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+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources is actively | | | seeking* Peer Support | | | Specialists* to work | | | our Crisis | | | Stabilization Unit in Gulfport, | | | MS, focusing on assisting adults | | | with serious mental illnesses | | | and/or substance use issues. | | | | | | A Peer Support Specialist must | | | be a current or former consumer | | | or a parent of an individual who | | | has received treatment for and | | | self-identifies as a consumer of | | | former mental health | | | consumer. Upon hire, the Peer | | | Support Specialist will attend a | | | training to become a Certified | | | Peer Support Specialist. This | | | position plays a vital role in | | | assisting consumers in the | | | program by modeling effective | | | coping techniques and self-help | | | strategies based on prior | | | experience; supporting consumers | | | in advocating for themselves to | | | obtain effective services; and | | | helping them to monitor their | | | progress. | | | | | | For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental | | | Healthcare Resources has served | | | individuals throughout the Pine | | | Belt.  Through an extensive | | | continuum of care, we strive to | | | enable adults with serious mental | | | illnesses, children with serious | | | emotional disturbances, and | | | individuals with an addiction or | | | developmental disability to live, | | | work, learn, and participate | | | fully in their communities.  Our | | | eighteen county service area | | | includes Amite, Franklin, | | | Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, | | | Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, | | | Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, | | | Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, | | | Stone, Walthall, Wayne | | | Counties.   | | | | | | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources offers a competitive | | | benefits package including | | | employer paid life insurance and | | | LTD, along with optional Health, | | | Dental, Vision, FSA and HSA, | | | cafeteria options and a 403(b) | | | plan, along with a generous leave | | | and holiday policy.   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Minimum of a High School | | | Diploma or equivalent | | | required | | | - Must be a current DMH | | | Certified Peer Support | | | Specialist or be able to | | | obtain certification within | | | 90 days of hire | | | - Must possess a valid | | | Mississippi Driver's License | | | with a satisfactory driving | | | record | | | - Reliable transportation | | | needed to provide services in | | | the community | | | - Knowledge of how to establish | | | and sustain self-help (mutual | | | support) and educational | | | groups by soliciting input | | | from the mental health | | | consumers on their strengths | | | and interests. | | | - Knowledge of the signs and | | | symptoms of mental illness | | | and the ability to assist the | | | client to address symptoms | | | using strategies such as | | | positive self-talk. | | | - Must have demonstrated a | | | minimum of six (6) months, | | | preferably twelve (12) | | | months, in self-directed | | | recovery.  |