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**Peer Support Specialist- ACT TEAM**
**Department:** Claremont Adult Services **Location:** Claremont, NH
**West Central Behavioral Health**
**Peer Support for ACT TEAM**
**West Central Behavioral Health is looking to hire someone prepared to make a positive difference in the lives of others.**
The Peer Support Specialist uses his/her experience of recovery from mental health and/or addiction, plus skills learned in formal training to deliver services in mental health settings to provide mind-body recovery and resiliency. The Peer Support Specialist works as part of an interdisciplinary team for clients who require community-based services and assists individuals with engaging in services and supports as part of the recovery plan.
Responsibilities:
The Peer Support Specialists works with clients to:
* be community based
* talk about different systems and what treatment worked for them
* transport to different places within the community
* utilize specific interventions designed to support and meet recovery goals.
Qualifications:
* High School Diplomas or GED
* Life experience that increases awareness of the needs of adults with serious mental health illness
* Have working knowledge of issues faced by those who experience serious mental illness
* Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
* Develop effective working relationships
* Ability to lift, push and/or pull 10 lbs.
West Central offers a generous benefit package including medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 403b retirement plan with employer matching, tuition reimbursement, local discounts, paid holidays and paid time off!
For over forty years, West Central Behavioral Health, a community mental health organization, has dedicated itself to*"...promote, preserve and strengthen the mental health and quality of life in our community."* To accomplish this, West Central has assembled a team of talented professionals. Working together toward a common goal, our staff served nearly 2,700 children, adolescents and adults last year.
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**Equal Opportunity Employer**