What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Support Specialist Certified Macomb position at Easterseals MORC?
We are looking for Game Changers
The types of people who wake up excited to make a difference. The superheroes of their field who care about the people they serve. If that sounds like you, we want you on our team. We recognize the importance of a quality work life balance and offer a generous paid time off program and flexible work arrangements to meet the changing needs of our workforce.
Essential Job Functions:
- Share mental health story through lived experience of moving from hopelessness to hope.
- Co-facilitate with the beneficiary in development and implementation of recovery goals in the individual plan of service completed through a person-centered planning process.
- Integrate physical and mental health care, including the development of wellness plans.
- Develop, implement and provide health and wellness supports to address preventable risk factors for chronic conditions.
- Advocate and assist with opportunities to engage in self-directed care.
- Develop, implement and facilitate support groups;
- Provide supportive services during and after crises.
- Support beneficiaries in completing psychiatric advance directives.
- Assist in accessing benefits and utilizing public assistance.
- Navigate challenging and complex systems of care.
- Link and engage the beneficiary to community resources and formal/informal supports.
- Assist with vocational assistance and support.
- Promote, improve and educate whole health and self-management of chronic conditions.
- Provide housing assistance and support.
- Actively engage with individuals who have criminal justice involvement.
- Apply and model the five stages of recovery to assist beneficiaries in achieving their personal recovery goals.
- Attend team meetings and receives assignments from supervisor, team leader or designee. Assists team and staff in identifying program environments that are conducive to recovery; lending their unique insight into mental illness or dual diagnosis and what makes recovery possible.
- Promote individual decision-making and participates in the person-centered planning process. Assists individuals in determining goals and objectives that will help reach recovery. Assists individuals in creating relapse prevention strategies (WRAP).
- Teach and role model the value of recovery and model effective coping techniques and self help strategies
- Attends agency in-services including First Aid/CPR, Therapeutic Crisis Management, Diversity, Infectious Disease and other relevant topics.
- Reports and documents service activity according to Easterseals MORC’ Operations Manual, Medicaid Provider Manual and Michigan Mental Health Code.
- Willingness to travel to various locations within Oakland County including inpatient psychiatric units, homeless shelters, marketing and outreach events, and to our various ESM locations.
- Demonstrates knowledge of principles of trauma informed care.
- Willingness to support and assist individuals with trauma related issues.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Be at least 18 years of age;
- Have a high school diploma, General Education Diploma (GED), or provide college transcripts in lieu of a high school diploma or GED;
- Primary diagnosis of a mental health condition;
- Have a strong personal knowledge of what it is like to have first-hand lived experience with a mental health condition that has caused a substantial life disruption;
- Has been a recipient of mental health treatment and/or services for at least one year, with a substantial life disruption due to their mental health condition;
- Have personal experience in navigating complex mental health treatment services;
- Self-identifies as having a mental health condition with a substantial life disruption and shares their recovery story in supporting others;
Benefits of Being a Superhero!
- We are proud to offer an equitable and inclusive environment that reflects the communities that we serve and encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our workforce.
- Here at Easterseals, life is good. We have flexible hours, loads of time off, and awesome events.
- 3 weeks of Personal Time Off /PTO PTO 3 floating holidays, in addition to Easterseals MORC 10 observed holidays.
- As a member of our family, you are part of a culture that values professional development, community service and collaboration.
- We keep it open, honest and inclusive. We care about providing our employees a collaborative experience, including quarterly team days.
- We not only offer our employees a competitive salary, we also provide bonuses and extra incentives to reward their hard work & dedication.
- Innovation is at the heart of our organization. We use cutting-edge technology and evidence-based practices.
We offer fantastic benefits! We have a competitive and comprehensive salary and benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision coverage with company contribution Flexible Spending Account, Voluntary Dependent reimbursement - We offer a variety of resources centered on our 6 pillars of well-being to support staff in living a healthy lifestyle. Free access to Calm app? Yes please!
- We offer traditional and 401k options to ensure each of our employees are able to save for their future.
- We are a PSLF (Public Service Loan Forgiveness) Employer
Proud Winners of:
- Metro Detroit's 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For
- Corp! Magazine Diversity Award Winner
- West Michigan's 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For
- Crain's Cool Places to Work
- Oakland Parenting Awareness Coalitions' Family Friendly Employer of the Year
Education
Required- High School or better
Licenses & Certifications
Required- Auto Insurance
- DRIVERS LICENSE
- PSS Cert
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
