Certified Peer Specialist Family

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Lutheran Social Services (LSS) is a private, non-profit, human service agency providing a variety of services throughout Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Over the years, LSS has grown to become one of the largest human service agencies in the two state area serving more than 125,000 clients annually. We are looking for passionate, mission-driven individuals like you to help provide services including outpatient behavioral health management, international, domestic and special needs adoptions, older adult services, support services for children, youth and families, community corrections programs and support services for adults with disabilities and/or mental health concerns. Motivated by the compassion of Christ, we help people improve the quality of their lives. Does this describe your personal mission statement? Are you motivated to serve by sharing your talents? If you would like to help us achieve our mission, please apply for the following opportunity. Description Lutheran Social Services of WI and Upper MI (LSS) is looking for a dedicated and passionate Hybrid-Remote, Certified Peer Specialist to join our Family Centered Treatment Team. If you're driven by the desire to make a real difference in the lives of families in their communities, this as needed, could be your next career move! The FCT Team also provides individual and team supervision on a weekly basis as part of our evidenced based model. Qualified candidates will currently hold a certificate as a Peer Specialist through the State of Wisconsin. This is a part-time role, approximately 15 hours per week at $18.50 per hour with an increase to $20 once their specialized FCT training is complete. There is an additional $1/hour for candidates that are bilingual in Spanish. This role will work primarily with clients navigating substance abuse challenges and recovery. This position will serve Fond du Lac, Columbia, Sauk, and Adams Counties. A Certified Peer Specialist is a person who has his/her own lived experience of mental health and/or substance use challenges and has completed formal training and certification in the peer specialist model of mental health and substance use-oriented peer support. Peer Specialists use their unique set of lived experiences and recovery in combination with comprehensive skills training, including continuing education, to support people living with mental health and/or substance use challenges. The specialists actively center peer support and associated principles in their work while operating under a clearly defined role and collaborate in a complementary fashion as part of an agency's team support structure. The FCT team is a fully implemented and homebased evidenced based trauma treatment model used to stabilize or reunify families. Our goal is to help families identify practical solutions to solve problems to keep them together... For full info follow application link. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/M/W/VET/DISABILITY ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/BEE3EC12059B4290