Military Spouse Connection Jobs

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources is actively seeking a | | | motivated and caring Family Peer | | | Support Specialist to work with | | | youth and families in the PBMHR | | | Service area. The Family Peer | | | Support Specialist position is | | | based in Laurel and will provide | | | services in Jones County as part | | | of the MYPAC program. Work hours | | | are M-F, 8a-5p; Some on-call | | | hours and on-call | | | responsibilities required. The | | | Family Peer Support Specialist | | | plays a vital role in the agency | | | by providing expertise about the | | | recovery process, symptom | | | management, and the persistence | | | required by families/youth to | | | have a satisfying life.  | | | | | | The Family Peer Support | | | Specialist must be a first degree | | | family member (parent/legal | | | guardian) of an individual who | | | has received treatment for and | | | self-identifies as a consumer or | | | former mental health consumer. | | | | | | | | | 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. | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - High School Diploma or | | | equivalent required | | | - DMH Certified Peer Support | | | Specialist Preferred or may | | | apply for certification | | | at  | | | - Must possess a valid | | | Mississippi Driver's License | | | with a satisfactory driving | | | record | | | - Reliable transportation | | | needed to provide services in | | | the community | | | - Must have auto insurance with | | | liability limits of | | | 100,000/300,000/50,000 within | | | 30 days of hire | | | - 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 | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Responsibilities: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Advocates for youth by | | | providing information in | | | terms that youth and families | | | can understand through | | | various formal and informal | | | settings. | | | - Assists with targeted | | | outreach, medication | | | monitoring, system | | | navigation, and advocacy. | | | - Engages families and youth to | | | help them/loved ones to be | | | successful and meet their | | | goals. | | | - Functions as a role model to | | | peers by exhibiting | | | competency in personal | | | re