Peer Specialist - ADT

Community Partners is a non-profit organization that provides critical supports and services for individuals and families living with developmental disabilities and/or behavioral health challenges. The Peer Specialist, ADT Team will serve as a member of the ADT, providing an array of supportive services to adults with severe mental illness. The Peer Specialist uses their lived experience of recovery from mental illness, plus skills learned in formal training, to deliver services in behavioral health settings to promote mind‐body recovery and resiliency. This position will include some early evening hours and weekends as needed to support clients in crisis. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: Enters into supportive, non-authoritative relationships with peers with a goal of encouraging recovery Works with adult peers, age 18 and up, who have severe and/or persistent mental health challenges Assists peers in the development of a Wellness Action Plan (WRAP) so that they can create their own ind...