What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Peer Support Specialist position at Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources?
| Summary: | |
| Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | |
| Resources is actively seeking a | |
| motivated and caring **Family | |
| Peer Support Specialist** to work | |
| with youth and families in | |
| several counties as part of | |
| the **MYPAC program**. Position | |
| is based in McComb, MS. 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. | |
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| This is a full-time position. | |
| Hours are Monday through Friday; | |
| 8:00 am -5:00 pm. Some on-call | |
| hours and on-call | |
| responsibilities are required. | |
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| 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. Upon hire, the | |
| Peer Support Specialist will | |
| attend DMH training to become a | |
| Certified Peer Support | |
| Specialist. | |
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Salary : $40,000 - $60,000
