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Salary
USD $18.75 / Hr.
Description and Responsibilities
Adult Community Clinical Services is a Department of Mental Health funded service that is designed to deliver evidence-based interventions within a clinically focused model.
Individuals served are diagnosed with mental illness or dual diagnosis and reside in their own homes, apartments, and in group living environments.
Our services focus on helping people transition to a more independent environment while maximizing their natural supports by building skills and achieving personal goals.
The teams are tight knit, supportive and multidisciplinary. Open Sky’s talented clinicians, substance use counselors, nurses, peer staff, housing counselors, outreach counselors, and direct care staff provide quality, compassionate care to the individuals served.
Certified Peer Specialists have lived experience with mental illness and are able to forge mutually beneficial relationships with people served while maintaining strong boundaries / ethics.
The Peer Recovery Specialist provides direct peer support to individuals and families by sharing personal experiences with the purpose and intent to build trust and collaboration with people served.
They work with individuals to support the development and maintenance of key skills including stress management, relapse prevention, self-determination, self-advocacy, decision making, and goal planning through the use of recovery tools, including Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP).
Other Key responsibilities :
Assist in developing, implementing, and monitoring personal recovery goals using a self-directed recovery and wellness planning process.
Provide support to individuals served through Life and Care Transitions.
Qualifications
High School Diploma, GED or equivalent required.
Driver’s License, acceptable driving record and reliable transportation required.
Must have lived experience with Mental Health challenges.
Must have the ability to forge mutually beneficial relationships with people served while maintaining strong boundaries / ethics.
Must have Peer Specialist Certification upon hire or obtain Peer Specialist Certification within one year of employment, required.
C ertification provided by and paid for by Open Sky!
Open Sky will pay for your certification!
About Us
At Open Sky Community Services, we open our doors, hearts, and minds to the belief that every individual, regardless of perceived limitations, deserves the chance to live a productive and fulfilling life.
Open Sky is on an anti-racist journey, committed to learning, living, and breathing inclusion, opportunity, diversity, racial equity, and justice for ALL.
At Open Sky, you’ll join over 1,300 compassionate and highly trained professionals who put innovative, evidence-based practices to work in ways that positively impact our communities across Central Massachusetts and beyond.
As a trauma-informed organization, Open Sky strives for transparency and sensitivity to the experiences of those we interact with.
Self-care is encouraged, and we are committed to providing a positive work culture that is focused on continuous learning and the value of diverse perspectives.
Open Sky is proud to be an industry leader in pay and benefits. Open the Door to Possibility and begin your career with Open Sky today!
Benefits of Working for Open Sky Include :
Full Time
Skilled Nursing Services & Residential Care
$70k-87k (estimate)
04/24/2024
07/18/2024
openskycs.org
WEST SIDE, MA
200 - 500
1973
Private
BARENT WALSH
<$5M
Skilled Nursing Services & Residential Care