Description 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 Requirements Qualifications: · High School Diploma or GED; or, if ages 16-20, must be actively enrolled in school or GED program · Have transportation, hold a valid driver’s license, have automobile insurance, and have a safe driving record. · Identifies self as a current or former mental health consumer with a sustained period of self-directed recovery or be a first-degree family member of a former or current consumer. · Ability to successfully complete DMH and Center trainings