ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

      Navigate/link youth, and their families, to community resources such as social services, education and employment assistance, health services, etc.

      Assist youth participants in identifying their own individual warning signs of relapse and identifying and developing individual coping strategies and crisis prevention tools.

      Facilitate youth peer support groups including, but not limited to, relapse prevention, conflict resolution, developing healthy coping skills, problem solving, and health and wellness.

      Assist youth participants in regaining independence within the community and mastery over their own recovery process.

      Actively participates in JIC Team Staffing to determine the steps youth participants need to take in order to achieve their goals.

      Serves at the will and pleasure of the Court.  Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES;

      Knowledge and skills to teach and engage in basic problem solving strategies to support youth participants in self-directed recovery.

      Must obtain DMH Certified Peer Support Specialist certification within 90 days of hire.

      Possess the ability to interact effectively as a JIC treatment team member, and with outside agencies and organizations.

* Organization skills, computer skills, and communication skills to provide oral and written reports.

      Ability to follow oral directions.

      Obtain WRAP Certification within 90 days of hire.

QUALIFICATIONS:

      Must be self-identified as an individual who is or has been diagnosed with a mental health and/or alcohol/drug diagnosis, and involvement in the Juvenile Justice system as a youth.

      Must have demonstrated a minimum of three (3) years in self-directed recovery.

      Prior experience working with youth and/or mentorship experience.

      Prior experience in the mental health/substance use treatment field preferred, but not required.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

      GED or high school diploma

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

      Must have a valid Mississippi Driver's License. Must pass a criminal background check, including local police check as well as the Child Abuse registry.

      Must complete a minimum of twenty-five (25) hours Continuing Education Units (CEU) over two calendar year period in related field.

Salary: $30,000 annually

Job #582295