What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Support Specialist-Claremont position at WEST CENTRAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH?
West Central Behavioral Health, the non-profit community behavioral health center serving lower Grafton County and Sullivan County, New Hampshire, is embarking on a four-year, transformational effort to become a federally-recognized Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. This will enable West Central to continue to provide high-quality, person- and family-centered mental and substance use disorder services to 10,000 underserved individuals of all ages, including our veterans, regardless of their ability to pay.
Do you have a passion for helping people? Do you have past lived experience or provided help to family members or close friends?
The Peer Support Specialist uses his/her experience of recovery from mental health and/or addiction, plus skills learned in formal training to deliver services in mental health settings to provide mind-body recovery and resiliency. The Peer Support Specialist works as part of an interdisciplinary team for clients who require community-based services and assists individuals with engaging in services and supports as part of the recovery plan.
We have roles in Mobile Crisis, Adult Services and ACT teams.
Responsibilities (not a complete list):
· Promotes recovery-oriented principles: of hope, self-efficacy, and community living skills through shared personal experience of recovery.
· Co-creates individualized Treatment Plan based upon the goals and objectives identified through assessment.
· Provides individual coaching, goal planning, and support surrounding independent and social living, career development, peer and family support, and managing crisis and stress.
· Promotes self-advocacy skills through role modeling and education.
Coaches in life skills to better manage relationships, physical health, mental health, and emotional balance.
This is a community-based position. The position talks with clients about:
- different systems and resources available
- what treatments worked for them
- utilizing specific interventions designed to support and meet recovery goals.
