Certified Peer Support Specialist

1. Member Engagement
2. Promote and facilitate recovery-bassed concepts for PPDC members through program leadership.
3. Mental health and wellness education, Peer-led support groups, symptom management, and self-determination.
4. Facilitate support groups, which may include symptom management, tools for maintaining recovery for PPDC members as their CPSS.
5. Create and facilitate wellness- minded programs that invovle members and staff in promoting healthy living.
6. Connect members with resources to encourage personal empowerment and responsibility.
7. Develop informational mental health recovery programs to present to the community at large.
8. Interact and "model" mental health recovery to PPDC members.
9. Responsible for reporting daily attendance and creating/filing new member applications.
10. Assist the Program Director in the development of flyers, monthly calendars, and various correspondences (as requested).
11. Rotate, and track inventory of the kitchen and cleaning supplies.
12. Perform light assembly/organize maintenance related items. (As direct and needed)
13. Assist any volunteer helpers in completing their designated tasks and track thier hours.
14. Light housekeping duties throughout the center, as issued by any of the Directors.
15. Provide transportation for the members to and from home (as needed), using the company vehicles.

Minimum Qualifications: (Must be certified with the State of Michigan)

1. Multi-tasker that can perform the job while interacting with members.
2. Have conflict management skills and the ability to engage with members in an appropriate manner.
3. Knowledge of  PC applications, including MS Office, familiarity with the internet and data entry skills.
4. Strong organizational/tracking skills in creating and maintaining attendance and membership documents.
5. Provide support for individuals who have various mental health conditions.
6. Must know how to respond in a professional manner if a crisis arises within the center including but not limited to inappropriate behaviors.
7. Have access to reliable transportation.
8. Be a current or past client who received mental health services with a Michigan Public Health provider agency.
9. High School Diploma or GED holder
10. Valid ID and or driver license
11. Ability to lift a mimimum of 30 pounds.

Please email resume to krisl@pp-dc.org