Job Description
Salary Range $19.23 - $19.23 Hourly
Education Level High School
Category Nonprofit - Social Services
Description
Position Summary:
The Peer Support Specialist assists individuals with substance abuse and/or mental health diagnoses. Assists in developing skills and competencies needed to successfully build a personal support network and to live and work competitively in the community. The role of the Peer Support Specialist is to provide recovery support, consumer education, consumer intervention, and consumer advocacy. The Peer Support Specialist also provides the consumer perspective to recovery and empowers the consumer.
Essential Job Functions:
+ Provide recovery support to consumers
+ Conducts skills building groups and other activities as assigned by the supervisor
+ Acts as an appropriate role model for consumers
+ Provides coaching and mentoring services to consumers as ass...
Education Level High School
Category Nonprofit - Social Services
Description
Position Summary:
The Peer Support Specialist assists individuals with substance abuse and/or mental health diagnoses. Assists in developing skills and competencies needed to successfully build a personal support network and to live and work competitively in the community. The role of the Peer Support Specialist is to provide recovery support, consumer education, consumer intervention, and consumer advocacy. The Peer Support Specialist also provides the consumer perspective to recovery and empowers the consumer.
Essential Job Functions:
+ Provide recovery support to consumers
+ Conducts skills building groups and other activities as assigned by the supervisor
+ Acts as an appropriate role model for consumers
+ Provides coaching and mentoring services to consumers as ass...