Job description

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Pay is based on experience starting at $16.25 - $22.32 per hour, Full Time-40 hours per week, non-exempt, benefits eligible. Benefits include: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, KPERS Retirement, Life Insurance, EAP and generous Paid Time Off.
Caring. Hope. Giving back. Do these words resonate with you? If so, please keep reading.
Our goal at the Bert Nash Center is to build a healthier community by responding to needs and working to restore lives. We accomplish this by believing in our team. Each person that works for the Bert Nash Center contributes directly to the success of our clients, organization, and community.
Our values of compassion, integrity, equity and hope reflect in everything we do.
Responsibilities:
The primary responsibility of the Peer Support Specialist will be to provide assistance and support to CSS consumers who are in the active stages of their recovery process.
Some specific duties include but not limited to:

• Helping consumers develop a network for information and support from others who have been through similar experiences. Specific activities may include:

a. working with individuals and groups to identify what works in their recovery;
b. modeling successful behaviors and strategies and share personal experience with recovery.;
c. helping consumers access new resources and practice new skills in the community;
d. connecting consumers with other consumers, consumer run organizations and the community at large;
e. providing information regarding educational and vocational opportunities within the community.

• Helping consumers regain the ability to make independent choices and take a proactive role in treatment. Specific activities may include:

a. helping consumers discuss questions or concerns about medications, diagnosis or treatment approaches with their treating clinician;
b. helping consumers articulate in their own words their goals and aspirations in the development of their individualized plan.

• Assisting consumers with identifying and effectively responding to or avoiding identified precursors or triggers that result in functional impairments. Specific activities may include:

a. Sharing and supporting use of recovery tools including established best practices and individually develops tools and strategies;
b. Sharing lived experiences and model recovery strategies.Qualifications:
Including but not limited to:

• Bert Nash Center requires proof of Covid-19 immunization prior to starting any position. Covid-19 vaccine series must be completed or in process to be cleared for new hire orientation.
• Be a consumer of mental health services with a minimum of one year in the active stage of recovery (i.e. did not require services more intense than medications services, individual therapy or group therapy;
• High School diploma or GED. Prefer college education in social work or related field, but not mandatory;
• Ability to pass required security background checks;
• Reliable transportation and a valid, unrestricted driver's license;
• Flexibility in assigned working hours;
• An energetic and positive approach to the rapidly evolving changes and challenges of a complex work place.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.25 - $22.32 per hour

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