Peer Monitor

Peer Recovery Specialist / Wellness and Recovery Monitor (Part Time)

POSITION SUMMARY:

Community Support Program/ Wellness and Recovery Services is seeking a Part-Time Peer Monitor to provide a bridge between providers and adults with serious mental illness. Peer Monitor will assist in facilitating the care and well-being of adults receiving services.

The position requires one to share lived experience of mental illness and/or addiction (when appropriate), serve as a role model for peers, and share self-help techniques and effective coping strategies. Peer Recovery Specialists will help peers develop natural support systems.

Peer Recovery Specialists would have:

• Lived experience with behavioral health issues and/or addiction,
• Possess the ability to work and communicate effectively, and
• Have an outgoing and engaging personality to connect with individuals.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIRED:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Must be a Certified Peer Support Specialist with, at least, one year of experience working with individuals who are diagnosed with mental health, substance use and/or co-occurring disorders.
• Effective communication skills, good computer skills.
• Valid driver's license, approved driving record, and reliable vehicle required.
• Bilingual applicants encouraged to apply.

About Us

Community Care Alliance provides an array of services and supports that are linked together so people can access help for their unique situations. Our goal is to help all members of our community become healthier, more self-reliant and better informed to meet their economic, social and emotional challenges.

Community Care Alliance is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or disability.

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