Job Description
General Responsibilities A Youth Peer Support Specialist (YPSS) is an individual with lived experience and journey in receiving public mental health services and supports. A YPSS is an individual who possesses a unique perspective to treatment, due to their own experience with mental health. The YPSS draws from their personal growth experience to carry the message of hope and recovery to the youth we serve. Much of this support is offered in a coaching/mentoring manner, where the YPSS cultivates and secures a connection with the person served, while encouraging personal responsibility, empowerment, and wellness. The YPSS will support youth who are working toward their own individual goals and will be an essential member of multi-disciplinary treatment teams. The YPSS may be involved in program development and training of other team members. Performs other duties as assigned.
Essential Functions Regular and predictable attendance is an essential requirement of this position.
Support and promote a recovery focused environment. Use experiences with personal growth to offer hope, encouragement, and reassurance to the people served within the program.
Participate as assigned in clinical and staff meetings and serve on other organizational committees as clinically appropriate.
Participate in the person-centered-planning process as requested by the people that we serve.
Work with program leadership to implement programmatic changes by utilizing evidence-based practices (ex. Trauma Informed Care) to improve the quality of our services and outcomes.
Assist the people we serve to become active participants in their treatment and encourage self-advocacy and wellness.
Document interactions in the electronic medical record and coordinate with other treatment team members as necessary.
Work as part of the interdisciplinary team to provide the best possible care and/or treatment for everyone.
Assist clinicians with co-facilitating group programming. Complete the appropriate group paperwork required within the program.
Provide services in the consumer's home and/or community-based settings.
Qualifications Required Education and Experience - Must meet the age and lived experience criteria outlined in the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Youth Peer Support guidelines
- Must be between 18 and 26 years old and have personal experience receiving mental health services as a youth or young adult.
- High School Diploma or Equivalent.
- Must have a primary diagnosis of mental illness, a current or former consumer of mental health services, must demonstrate leadership and advocacy skills and a strong dedication to wellness.
- Certified or willing to become certified as a Youth Peer Support Specialist. Enrolled in the approved Michigan Department of Health and Human Services training curriculum upon hire and maintain certification
Preferred Education And Experience - One or more years' experience as a Youth Peer Support Specialist.
Required Licenses Or Certifications - Possession of a valid Michigan driver's license and operable, insured automobile for authorized travel.
Preferred Licenses Or Certifications - Youth Peer Support Specialist Certification
Knowledge Of COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE OF JOB DUTIES: - Working knowledge of resources within MCCMH and outside of Macomb County Community Mental Health.
- Knowledge of applicable computer applications.
Skill In - Using good professional judgment for the welfare and safety of our consumers.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Ability To - Collaborative: Approaches all situations with a teamwork and solution focused mindset demonstrated through active participation in meetings, volunteering to assist teammates and other departments as appropriate. Examples include participation in internal and external committees, subcommittees, process improvement groups, or other multi-organizational initiatives.
- Accountable: Takes ownership and empowers others to do the same as evidenced by identifying solutions and acting on job responsibilities and organizational objectives, daily.
- Respectful: Treats people with dignity while honoring individual differences demonstrated through use of positive and encouraging statements and/or interactions to, about and/or with colleagues and persons served; evidenced by supervisor observation, feedback from other department staff and leadership.
- Effectively speak, write, and understand English.
- Effectively speak, write, and understand a language other than English is preferred.
- Understand and carry out oral and/or written instructions.
- Accurately organize and maintain paper documents and electronic files.
- Maintain confidentiality of information.
- Work independently.
[GT1]MDHHS has until age 26
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