Wyandot BHN is seeking a dedicated part-time Peer Support Specialist to join our Homeless Outreach team. This position provides individual support to consumers within the Wyandotte County community that may be experiencing mental health care challenges. They help clients and their families receiving support to identify skills, life goals, and resources that they can use to enhance their own wellness and achieve their life goals. The Homeless Outreach Specialist w/Lived Experience shares their story to inspire hope and to develop mutuality in peer-to-peer relationships.

Essential Job Duties:

• Engage individuals with a dual diagnosis of mental illness and substance abuse in specific recovery plans and interventions related to mental health symptoms and substance abuse and develop positive, hopeful, and trusting relationships.
• Train and coach individuals in positive skill-building techniques for improved life management (e.g., problem solving, identifying and overcoming fears and negative self-talk).
• Recognize and demonstrate sensitivity to cultural and ethnic differences.
• Help others succeed by sharing your own personal revcovery story, demonstrating exceptional interpersonal skills, the ability to work effectively with persons with severe and persistent mental illness and addiction and the ability to react constructively in a wide variety of situations.
  • Effectively manage conflict, promote change and growth, and inspire the development of all clients served.
  • Model effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.
  • Value and respect every individual’s recovery experience.
• Assist clients in initiating and maintaining relationships with other agencies, self-help groups and external resources.
• Complete all documentation and reporting requirements thoroughly and on time.
• Interact positively and in cooperation with other members of the organization and team, including active participation in supervision activities, team meetings, continuing education, etc.