Peer Support Specialist - Youth (63) - Summit Pointe Job Board

Posting Details

Pay Range: $17.48 - $ 21.63

FLSA status: Union/Non-Exempt

Reports To: Director of Youth Services

Status: Full-Time

Openings: One 

Job Summary/Objective:

• The Youth Peer Support Specialist provides services and supports to youth customers in effort to promote mental health recovery and improve quality of life for Summit Pointe customers.

Essential Duties and Functions:

• Provides services in partnership with customers for the specific purpose of achieving increased wellness, recovery, participation, independence, and productivity.
• Utilizes the Peer Support Specialists’ own unique recovery story.
• Provides assistance with appointments, transportation, information, and strategies to help customers with mental health, trauma, substance abuse and/or chronic medical conditions.
• Provides services within customers residence and/or within the community setting.

Qualifications:

Educational

• Possession of a High School Diploma or GED required.

Basic Qualifications

• Be a current or past recipient of mental health services with diagnosis having been more than one year ago.
• Willingness to share one’s story.
• Certification through Michigan’s Peer Specialist Training and Certification Program (PSTC) preferred. Minimally, must be able to meet PSTC criteria to obtain Peer Support Specialist Certification.
• Possess and maintain valid Michigan Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record.
• Ability to demonstrate awareness, sensitivity, knowledge, and use of appropriate approaches, skills and techniques that reflect an understanding of the social, cultural and economic diversity of the target population served by Summit Pointe.

Trauma Informed System of Care:

A trauma-informed approach to service delivery emphasizes physical and emotional safety, choice, empowerment, and trustworthiness for customers.  The impact of trauma is broad and touches many life domains.  Participation is mandatory for activities required for Summit Pointe to become a “Trauma Informed System of Care.”

Physical Requirements:

• Professional office environment that generates noise from computer equipment/peripherals.
• Possible exposure to health risks (violence and infectious diseases).
• Sometimes lifts, carries, or moves objects up to 25 lbs.
• May be required to work variable hours/shifts.

Summit Pointe introduces a set of competencies tailored to not only enhance your individual growth but also significantly contribute to the success and resilience of our organization. These competencies have been carefully chosen to align with our strategic goals, ensuring that each of our employees is well-equipped to navigate challenges, seize opportunities, and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration. Summit Pointe is invested in the continued growth of its employees to master these competencies. It is not just an investment in your personal and professional development but a key driver for our collective success. As you embark on a journey with Summit Pointe you make a commitment to excellence.

Competencies:

• Innovation & Creativity - Generates new, varied, and unique ideas, and makes connections between previously unrelated ideas.
• Flexibility & Adaptability - Synthesizes and integrates ideas; brainstorms to produce new ideas or results; able to adjust or change to best meet the needs of the situation or environment.
• Verbal Communications - Articulates thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively to exchange information.
• Written Communication - Clearly exchanges information using appropriate platforms to deliver messages.
• Digital Literacy - Leveraging existing digital technologies ethically and efficiently to solve problems, complete tasks and accomplish goals.
• Technical Aptitude - Skillful in use of tools, hardware, software and equipment.
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving - Exercises sound reasoning to analyze issues, make decisions, and overcome problems.  Ability to obtain, interpret, and use knowledge, facts and data.
• Quantitative Reasoning - The application of mathematical, logical and statistical skills to interpret data and produce new information.
• Teamwork & Collaboration - Builds collaborative relationships with colleagues and customers.
• Global Fluency - Demonstrates openness, values differences and practices inclusiveness.
• Professionalism & Work Ethic - Demonstrates personal accountability and effective work habits, e.g., punctuality, working productively with others, and time management.
• Initiative - Independently determining what needs to be done and acting on it.
• Leadership - Leverages the strengths of others to achieve common goals and uses interpersonal skills to coach and develop others. (This is where we’d also include supervisory responsibilities, if applicable).
• Project Management - Initiates, structures, and carries out steps to complete projects and tasks.

Summit Pointe provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

PCN # 63