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Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources Peer Support Specialist- McComb in McComb, Mississippi

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources is actively seeking | | | a Peer Support Specialist *to | | | work with the *Mobile Crisis | | | Response Team *and a residential | | | treatment facility in *McComb, | | | MS, focusing on assisting | | | adults with serious mental | | | illnesses and/or substance use | | | issues. | | | | | | A Peer Support Specialist must | | | be a current or former consumer | | | or a parent of an individual who | | | has received treatment for and | | | self-identifies as a consumer of | | | former mental health consumer. | | | 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. | | | | | | Some on call duties may be | | | required.  | | | | | | 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.  | | | | | | We offer a competitive benefits | | | package including company paid | | | Life Insurance and LTD. | | | Health/Dental/Vision, FSA and | | | HSA, 403(b) retirement and other | | | voluntary benefits are available | | | along with a generous leave | | | policy. | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Minimum of a High School | | | Diploma or equivalent | | | required | | | - DMH Certified Peer Support | | | Specialist Preferred or may | | | apply for certification | | | at  | | | - 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:

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