Peer Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Peer Specialist

Mark Twain Behavioral Health (MTBH) is a private not-for-profit Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic serving Northeast Missouri since 1975 with a wide variety of outpatient services.  We strive to treat the whole person by promoting wellness as individuals work toward their personal goals of achieving a satisfying, productive and healthy lifestyle.

Mark Twain Behavioral Health is seeking a full-time Peer Specialist for our Kirksville, Missouri location. This full-time salaried position offers competitive pay and full benefits.  Consider joining our MTBH Team! We offer a supportive culture of appreciation and a strong emphasis on the health and well-being of our team.

Role Responsibilities

• Assist individuals in recovery through supporting, encouraging and modeling recovery and resilience from mental illness 
• Promote skills for coping with and managing psychiatric symptoms and encourage use of natural supports 
• Assist the individual in achieving goals and objectives set forth by the individual in their treatment and recovery plan
• Advocate for the client and assist the client in the process of recovery and the power of resilience and provide hope that recovery is possible
• Emphasize the opportunity for individuals to support each other as they move forward in their recovery
• Offer interventions which may include:   sharing lived experiences; helping individuals recognize capacity for resilience and connect with peers and community; assist to identify strengths and personal resources to aid in their recovery; help  to set and achieve recovery goals
• Provide support that may include:  starting and sustaining mutual support groups; teaching and modeling symptom management and problem-solving skills; support efforts to find and maintain paid employment; setting and following through on wellness plan and health activities; promote community dialogues on recovery and resilience to reduce stigma
• Complete Peer Specialist training as required and approved by Supervisor
• Adhere to Missouri Peer Specialist Code of Ethics
• Adhere to all client rights, including confidentiality
• Adherence to the MTBH Ethical Code of Conduct and all policies is required

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Life story of recovery from a mental health condition and/or substance use disorder
• Applicable training and testing as required by Department of Mental Health
• Certification as a Missouri Peer Specialist is required

Join Our Team

We offer benefit plans including health insurance with a company-paid premium for employee, Health Savings Account with annual employer contribution, 403b retirement plan with annual employer contribution, employee wellness program with financial support for a healthy lifestyle, an interest in work/life balance that includes generous amounts of paid time off plus 11 paid holidays each year, educational funds and time allowance for professional development, amazing teammates, a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing and positive work environment, celebrations of employee appreciation, focus on core company values of compassion, excellence, innovation, integrity, respect, teamwork, and wellness, with opportunities to contribute the lives of others and help people be well.

Mark Twain Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer and does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status or any other characteristic protected by law in any of its services, activities or operations.