Easterseals MORC is hiring for a Certified Peer Support Specialist - Specialized Residential Services (SRS) to help make a difference and become part of something bigger than yourself!
We are looking for Game Changers!
The types of people who wake up excited to make a difference. The superheroes of their field who care about the people they serve. If that sounds like you, we want you on our team.
Benefits of Being a Superhero!
Benefits:
- Low-cost Dental/Health/Vision insurance
- Dependent care reimbursement, and up to 5 days paid FMLA for maternity, paternity, foster care and adoption.
- Generous 401K retirement plan
- Paid Leave Options Available
- Up to $125 bonus for taking 5 days off in a row.
- 10 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays (Over 30 days total of paid time off)
- Wellness Programs
- We are a PSLF (Public Service Loan Forgiveness) Employer.
- We provide bonuses and extra incentives to reward hard work & dedication.
- Mileage reimbursement in accordance with IRS rate.
- Free financial planning services through our partnerships with the LoVasco Consulting Group, and SoFi.
- Student loan repayment options
- Pet Insurance
Qualifications:
- Be a Certified Peer Support Specialist.
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Have a high school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED).
- Primary diagnosis of a mental health condition.
- Have a strong personal knowledge of what it is like to have first-hand lived experience with a mental health condition that has caused a substantial life disruption.
- Has been a recipient of mental health treatment and/or services for at least one year.
- Have personal experience in navigating complex mental health treatment services.
- Self-identifies as having a mental health condition with a substantial life disruption and shares their recovery story in supporting others.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Engage individuals in a welcoming, hopeful, empathetic manner even during acute phase.
- Collaborates as part of an interdisciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating services for psychiatric, co-morbid, and/or co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorder consumers in the urgent care setting.
- Deliver urgent care services to persons presenting with complex needs in physical health, mental health and substance abuse.
- Share mental health story through lived experience of moving from hopelessness to hope.
- Assist individuals with completing self-screening tools such as PHQ9, PTSD-5, AUDIT/AUDIT-C and AHC.
- Integrate physical and mental health care, including the development of wellness plans.
- Develop, implement and provide health and wellness supports to address preventable risk factors for chronic conditions.
