Peer Support Specialist - Guild : Job Details

At Guild, we take care of our clients and we take care of each other. As a Guild employee, you'll experience the satisfaction that comes with creating real change forindividuals and communities. You'll also experience an organizational culture that is serious about work/life balance and professional development opportunities.We believe our clients deserve the best quality of care and service we can provide, and we show up when others do not.We believe in flexibility and autonomy as core tenets of our organizational culture.We believe every employee deserves a supportive team and leader.We believe in providing every employee with opportunities for continuous growth that meet their own individual career goals.If this resonates with you, we'd love to meet you!PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTFLSA Status: Full-time, Hourly, Non-ExemptFTE: 1Salary Range: $22-$24/HourlyThe Peer Support Specialist is a person with lived experience who has been trained to support those who struggle with mental health, psychological trauma, or substance use. Their personal experience of these challenges provides Peer Support Specialists with expertise that professional training cannot replicate. This position provides peer support in a residential program and will assist recipients to articulate their goals for recovery, learn and practice new skills, help them monitor their progress, support them in their treatment, model effective coping techniques and self-help strategies, support them to advocate for themselves to obtain effective services, and develop and implement recovery plans. Primary responsibilitiesDuties and Responsibilities:• Knowledge of o Mental Illness, including potential needs and challenges.o Stages of Change, Motivational Interviewing, Co-Occurring Disorders.•Ability too Make recovery and stability attainable and attractive by sharing your personal story and living well in recovery; be a role model and mentoro Bring hope to individuals with mental illness and help them discover their strengths; support them through challenges that arise; act as an allyo Help recipients develop and articulate their personal recovery plans; provide feedback on progress and potential roadblocksRequired Skills/Abilities:•Effective oral and written communication; organization and time management •Effective working relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.•Problem solving by identifying and implementing an effective solution.•Flexibility and adapting to changing conditions in the workplace.•Promoting an inclusive, diverse, culturally competent, and respectful work environment.•Coordinating work with others as part of a team delivering quality services to recipients.Education and Experiences:The Peer Support Specialist must qualify as a Mental Health Practitioner as follows:•Holds a Bachelor's degree in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited college or university and has at least 2,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to persons with mental illness OR •Has at least 4,000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to persons with mental illness AND•Completion of DHS Training to qualify as a Certified Peer Support Specialist.Additional Requirements:•Valid Class 'D' Driver's License is required, reliable vehicle, satisfactory driving record and necessary insurance.•Current CPR / First Aid Certification or ability to complete CPR course paid by Guild within 90 days of employment.•Must be ambulatory and able to negotiate stairways. •The ability to lift and carry heavy weights (e.g., moving household furnishings, carrying groceries) that could be up to or even exceed 25 pounds.•Must not be actively receiving services from Guild Incorporated and must not have received services within the last two years.Guild's Employer PromiseWe know you do your best work when you feel supported and have the flexibility to meet all of life's demands, no matter what those demands might be. Guild is anenvironment where your emotional, physical, and social wellbeing matters. A place where we're motivated to care for each other and to work together to make a differencein the lives of our clients. We show up for our clients and we show up for each other. And Guild shows up for you.About GuildGuild is a Minnesota not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that empowers those living with mental illness and/or experiencing long-term homelessness by helping them findthe tools they need to lead stable, fulfilling lives in communities of their choosing.Benefit Highlights

• Flexible work arrangements
• Autonomous managers
• Separate vacation, personal and sick time
• Modern technology (enables flexibility, communication, and collaboration)
• Sick leave donation
• Supportive culture
• Investment in individual and group training and development

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