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Certified Peer Specialist
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This range is provided by Alluma. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range $19.35/hr - $22.64/hr
About The Role As a Partner in Wellbeing, the Certified Peer Specialist serves on the client’s caregiving team and translates lived experience in mental health recovery to assist clients in regaining independence within the community and mastery over their recovery process. The Certified Peer Specialist will function as a role model to peers, exhibiting competency in personal recovery and use of coping skills, serving as a client advocate, and providing information and support to clients in their homes and other community settings. Facilitate group sessions teaching clients various topics related to recovery, wellness, self-esteem, healthy relationships, and overcoming fears. Support clients and families by providing them with access to available wellness, recovery, and other care opportunities in the community. Assist peers in articulating their goals for recovery, learning, developing empowering skills, and modeling effective coping techniques. Certified Peer Specialists follow the regulatory and grant requirements for their assigned program.
Essential Responsibilities
Assists the client in identifying strengths, abilities, needs, and recovery goals.
Assists clients in applying coping strategies to their own mental health to achieve goals identified in the individual treatment plan.
Role models the value of every individual’s recovery experience.
Facilitates peer support in individual or group formats as appropriate to the regulatory guidelines of the services that they provide.
Assists clients in connecting with community resources helpful to the client’s recovery.
When appropriate, share your own recovery experience and what skills, strengths, supports, and resources.
Schedules time effectively to ensure assigned billable hours targets are met.
Completes documentation in the electronic health record to meet agency quality and timeliness standards.
Participates in all care coordination activities concerning clients on caseload as indicated by the care coordination managing the care coordination function.
Focuses on integrated health (physical, mental, substance use, and oral) care, ensuring that clients are referred to any necessary internal and/or external services to support their overall wellbeing.
Ensures care coordination activities are client centered.
Performs additional duties as assigned or requested.
Qualifications Required Education, Certification, and Experiences
Required primary mental health diagnosis and lived experience as a consumer of mental health services.
Certification as a Peer Specialist (Obtained before employment or scheduled to attend with assistance from Alluma before employment).
High School Diploma or GED
Must pass a criminal background check through MN DHS NetStudy.
Access to a personal vehicle and the ability and willingness to use the vehicle in carrying out the position’s responsibilities.
Valid driver’s license and insurable under the agency’s automobile insurance policy.
Free from substance use problems for no less than two years.
Preferred two years in mental health recovery
Seniority level Entry level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Other
Industries Mental Health Care
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Certified Peer Specialist
role at
Alluma
This range is provided by Alluma. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range $19.35/hr - $22.64/hr
About The Role As a Partner in Wellbeing, the Certified Peer Specialist serves on the client’s caregiving team and translates lived experience in mental health recovery to assist clients in regaining independence within the community and mastery over their recovery process. The Certified Peer Specialist will function as a role model to peers, exhibiting competency in personal recovery and use of coping skills, serving as a client advocate, and providing information and support to clients in their homes and other community settings. Facilitate group sessions teaching clients various topics related to recovery, wellness, self-esteem, healthy relationships, and overcoming fears. Support clients and families by providing them with access to available wellness, recovery, and other care opportunities in the community. Assist peers in articulating their goals for recovery, learning, developing empowering skills, and modeling effective coping techniques. Certified Peer Specialists follow the regulatory and grant requirements for their assigned program.
Essential Responsibilities
Assists the client in identifying strengths, abilities, needs, and recovery goals.
Assists clients in applying coping strategies to their own mental health to achieve goals identified in the individual treatment plan.
Role models the value of every individual’s recovery experience.
Facilitates peer support in individual or group formats as appropriate to the regulatory guidelines of the services that they provide.
Assists clients in connecting with community resources helpful to the client’s recovery.
When appropriate, share your own recovery experience and what skills, strengths, supports, and resources.
Schedules time effectively to ensure assigned billable hours targets are met.
Completes documentation in the electronic health record to meet agency quality and timeliness standards.
Participates in all care coordination activities concerning clients on caseload as indicated by the care coordination managing the care coordination function.
Focuses on integrated health (physical, mental, substance use, and oral) care, ensuring that clients are referred to any necessary internal and/or external services to support their overall wellbeing.
Ensures care coordination activities are client centered.
Performs additional duties as assigned or requested.
Qualifications Required Education, Certification, and Experiences
Required primary mental health diagnosis and lived experience as a consumer of mental health services.
Certification as a Peer Specialist (Obtained before employment or scheduled to attend with assistance from Alluma before employment).
High School Diploma or GED
Must pass a criminal background check through MN DHS NetStudy.
Access to a personal vehicle and the ability and willingness to use the vehicle in carrying out the position’s responsibilities.
Valid driver’s license and insurable under the agency’s automobile insurance policy.
Free from substance use problems for no less than two years.
Preferred two years in mental health recovery
Seniority level Entry level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Other
Industries Mental Health Care
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Alluma by 2x
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