Peer Support Specialist

Overview
Join our team as a Peer Support Specialist and become an advocate for individuals experiencing behavioral health challenges. You will leverage your lived experience and professional skills to provide compassionate support, guidance, and mentorship to those in recovery and facing mental health issues. Your experience and training will help foster hope, resilience, and positive change in the communities we serve. This paid position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful difference while advancing your career in behavioral health services.

Responsibilities

• Act as an Advocate to the program by providing orientation, peer support rehabilitation, and engage clients to the program
• Function as a member of an interdisciplinary team and share practical insight related to mental illness management, life skills, and lifelong recovery journey
• Inspire clients toward recovery by utilizing experiences as a recipient of mental health services.
• Collaborate with clinical teams to coordinate care plans and connect clients with appropriate mental health or addiction counseling services
• Mentor clients through skill-building activities that promote social engagement, independence, and wellness
• Support clients in navigating community resources, housing, employment, and other essential services
• May assist clients by driving to appointments, benefits applications, and assessing social service needs
• Assist clerical and administrative duties as assigned
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Must have lived experience of mental health conditions recovery, demonstrating resilience and empathy or has a close family member that has received mental health services
• At least six months experience
• Strong communication skills with the ability to motivate and empower others through motivational interviewing methods
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment
• First Aid/CPR certification is required and must be kept current during employment
• Proficient in Word and Excel
• A valid California driver's license in good standing
• Ability to pass criminal/background clearance

Our Transitional Residential Treatment Program (Changing Options) provides structured, community based residential treatment services for adults throughout San Diego County. We deliver a compassionate alternative to psychiatric hospitalization to clients who are experiencing severe mental health conditions. Changing Options provide services in a home-like environment that specializes in the psychosocial rehabilitation of each client.

We offer a diverse, inclusive workplace that cultivates personal growth and development. You will provide the best support to your clients and help people change their lives for the better

Pay: $ $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 32 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person