Outpatient Peer Support

Responsibilities:

· Attend all meetings/trainings required by Communicare and the Department of Mental Health

· Maintain certification as a Peer Support Specialist

· Work collaboratively with other mental health staff

· Provide peer support services for assigned individuals receiving services as determined by individual need

· Assist in the orientation process for new individuals receiving services

· Support individuals receiving services in transition to increase access to and utilization of supports and resources

· Improve communication between individuals receiving services and service providers

· Improve the team’s understanding of lived experience, recovery, and resilience through modeling personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness

· Maintain current documentation of services in the individual’s files

· Provides crisis supports by listening to the individual and collaborating with the treatment team

· Support individuals receiving services in taking an active self-directing role in their recovery

· Provide group peer support services as needed

· Adhere to other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or associated Program Coordinator/Director