Youth Peer Support Specialist (Part-Time or Full-Time Status)

Job Description

Job Description

Who is LCMHA?

LCMHA (Lenawee Community Mental Health Authority) provides or manages a full array of services to adults and children with mental health and/or emotional disturbances, persons with substance use disorders, and persons with developmental disabilities. Our mission is to create a path to resilience, recovery, wellness, and self-determination for these individuals.

What would this job entail?

The Youth Peer Support Specialist advocates for the community support needs of children and adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance. This individual is a person who has received mental health services as a youth and has progressed in his/her/their own recovery from a mental health condition and is willing to self-identify as a peer and work to assist other children and adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance.

The candidate will:

• Build and foster relationships with the youth and families and others working with the youth.
• Actively engage as a part of the treatment team to meet youth needs.
• Teach self-advocacy, problem solving, self-help strategies, practicing new skills, including independent living skills.
• Empower the youth to build understanding in others about their unique mental health needs.

The qualifications for the position are:

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) is required.
• Lived experience with mental health services as a youth is required; must be willing and able to self-identify as a person who received mental health services as a youth and is prepared to use that experience in helping others. This individual must be able to achieve MDHHS certification as a Youth Peer Support Specialist within one year of hiring and be willing to participate in ongoing required training.
• Experience receiving services as a youth in complex, child serving systems (behavioral health, child welfare, juvenile justice, special education, etc.) preferred.
• This position is limited to persons between the ages 18 through 28.

Bi-lingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

The hourly rate for this position is $18.70.