Peer Support Specialist

If you are passionate about making a difference in people’s lives and want a place to grow your career, come join the team here at BHN where you belongJoin our team of competent and compassionate professionals as a Peer Support Specialist in the MISSION Springfieldprogram at Behavioral Health Network  Your experience, knowledge and great skills will support the MISSION Springfield program with the following: Helping adults with problems with substance use with finding their own unique pathways to recovery. Mentoring and empowering their peers to be in the ‘driver seat’ of their lives.Ensuring quality of life through empowerment, safety awareness, respect and dignity.Facilitating mutual support and self-help groups and activities to support needs, wants and hopes of people receiving services.Sharing your own experience of recovery to support the persons served.Assisting individuals with organizing life activities.Providing support, resource information, and advocacy to help individuals move forward in their own process.Supporting consumers and families around behavioral needs and medical needs. Who are we?The MISSION-Springfield team, working alongside the Springfield Drug Court and UMASS Program Evaluators, provides clinical wraparound services to participants referred by the Springfield Drug Court. The clinical team uses the evidence-based MISSION-CJ model to address co-occurring mental health & substance use disorder treatment and support the needs of adults involved in the criminal justice system. Supports include clinical case management, individual and group work and supports, baseline and follow up assessments, and fidelity logs. Behavioral Health Networkis a growing non-profit community behavioral health agency that has been providing services to children, adults, families and communities in Western Massachusetts since 1938. BHN provides comprehensive, outcome-driven behavioral health care. We are dedicated to offering high quality, affordable and culturally appropriate care to people of all ages and income levels in our constituent communities. Reasons to work with BHN:Work with an agency who does amazing things for othersYou will be able to change a person’s lifeYou will expand your experience in various areas of mental & behavioral healthYou will have the opportunity to grow within the agencyYou will not be bored with our fast-paced environmentYou will have excellent benefits package & time off benefits available What are we looking for in a Peer Specialist?Personal lived experience in mental health recovery.Certification as a Peer Specialist.Knowledge of interviewing/counseling/recovery concepts and skills, including confidentiality.Ability to work as a team member, cooperating with other staff and follow through on tasks.Ability to relate and establish rapport with individuals served, family and service providers.Excellent communication skills.High motivation to work with a population in recovery.Spanish speaking language capability (preferred).MA Driver’s License plus registered and insured vehicle for on the job use.Willing to work between 20-30 hours a week. How do I apply to be a Peer Specialist?If you are interested in this opportunity, please visit our website at bhnworks.org and click on “Browse All Jobs” to apply BHN maintains its commitment to social justice and diversity and strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply. **NOTICE**In accordance with the BHN’s Mandatory Influenza Vaccine policy - all staff, interns, temps, residents, and contractors are required to be fully vaccinated during flu season (defined as October 1st – through end of flu season as announced by the CDC) no later than day one of employment. Medical or religious exemptions will be offered and must be approved prior to starting work. Additionally, BHN is a Tobacco Free workplace. All Staff, interns, temps, residents and contractors agree not to smell of or use Tobacco or ENDS products while on paid work time or within sight of any BHN facility.