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Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources Family Peer Support Specialist McComb in McComb, Mississippi
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources is actively seeking a | | | motivated and caring Family | | | Peer Support Specialist to work | | | with youth and families in | | | several counties as part of | | | the MYPAC program. Position | | | is based in McComb, MS. The | | | Family Peer Support Specialist | | | plays a vital role in the agency | | | by providing expertise about the | | | recovery process, symptom | | | management, and the persistence | | | required by families/youth to | | | have a satisfying life. | | | | | | This is a full-time position. | | | Hours are Monday through Friday; | | | 8:00 am -5:00 pm. Some on-call | | | hours and on-call | | | responsibilities are required. | | | | | | The Family Peer Support | | | Specialist must be a | | | first-degree family member | | | (parent/legal guardian) of an | | | individual who has received | | | treatment for and self-identifies | | | as a consumer or former mental | | | health consumer. Upon hire, the | | | Peer Support Specialist will | | | attend DMH training to become a | | | Certified Peer Support | | | Specialist. | | | | | | | | | For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental | | | Healthcare Resources has served | | | individuals throughout the Pine | | | Belt. Through an extensive | | | continuum of care, we strive to | | | enable adults with serious mental | | | illnesses, children with serious | | | emotional disturbances, and | | | individuals with an addiction or | | | developmental disability to live, | | | work, learn, and participate | | | fully in their communities. Our | | | eighteen-county service area | | | includes | | | | | | Amite, Covington, Forrest, | | | Franklin, Greene, Hancock, | | | Harrison, Jeff Davis, Jones, | | | Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Pearl | | | River, Perry, Pike, Stone, | | | Walthall and Wayne. | | | | | | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources offers a competitive | | | benefits package including | | | employer paid life insurance and | | | LTD, along with optional Health, | | | Dental, Vision, FSA and HSA, and | | | 403(b) plan along with a generous | | | leave policy. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - High School Diploma or | | | equivalent required | | | - Must be a current DMH | | | Certified Peer Support | | | Specialist or be able to | | | obtain certification within | | | 90 days of hire | | | - Must possess a valid | | | Mississippi Driver's | | | License with a satisfactory | | | driving record | | | - Reliable transportation | | | needed to provide services in | | | the community | | | - Must have auto insurance with | | | liability limits of | | | 100,000/300,000/50,000 within | | | 30 days of hire | | | - Knowledge of how to establish | | | and sustain self-help (mutual | | | support) and educational | | | groups by soliciting input | | | from the mental health | | | consumers on their strengths | | | and interests | | | - Knowledge of the signs and | | | symptoms of mental illness | | | and the ability to assist the | | | client to address symptoms | | | using strategies such as | | | positive self-talk | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Responsibilities: |