Job Details

 Required Minimum Entrance Qualifications
1. Be a high school graduate or have a certificate of completion of the General Educational Development (GED) test;
2. Be a young adult, ages 18 through age 28, with lived experience with mental health challenges, who received mental health services from a Community Mental Health Agency as a youth or young adult;
3. Be willing and able to self-identify as a person who has received or is receiving behavioral health services and is prepared to use that experience in helping others;
4. Possess a valid Michigan driver’s license or be able to obtain on within 30 days of employment;
5. Must have reliable transportation that may have to be used to carry out job duties of this classification.
Post Hire Training Requirements
1. Must be eligible and willing to be trained in the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services approved curriculum and ongoing training model for Youth Peer Support Specialist and obtain certification approved by the State of Michigan as a Peer Specialist within 18 months of employment.
Preferred but not Required
1. Bilingual candidates highly desired.
2. Lived experiences with mental illness/developmental disabilities/substance use disorders valued.
3. Individuals with experience in Armed Services valued.
4. Has experience receiving services as a youth in complex, child serving systems (behavioral health, child welfare,
juvenile justice, special education, etc.) preferred.
NOTE: The recruitment for this position utilizes assessment(s) in order to match candidate foundational competencies, personality, and job fit to those required for the position.