Certified Peer Support Specialist
Metairie, LA 
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About your Role:

As a Peer Support Specialist, you will support a caseload of individuals matching your specialist to help clients achieve their treatment plan goals. This role will provide support and knowledge from your own lived-experiences to adults with severe and persistent mental illness or emotional disturbance with are actively involved in mental health treatment on their path to recovery. Promoting hope, wellness and recovery outcomes for clients and their natural support system. You will engage with clients in their treatment and provide education, support and community resource services to motivate their own recovery process. This position requires a one (1) week on-call (virtual or in-person) rotation every 6-8 weeks.

Perks of this role:

  • Competitive pay range: $18-$20/hour
  • Flexible schedule: 8:30am-4:30pm weekdays
  • Community based work
  • Company vehicle use rotation

Does the following apply to you?

  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Previous personal, lived-in experience with addition, mental health diagnosis or abuse AND in recovery for at least two (2) years ** this position requires you to self-identify with clients in an effort to aid in their recovery and growth
  • Certified OR ability to become Certified as a Peer Support Specialist
  • Valid state drivers license in good standing

Preferred:

  • At least one (1) years of direct population/community support experience

What we offer:

Full Time Employees:

  • Paid vacation days that increase with tenure
  • Separate sick leave that rolls over each year
  • up to 10 Paid holidays*
  • Medical, Dental, Vision benefit plan options
  • DailyPay- Access to your daily earnings without waiting for payday*
  • Training, Development and Continuing Education Credits for licensure requirements

All Employees:

  • 401K
  • Free licensure supervision
  • Pet Insurance
  • Employee Assistance program
  • Perks @Pathways - national discounts on shopping, travel, Verizon, and entertainment
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Cellphone stipend

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*benefit option varies by State/County

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Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
High School or Equivalent
Required Experience
1 year
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