Ready to make a difference?
High Plains Mental Health Center is looking for our next full time Certified Peer Specialist at the Woodhaven Location.
Pay Rate: $20.98 per hour
New employees will receive a $325 sign-on bonus following successful completion of their 90 day orientation period.
- Monday-Friday with flexible working hours
- No Weekends
- Excellent Paid Time Off (24 days per year)
- Additional Extended Illness TIme
- +7 paid holidays
- KPERS retirement plan
- Life Insurance
- Long term disability
- Employee Pension + Match after 1 year of employment
- Benefits including medical, vision, dental Insurance
- HPMHC offers great team dynamics and a friendly work environment
Qualifications:
- Must self identify as a present or former primary consumer of mental health services;
- Must have a BA/BS Degree OR be equivalently qualified by a combination of education and work experience in a human service field.
- Possess demonstrated interpersonal skills
- Ability to work with persons with severe and persistent mental illness
- Must demonstrate competency in the use of technology including computers
- Have a valid Kansas driver’s license and a good driving record (no alcohol related incidents within the last five years).
- Must also be able to successfully pass an intensive background check.
Summary:
- Provide services to clients through a rehabilitation and recovery focus designed to
- Promote skills for coping with and managing psychiatric symptoms.
- Assist consumers with identifying, effectively responding to, or avoiding triggers that result in functional impairments.
- Assist clients through the provision of structured and scheduled activities.
- Assist in creating a knowledge base to maintain active involvement in their treatment.
INTERESTED?
Send the following to CAREERS@HPMH.COM
- Letter of interest
- 3 professional references (must be supervisory)
- Official college transcripts
Applications will be accepted until position is filled!
High Plains Mental Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.
High Plains Mental Health Center is a Smoke-Free facility. This includes the use of all tobacco, vaping devices and e-cigarettes.
