West Central Human Service Center - Bismarck, ND

This is an ongoing temporary position.

Looking for part time hours with flexible scheduling? Apply now as applicants will be considered immediately after submitting application materials!

As a Peer Support Specialist, you will share personal and practical experience, knowledge, and first-hand insight to benefit service users. With this position, services are delivered by trained and certified individuals in mental health or substance use recovery that promote hope, self-determination, and skills to achieve long-term recovery in the community.

With the support of an interdisciplinary team, you will assist with completing and implementing service plans, provide outreach services and engagement opportunities, promote wellness and community involvement, and increase natural supports for service users. Peer Support Specialists will also assist with crisis response.

Peer Support Services are community-based. Work will be done primarily in the individual’s home and community.

To thrive in this position , you should have at least one year of personal recovery, have a strong desire to assist others achieve personal recovery, be knowledgeable about resources offered in your community, and prefer working with clients in their home and natural environments.

To be considered for this position, you are required to have the following:

• Self-identify as an individual who has personal lived experience and is willing to publicly identify as an individual in recovery from a mental health disorder, brain injury, substance use disorder, or combination.
• At least eighteen years of age
• Have a high school diploma or general equivalency. Must be able to demonstrate the ability to read and write at a level proficient enough for training, documentation, and the type of work peer support will require; and

This position also requires:

• Valid driver’s license or ability to travel to meet clients at their location.
• Ability to successfully complete a defensive driving course within 6 months of hire.
• Successful completion of a division-approved Peer Support Training Program within 3 months of hire.

The successful candidate will have to be eligible to be a NDMA enrolled provider.

Our mission is to provide timely and effective behavioral health services to North Dakotans improving their quality of life through achieving and sustaining recovery. Our focus is providing rehabilitative care in an integrated manner in the person’s home and community.

This position is temporary anticipated to be ongoing and long-term. Temporary employees are fully integrated members of their team. Temporary employees participate in development, performance, and coaching conversations like any other team member. The compensation and Total Rewards package is different for temporary employees. For details, please contact Human Resources.