Peer Support Specialist

Support, encourage, and model recovery and resilience specific to each individual's needs by providing individual or group services with a rehabilitation and recovery focus. Cultivate coping skills to help individuals manage psychiatric symptoms, utilize natural supports, and enhance community living. Foster connections by encouraging clients to engage with others and their communities while empowering decision-making and assisting in setting recovery goals. Maintain open communication with referral sources and engage in staffing for seamless continuity of care, providing crisis intervention when necessary. This role requires self-identification as a current or former person of mental health or substance use services, a high school diploma, and completion of state-approved training. Located in Kirksville, MO, this full-time position offers 29 days of PTO and eligibility for HRSA loan repayment.