Certified Peer Support Specialist

Overview: <p style="margin-right: -31.5pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Join Our Impactful Team at Health Connect America!</strong></span> </span></p><p style="margin-right: -31.5pt; text-align: center;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;">Health Connect America and our family of brands are leading providers of mental and behavioral health services for children, families, and adults across a multi-state footprint. As a COA-accredited organization, we are held to nationally recognized standards of quality, accountability, and best practice in every aspect of care we deliver.</p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;">We are relentlessly committed to keeping families together and transforming lives through evidence-informed care, delivered by clinically trained staff who meet clients where they are — in their homes, in their communities, and in our offices. Our work is guided by five core values: client-centered care, empowerment of our people, evidence-informed excellence, a purpose-driven culture, and bold, adaptive leadership.</p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;">When you join Health Connect America, you join an organization that invests in you. You'll <strong>Grow With Us</strong> through meaningful development opportunities, <strong>Be Well With Us</strong> through programs that support your whole self, and know that <strong>You Belong With Us</strong> in a culture built on purpose, compassion, and impact.</p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin-right: -31.5pt;"> </p><p style="margin-right: -31.5pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: #333399;"><strong>Our Brands</strong></span></p><p style="margin-right: -31.5pt;"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://healthconnectamerica.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=29247&hashed=423470918" alt="HCA combo logo - 2025 - Banner Landscape - 980 x 200 px" /></p><p style="margin-right: -31.5pt; text-align: center;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xs68IGUrqz4?si=MLC5fuYxmKhUWoaT" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe></p> Responsibilities: <p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">The <strong>Peer Support Specialist</strong> provides peer support services to assigned clients.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Use personal recovery experience as a tool.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provide family and community education.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Serve as a role model and mentor.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provide support and encouragement to peers.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Navigate/link individuals to community resources such as housing, social services, education and employment assistance, health services, etc.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lead recovery education and activities.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Develop a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) that focuses on strategies for reaching personal goals, crisis planning, and relapse prevention.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Facilitate peer support groups.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provide opportunities for socialization in the community.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provide outreach to people who have frequent inpatient hospitalizations.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provide outreach to people who have failed to engage with the behavioral health system.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Assist individuals to develop and implement a person-centered individual service plan.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Support individuals through the intake process.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Educate individuals on changes in health care reform.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Help individuals understand their benefits.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Help individuals who seek SSI/SSDI benefits by taking them through the SOAR process.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Support people through discharge.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Follow up after discharge (in-person, when needed).</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Empower others by helping them identify their strengths, support, resources and skills.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Work as a wraparound facilitator (MS Only).</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provide case management and coordination of services to assist other workers/staff on the case.</span></li></ul> Qualifications: <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Must be at least 18 years old. </span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Must have a mental health condition and/or substance use disorder, must be in recovery, must be open minded, and must be willing to share personal experiences with mental illness/substance use publicly. </span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Must be a High School Graduate or have GED. </span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Must have a valid driver’s license in state of employment with a safe driving record. </span></li><li style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Must have successfully completed state specific Peer Specialist training and exam.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Be Well with HCA:</span></span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"> </p><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-leveltext="·" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"·","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">We recognize the importance of self-care and work/life balance.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}"> </span></span></li></ul><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-leveltext="·" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"·","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">We offer flexibility in scheduling and provide all </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;">employees</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which includes 8 mental health counseling sessions annually.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}"> </span></span></li></ul><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-leveltext="·" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"·","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Full-time HCA employees enjoy paid time off, paid holidays, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and other voluntary insurance products.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}"> </span></span></li></ul><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: verdana;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-leveltext="·" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"·","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000;" data-contrast="none"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Additional</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> benefits include:</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000;" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}"> </span></span></li></ul><ul style="margin: 0px; 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Apply now to be part of our dynamic and supportive community at Health Connect America!</span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">Employment at Health Connect America and it's companies is contingent upon meeting the requirements of a comprehensive background investigation prior to joining our team. </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000;" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"><em><strong>Health Connect America</strong> and its companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law.  For more information on Equal Opportunity, please click here <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a href="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters" target="_blank" style="color: #0000ff;" rel="noopener">Equal Employment Opportunity Posters</a></span></em></span></p>