+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources is actively seeking a | | | Peer Support Specialist to work | | | in Purvis, MS. A Peer Support | | | Specialist must be a current or | | | former consumer or a first degree | | | family member of an individual | | | who has received treatment for | | | and self-identifies as a consumer | | | or former mental health consumer. | | | This position requires on-call | | | duties. Upon hire, the Peer | | | Support Specialist will attend a | | | training to become a Certified | | | Peer Support Specialist. This | | | position plays a vital role in | | | assisting consumers in the | | | program by modeling effective | | | coping techniques and self-help | | | strategies based on prior | | | experience; supporting consumers | | | in advocating for themselves to | | | obtain effective services; and | | | helping them to monitor their | | | progress. | | | | | | For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental | | | Healthcare Resources has served | | | individuals throughout the Pine | | | Belt.  Through an extensive | | | continuum of care, we strive to | | | enable adults with serious mental | | | illnesses, children with serious | | | emotional disturbances, and | | | individuals with an addiction or | | | developmental disability to live, | | | work, learn, and participate | | | fully in their communities.  Our | | | eighteen county service area | | | includes Amite, Franklin, | | | Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, | | | Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, | | | Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, | | | Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, | | | Stone, Walthall, Wayne | | | Counties.   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Minimum of a High School | | | Diploma or equivalent | | | required | | | - Must be a current DMH | | | Certified Peer Support | | | Specialist or be able to | | | obtain certification within | | | 90 days of hire | | | - Must possess a valid | | | Mississippi Driver's License | | | with a satisfactory driving | | | record | | | - Reliable transportation | | | needed to provide services in | | | the community | | | - Knowledge of how to establish | | | and sustain self-help (mutual | | | support) and educational | | | groups by soliciting input | | | from the mental health | | | consumers on their strengths | | | and interests. | | | - Knowledge of the signs and | | | symptoms of mental illness | | | and the ability to assist the | | | client to address symptoms | | | using strategies such as | | | positive self-talk. | | | - Must have demonstrated a | | | minimum of six (6) months, | | | preferably twelve (12) | | | months, in self-directed | | | recovery.  | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Responsibilities: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Advocates for consumers by | | | providing consumer | | | information in terms that | | | consumers and families can | | | understand through various | | | formal and informal settings. | | | - Assists with targeted | | | outreach, medication | | | monitoring, system | | | navigation, and advocacy. | | | - Engages families and |