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$500 Sign-on Bonus after 180 days

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

Peer specialist services provide individuals with opportunities to support, mentor, and assist beneficiaries to achieve community inclusion, participation, independence, recovery, resiliency, and/or productivity. Peers are individuals who have a unique background and skill level from their experience in utilizing services and supports to achieve their personal goals of community membership, independence, and productivity. Peers have a special ability to gain trust and respect of other beneficiaries based on shared experience and perspectives with disabilities and with planning and negotiating human services systems.

Rate of Pay: 17.56

FLSA: Non-Exempt/Full-Time

Reports To: Home Supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: High school education preferred, but other attributes such as organizational skills, experience with mental illness or other disabilities may qualify an individual for this position.

Experience: One or more years’ relevant mental health experience. Good communication skills are required, and the ability to teach and relate to mental health consumers. Computer literacy is desirable. Lived experience with mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and/or substance use disorders valued.

Other: Employee must be a consumer. Status as primary consumer is preferable; secondary consumer status is acceptable. Must be able to demonstrate their experiences in relation to the types of guidance, support, and mentoring activities they will provide. Individuals providing these services should be those generally recognized and accepted to be peers. MDHHS requires certification as a Peer Support Specialist.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Demonstrates knowledge of universal precautions, standards of practice, including but not limited to confidentiality and recipient rights, and emergency protocol.
• Vocational assistance: provides support for beneficiaries seeking educational and/or training opportunities, finding a job, achieving successful employment activities, and developing self-employment opportunities (reported as skill-building or supported employment).
• Provides consumer follow-up services pursuant to Policy 5661 that include follow-up Survey forms.
• Makes consumers aware of mental health services prior to or during the intake process/ providing a welcoming atmosphere and environment conducive to exchanging ideas.
• Coordinates services and interacts with NeMCMHA Consumer Advisory Council.
• Assists the Authority in meeting pertinent outcomes in the area of consumer relations and working with case managers, Crisis staff, and Medical Providers when needed.
• Housing Assistance: provides support locating and acquiring appropriate housing for achieving independent living; finding and choosing roommates; utilizing short-term, interim or one-time-only financial assistance in order to transition from restrictive setting into independent living arrangements; making applications for Section 8 Housing vouchers; managing costs of room and board utilizing an individual budget; purchasing a home; etc. (reported as supports coordination).
• Provides assistance and partnership in services and supports planning and utilization assistance: The person-centered planning process and self-determinations sharing stories of recovery and/or advocacy, accessing entitlements, developing wellness and advance directive plans, learning about and pursuing alternatives to guardianship, providing supportive services during crises, developing, implementing and facilitating groups once becoming certified.
• Actively engage as part of the treatment team to meet person served's needs, complete all required documentation and paperwork.
• Build and foster relationships with the person served, community partners, and other key supports.
• Serve as role model and actively participant, and support person served meet their recovery plan goals.
• Assist person served with developing internal and external partners to promote natural supports and eliminate barriers to services while enhancing existing Community Services or develop new services based on the needs of the person served.
• Must adhere to and apply the Michigan Certified Peer Support Code of Ethics to all duties.
• Must be able to complete and receive the Certified Peer Support Certification status within 12 months, as required by MDHHS and any ongoing trainings.
• Staff will be expected to participate in training aimed at the provision of services for consumers with co-occurring disorders.

NON-ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Performs other related duties as required.
• May be requested to be involved in the Authority’s continuous quality improvement program.
• May be required to provide own transportation while performing agency-related duties.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Ability to walk, bend, stand, sit, lift up to 25 pounds, with or without assistance, stretch/reach, hear, see, hand/finger dexterity and drive. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in accordance with applicable laws.

NeMCMHA

Northeast Michigan Community Mental Health employs nearly 400 people across 17 accredited programs in our 4-county region. Serving residents of Alpena, Alcona, Presque Isle, and Montmorency counties since 1968, we seek to provide comprehensive services and supports that enable people to live and work independently.

BENEFITS

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Training
• Retirement
• 12 Paid Holidays
• 24-Hour On-site Gym
• Supportive Team Environment
• Generous Leave Time Package
• Qualify for Loan Forgiveness
• And more....

Northeast Michigan Community Mental Health Authority does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, gender, height, weight, marital or veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. Northeast Michigan Community Mental Health Authority is an equal-opportunity employer.