Great opportunity exists as a Peer Specialist in our Adult Community
Clinical Services! The Adult Community Clinical Services (ACCS) assists
hundreds of clients across the South Shore, who are referred by the
Department of Mental Health and in need of support with their
rehabilitation and recovery. The ACCS team provides multi-disciplinary
support for clients managing psychiatric symptoms while living
independently in apartments, family homes, shelters, and within one of
14 Aspire Health Alliance staffed residences. Responsibilities include
carrying out rehabilitation and support functions and assisting in
treatment; providing education, support, and consultation to families;
and providing crisis intervention under the clinical supervision of
staff with professional degrees. Provide mentor and outreach services to
ACCS clients. Provides peer counseling and support, drawing on common
experiences as a peer, to validate clients' experiences and to provide
guidance and encouragement to clients to take responsibility and
actively participate in their own recovery. Provides expertise and
consultation from a mental health consumer perspective to the entire
team concerning clients' experiences on symptoms of mental illness, the
effects and side-effects of medications, clients' responses to and
opinions of treatment and client's experiences of recovery.
Collaborates with the team to promote a team culture in which each
clients' point of view, experiences, and preferences are recognized,
understood, and respected, and in which client self-determination and
decision-making in treatment planning are maximized and supported.
Assists clients identify, understand, and combat stigma and
discrimination associated with mental illness and develop strategies to
reduce self stigma. Assists other team members to identify and
understand culture-wide stigma and discrimination against people with
mental illness and develop strategies to eliminate stigma within the
team. Increases awareness of and support client participation in
consumer self-help programs and consumer advocacy organizations that
promote recovery. Serves as the liaison between the team and
consumer-run programs such as self-help groups and drop-in centers.
Organizes and leads individual and group social and recreational
activities to help clients structure their time, increase social
experiences, and provide opportunities to practice social skills.
Schedule: Part Time - 20 hours a week Monday through Friday, flexible
hours between 9 am - 6 pm Hourly Rate: $20.00 Requirements: Current or
previous experience as a consumer of mental health services required
Valid driver's license and access to personal vehicle required.
Bilingual skills and/or experience with multicultural populations
preferred