Peer Support Specialist MCERT McComb Position Available In Amite, Mississippi
Tallo's Job Summary: Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources is hiring a Peer Support Specialist for their Mobile Crisis Response Team in McComb, MS. This position involves assisting adults with mental illnesses and substance use issues by modeling coping techniques, advocating for effective services, and monitoring progress. On-call duties may be required. The role requires a High School Diploma, DMH Certified Peer Support Specialist preferred, valid Mississippi Driver's License, reliable transportation, and knowledge of mental illness symptoms. The job offers competitive benefits and a leave policy.
Job Description
- +| Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | || Resources is actively seeking | || a
- Peer Support Specialist
- to | || work with the
- Mobile Crisis | || Response Team
- and a residential | || treatment facility in
- McComb, | || MS
- , focusing on assisting | || adults with serious mental | || illnesses and/or substance use | || issues. | || | || A
- Peer Support Specialist must | || be a current or former consumer | || or a parent of an individual who | || has received treatment for and | || self-identifies as a consumer of | || former mental health consumer
•. | || This position plays a vital role | || in assisting consumers in the | || program by modeling effective | || coping techniques and self-help | || strategies based on prior | || experience; supporting consumers | || in advocating for themselves to | || obtain effective services; and | || helping them to monitor their | || progress. | || | || Some on call duties may be | || required. | || | || For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental | || Healthcare Resources has served | || individuals throughout the Pine | || Belt. Through an extensive | || continuum of care, we strive to | || enable adults with serious mental | || illnesses, children with serious | || emotional disturbances, and | || individuals with an addiction or | || developmental disability to live, | || work, learn, and participate | || fully in their communities. Our | || eighteen county service area | || includes Amite, Franklin, | || Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, | || Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, | || Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, | || Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, | || Stone, Walthall, Wayne | || Counties. | || | || We offer a competitive benefit | || package including company paid | || Life Insurance and LTD. | || Health/Dental/Vision, FSA and | ||
HSA, 403
(b) retirement and other | || voluntary benefits are available | || along with a generous leave | || policy. | || | || | || | || | || | || | |
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Requirements:
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- +|•Minimum of a High School | || Diploma or equivalent | || required•| ||•DMH Certified Peer Support | || Specialist Preferred or may | || apply for certification | || at | ||•Must possess a valid | || Mississippi Driver’s License | || with a satisfactory driving | || record | ||•Reliable transportation | || needed to provide services in | || the community | ||•Knowledge of how to establish | || and sustain self-help (mutual | || support) and educational | || groups by soliciting input | || from the mental health | || consumers on their strengths | || and interests.
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- Knowledge of the signs and | || symptoms of mental illness | || and the ability to assist the | || client to address symptoms | || using strategies such as | || positive self-talk. | ||
- Must have demonstrated a | || minimum of six (6) months, | || preferably twelve (12) | || months, in self-directed | || recovery.
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Responsibilities:
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- +|•Advocates for con
