Certified Peer Support Specialist Position Available In Marshall, Mississippi

Certified Peer Support Specialist

Salary
$28,542.30 Annually
Location 37 – LAMAR

COUNTY, MS

Job Type
Full-Time
Job Number
9356-0372-20250221
Department
0372 – MH-EAST

MS STATE HOSPITAL

Opening Date
02/21/2025
Closing Date
3/5/2025 11:59 PM Central
Agency Minimum Salary
$28,542.30
Agency Maximum Salary
$28,542.30
About the Agency
South Mississippi State Hospital in Purvis is an acute care, regional behavioral program with the primary purpose to offer a continuum of services for adults with mental illness within the patient’s region of residence. The closer proximity allows family, friends, and community to more actively support the treatment, recover, and aftercare of the patient. South Mississippi State Hospital serves Lamar, Forrest, Marion, Perry, Greene, Wayne, Jones, Covington, Jefferson Davis, Pearl River, Stone, Hancock, Harrison, George, Jackson, Pike, Walthall, Lawrence, Franklin, and Amite counties. To inquire about this position, please contact Human Resources at hr@smsh.ms.gov.
About the Position
Certified Peer Support Specialist needed for South Mississippi State Hospital’s Peer Bridger Program. Applicant must self-identify as a consumer or former consumer of mental health services and must be doing well in long-term recovery. The Peer Support Specialist/Peer Bridger will be an instrumental part of the Peer Bridger Program at SMSH. In this role, the certified peer support specialist establishes supportive relationships with hospitalized consumers and assists them with the transition from inpatient to community-based care. This is done by holding meetings, prior to discharge from the hospital, to thoroughly introduce the consumer to peer support specialists and other staff who are at the outpatient programs to which the consumer is being referred. The peer bridger utilizes Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP) and personal outcome measures to help with with transition to community-based services with a goal of decreasing future need for inpatient treatment.

Responsibilities:

• Participates in peer bridger meetings as a liaison between consumers in the hospital and peer support specialists at the community mental health centers to which they are being referred. This includes organizing and conducting meetings (currently by videoconference) with multiple participants.
• Actively engages with adults on the inpatient unit, conducts recovery-oriented educational group sessions, and participates in recreation therapies on the hospital unit.
• Serve as a role model to peers by demonstrating active and effective use of recovery skills and mental health services.
• Assist hospitalized consumers with initiating Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP) and discussing WRAP in peer bridger meetings.
• Provides written documentation of services.

What you’ll need to be Successful
Integrity, attention to detail, punctuality, organization skills, teamwork, professionalism, excellent and effective communication skills, problem solving skills, ability to multi-task, dependability, ability to conduct oneself in an ethical manner, ability to maintain confidentiality, and compassion.
Preferred Qualifications
Typically requires a High School Diploma or high school equivalency and 2+ years of relevant experience/education and/or relevant certifications/licenses.

Agency preferred qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Current Mississippi Department of Mental Health Certified Peer Support Specialist
• Must have demonstrated a minimum of twelve (12) months in self-directed recovery
• Must have very good verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to lead educational group sessions to promote use of recovery skills.
• Preference given to those certified in Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP), but training can be provided if not already certified
• Basic computer skills.
• Valid Driver License
  Characteristics of Work
  See MSPB Careers for information regarding this classifications
  Employer
  State of Mississippi
  Address
  210 East Capitol Street
  Suite 800
  Jackson, Mississippi, 39201
  Phone
  601-359-1406
  601-359-1406
  Website
  http://agency.

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