What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Support Specialist position at TWC-Team Wellness Center?
Peer Specialist/Peer Mentor/Patient Advocate. Come and share your story, as a paid staff member of Team Wellness Center. A Peer specialist is a person who has lived 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. Full and part-time positions available.
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: Full-time
Pay: From $15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- 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
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Willingness to travel:
- 25% (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $15
