.
• Maintain records in an electronic health record (Credible).
• Collaborate with other staff members, consultants, interns, and/or volunteers. 

Certified Peer Specialist Requirements:

• Must be a certified peer specialist as defined by MN Department of Human Services.
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
• Experience planning and facilitating activities for groups strongly preferred.
• Experience as a peer specialist strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting adults with mental illness or co-occurring disorders preferred. 

Touchstone Mental Health Mission and Values: Touchstone Mental Health provides innovative, person-centered services that foster hope, health and wellbeing.

• Dignity and respect are cornerstones of all our interactions.
• Diversity, equity and inclusion create a welcoming culture that reflects compassion and embraces differences.
• Innovation, excellence and collaboration in our work helps us set the standard for mental health services and assures safe and affordable housing for the people we serve.
• Person-centered approaches ensure that all people have the right to make informed choices about their lives.

Touchstone Mental Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff that is representative of the communities we serve and live in. People of color and LGBTQ-Identified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.