Peer Specialist - Peer Run Recovery Center East

Mission statement

“to empower and inspire people of all communities to identify, pursue and sustain healthy, meaningful lives”.

MHAW strives to develop an authentic, diverse workforce that embraces, creates, respects and demonstrates diversity, equity, and inclusiveness in the work environment, towards one another and those we serve. We recognize that our agency is strongest when we all embrace the full spectrum of diversity and experience. We actively seek to employ a diverse workforce representative of the communities we serve.

Position

Peer Specialist - Peer Run Recovery Center East

Salary

$20.51 per hour, nonexempt position

Hours

18.75 hours/week, including scheduled evening and Saturday hours

Locations: Various locations in Eastern Suffolk

Start Date: Immediately

Position Description

MHAW’s Recovery Center East Peer Specialist is a trained peer specialist who has their own lived experience with a psychiatric diagnosis, substance abuse, trauma and/or experiences as a person who has in the past or is now using mental health services. Peer specialists establish positive, strength-based, inspiring supportive relationships with a variety of people.

This is not a clinical position, as it is reserved for a trained Peer Specialist who draws on lived experience to support and promote recovery.

Responsibilities

• and tasks will include, but are not limited to:
• Provide individualized support and coaching to people who have been affected by being given a psychiatric diagnosis, substance use challenges and/or trauma to choose and build upon resources and opportunities to attain or sustain meaningful, healthy and satisfying lifestyles.
• Facilitate or co-facilitate key activities, events, and outings including, but not limited to, individual coaching, peer support groups and teamwork with colleagues to develop and sustain a positive Recovery Center culture.
• Design, coordinate, and schedule activities/events that are consistent with the expressed needs, interests, and passions of people who participate with the Center and with whom are members of the Guiding Council.