What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Support Specialist position at Team Wellness Center?
Peer Specialist/Peer Mentor/Patient Advocate. Come and share your story, as a paid staff member of Team Wellness Center to clients in our Crisis Stabilization Untied . A Peer specialist is a person who has lived experience with mental illness and/or substance abuse but has successfully maintained recovery and stability for a least a year. Now, use your testimony to advocate for others as they start and/or continue their journey of recovery. Encourage them to remain engaged with treatment. Model the techniques used to overcome temptation and demonstrate the advantages of being a patient of a primary care physician, psychiatrist, and social services support team.
We offer:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid vacations
- 11 paid holidays and Floating paid days off
- Bonus opportunities
- Longevity Bonus
- Tuition reimbursement
- We are a designated site for the federal student loan forgiveness program
- Life Insurance / Long-term care
- Retirement Planning
- Plus other benefits
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $15.00 per hour
Expected hours: 8 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Loan forgiveness
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Weekends only
Application Question(s):
- History of Community Mental Health treatment (either currently or in the past).
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Detroit, MI 48207: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15
