JOB SUMMARY

Under the supervision of a qualified professional Health Services Supervisor is responsible for providing peer support services, consumer advocacy and support. The Peer Support Specialist, as a self identified individual in recovery assists consumers in regaining control over their lives and over their own recovery process. The Peer Support Specialist performs direct services to individuals with a mental illness, developmental disability, co-occurring disorder and to individuals involved in the criminal justice system. The Peer Support Specialist is responsible for assisting qualified mental health clinicians in the completion of clinical assessment, development and maintenance of Person Centered Plans of Service, coordination and monitoring of consumer services, directly assisting consumers in achieving desired outcomes and documenting consumer progress. In addition, the Peer Support Specialist delivers evidence based practice interventions under the direction of a qualified mental health clinician.
The Peer Support Specialist will be assigned additional duties specifically related to the program they serve.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF:

Michigan Mental Health Code including Recipient Rights and Confidentiality provisions
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Common developmental disorders and multiple diagnoses including chronic mental illness and substance abuse
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Recovery based treatment
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Peer support
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Consumer advocacy organizations
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Consumer entitlements
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- Community resources

SKILLS IN:

Working as a team member
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Performing effectively under stress
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Organizing and prioritizing tasks, making sound judgments and decisions
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Operating standard office equipment, including but not limited to; personal computer, fax machine and photocopier
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- Interacting in a professional manner with community members

EDUCATION

Possession of a high school diploma or its equivalent.

EXPERIENCE

Experience accessing the public mental health system as a consumer is preferred. No specific prior experience delivering mental health support and services is required; however committee work, public presentation experience and knowledge of the recovery model is preferred.
This class description intends to identify the major duties and requirements of the job and should not be interpreted as all-inclusive. Incumbents may be requested to perform job-related duties other than those outlined above and may be required to have specific job-related knowledge for successful job performance.

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