Western Tidewater Community Service Board welcomes you to join our team!

At WTCSB our mission is to provide a coordinated system of quality recovery-oriented care in Mental Health, Intellectual Disability, and Substance Abuse Services to the citizens of the cities of Franklin and Suffolk and the counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton. We continually strive to value staff, support diversity, and promote excellence and personal choice in the provision of consumer care.

We are seeking Peer Support Specialists for the Service Member Veteran and Family (SMVF) Division of our organization:

**Must be a Service Member or Veteran**

General Responsibilities for SMVF Peer Support Specialist:

• Provide peer support services to consumers with serious mental illness, substance abuse, and/or intellectual disabilities
• Function as a role model to peers
• Exhibit competency in personal recovery and use of coping skills, serve as a consumer advocate, and provide consumer information and peer support for consumers in outpatient and inpatient settings
• Assists and guides consumers toward achievement of specific goals identified by the consumer and specified in the Individual Service Plan (ISP).
• Occasionally transport Veterans to outside of the agency appointments such as the Veterans Administration Hospital.

• Peer with MH/SA lived experience, veteran preferred

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  Lead recovery groups, share community resources and assist with linkage

  
  

• Maintain/reinforce partnerships with veteran preferred employers

Qualifications and Skills for Peer Support Specialist:

• Must be a Veteran, Dependent or Spouse of a Veteran
• Be a certified Peer Recovery Specialist or gain certification within the first 3 months of hire
• Currently possess, or can acquire, base access
• Hold a valid driver’s license with an acceptable DMV record
• Experience in using various computer software applications and/or Electronic Health Record (Preferred)

Benefits for Full-Time Peer Support Specialist:

• Health Insurance/Life Insurance
• Virginia Retirement System plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Vacation/Sick leave/Holiday pay
• Legal Resources
• VA529-Tuition Savings
• Critical & Accidental Insurance
• Tuition discount-South University
• Aflac
• Working Advantage – shopping discount

To Apply:

Submit a cover letter and resume via ZipRecruiter or Indeed, or on our job board at www.wtcsb.org. ONLY THOSE APPLICANTS SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED. WTCSB is a drug, alcohol & smoke free workplace.

Visit our website, www.wtcsb.org or the Region 5 website at https://region-five.org/service-member-veterans-and-family-support/, or email employment@wtcsb.org .

WTCSB is an equal opportunity employer

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