Certified Peer Support Specialist
Milwaukee, WI 
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Job Description
Certified Peer Support Specialist
Location:Whole Health Clinical Group
Job Code:JTB512R1006
Hours:Full time
# of openings:1
Work Location:Milwaukee County
Union Status:
Description

Certified Peer Support Specialist

Whole Health Clinical Group - West Allis, WI

At Whole Health Clinical Group it is our mission to promote mental health recovery and independence by providing integrated medical, psychiatric and social services to address the needs of the whole person. For over 50 years the Whole Health Clinical Group, formerly Transitional Living Services, has provided members of our community with a variety of services including Certified Peer Support. Peers at Whole Health Clinical Group enjoy schedule flexibility, competitive pay, and the chance to change our clients' lives for the better. We are looking for motivated individuals who are as passionate about client care as we are.

Peer Support Specialists provide an array of services at Whole Health Clinical Group including:

  • Working in our supported living apartments
  • Assisting clients to master daily living skills
  • Providing strength-based skill assessments
  • Helping clients identify personal recovery goals for their individualized service plans

Peer Specialists truly serve a vital role in the lives of our clients.

Critical Success Factors:

  • Strong interpersonal skills to build positive therapeutic relationships with our clients.
  • Excellent understanding of the importance of professionalism and professional boundaries in the client/service provider relationship.
  • A firm understanding of the recovery process
  • A willingness to share one's own lived experience and personal recovery story to assist clients

Required Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma/GED.
  • Experience serving adults with severe and persistent mental illness.
  • A current Wisconsin Peer Support Certification.
  • A Valid Wisconsin driver's license, automobile insurance and a reliable vehicle are highly and required for all community based Peer Support roles. For all site specific roles, such as those only supporting a specific residential facility, this is not required.

MCFI values employees and clients with diverse cultures, abilities and backgrounds. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion makes us an organization where everyone has the opportunity to work to reach their full potential. Diversity results in fresh thinking, ideas that reflect a wealth of experiences and the knowledge necessary to serve our clients and their families.

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It is the policy of the Milwaukee Center For Independence as an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer to recruit, hire and promote for all job classifications without regard to race, age, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, military service membership, use of lawful products, pregnancy or childbirth, genetic testing, honesty testing, ancestry, or arrest or conviction record. To that end, MCFI is committed to providing a work environment that is free from employment discrimination, harassment or improper treatment based on the above characteristics.
Esto es la política del Centro de Milwaukee Para la Independencia como una Igualdad de Oportunidades / patrón de Acción Afirmativo para reclutar, alquilar y promover para todas las clasificaciones de trabajo sin hacer caso de raza, edad, credo, color, invalidez, estado civil, orientación sexual, sexual, origen nacional, ingreso de servicio militar, el uso de productos legales, embarazo o parto, pruebas genéticas, pruebas de honestidad, ascendencia, o registro de convicción o detención. A tal efecto, MCFI es cometido al suministro de un ambiente de trabajo que es libre de discriminación de empleo, acoso o tratamiento impropio basado en las susodichas características.

 

Position No Longer Available
Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
High School or Equivalent
Required Experience
Open
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