Peer Specialist

Peer Specialist Peer Specialists encourage and support individuals with successful management of their mental health recovery. The residential on-site home peer will work closely with their peer supervisor and do one on one sessions with individual matches and also facilitate weekly support groups. PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS:The Peer Specialist provides intensive support through a personalized balance of social, recreational, skill teaching and linkage development services for individual match relationships. Initiation of dialogue with matches about skills and supports during individual meetings once per week. Establishment of linkages that result in the matchs active use of resources in the community. Peer Specialist will actively facilitate mutual support meetings. Completion of meeting report forms and sign in sheets for each meeting. One on one meetings with supervisor once per month. Participation in mandatory bi-weekly Peer Bridger Team meetings and all scheduled training.