Certified Peer Specialist

• Behavioral Health
• Birch Tree Center Thrive Behavioral Network
• 3.4 Duluth, MN Job Details Part-time | Full-time From $20 an hour 12 hours ago Benefits Health savings account Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Flexible spending account Paid time off Employee assistance program Vision insurance 401(k) matching Life insurance Referral program Qualifications Employee relationship building Full Job Description
• $350 SIGN

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• Who we are: Thrive Behavioral Network!

If you want to join an AMAZING Behavioral Healthcare Team, whether just starting out or have been a professional in the field for decades check us out and keep reading!

The People:

We have built amazing teams of healthcare workers who are compassionate, out-of-the-box thinkers, who come to work everyday to knowing that their job will throw them in a few different directions and they like that! We employ people who genuinely like other people, and who embrace differences. You will soon find yourself immersed in a strong team atmosphere where support is in abundance.

Responsibilities:

A mental health certified peer specialist under the treatment supervision of a mental health professional or certified rehabilitation specialist must provide individualized peer support to each client, promote a client's recovery goals, self-sufficiency, self-advocacy, and development of natural supports, and support a client's maintenance of skills that the client has learned from other services. The ability to share personal recovery experiences and to develop authentic peer-to-peer relationships is essential to effective CPS performance. Consequently, CPS must hold the following beliefs and demonstrate the following qualities: A personal belief in recovery. A genuine hope and optimism that their peers will succeed. A sincere interest in the welfare of their peers, including the ability to see each person as a unique individual. A willingness to share their own recovery experience. An ability to flexibly engage people based on their level of receptivity and individual needs, acknowledging that even the same person may need different types of peer-based services at different points in their recovery process.

Qualifications:

Must be or have been a consumer of behavioral health services. Must be certified as a Peer Specialist by Department of Human Services. A Mental Health Certified Peer Specialist must be at least 18 years old and qualify as stated in 245I.04 Subdv.10(1-3).

Pay:

From $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Referral program Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person