Job Type
Advocacy
Organization
Bay Cove Human Services
Contact Name
Recruiter
Contact Email
recruiter@baycove.org
Contact Phone
Address
284 Armory Street
Jamaica Plain, MA
United States
Job Description
- Model lived experience of mental illness in all aspects of job as a Peer Specialist.
- A willingness to share his/her personal recovery story to inspire clients and to role model recovery as an ongoing process.
- Serve as client advocate in a variety of settings and situations.
- Assist clients to achieve their personal needs, wants and goals.
- Provide support and advocacy for issues related to crisis recovery, psychiatric and medical hospitalizations, medical issues and appointments, housing issues, legal proceedings, employment and community integration.
- Participate in clinical risk and/or treatment planning meetings for individuals served.
- Engage and support any individual who is not engaging with their current providers .
- Teach recovery principles throughout the Mental Health Division to staff including leadership, rehabilitation specialists, housing staff, clinicians, employment specialists, and any others involved in supporting the individual served.
- Communicate regularly with all team members through participation in team meetings, writing service notes, service planning and risk meetings.
Qualifications:
- Self-identification as a current or former consumer of mental health services.
- Participation in a consumer training program, such as the Peer Educators Project, CASCAP’s Consumer Provider Program, Massachusetts Leadership Academy etc.
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a culturally diverse population of clients, other care providers, family and community members.
- Ability to work collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Professional documentation and communication skills, as well as demonstrated organizational skills.
Application Instruction
Please send resume to recruiter@baycove.org or apply on-line at www.baycove.org/jobs