Job Description:
Job Title: Peer Support Specialist
Location: Liberty, Missouri (Kansas City area)
Department: Recovery Services
Employment Type: Full Time
Shift: Monday - Monday - Friday (8:00am - 5:00pm CST)
Job Summary:
Are you looking for a dedicated, compassionate, and highly skilled healthcare professional who can make a real difference in your life or the lives of your loved ones? At our company, we believe that every customer deserves exceptional service, attention, and respect. Discover the power of shared experiences with our Peer Support Specialists - experts committed to uplifting and empowering individuals navigating similar life challenges. Drawing upon their lived experiences, extensive training, and deep empathy, our specialists create a welcoming environment built on trust, respect, and encouragement.
As part of our team, Peer Support Specialists walk alongside participants, inspiring hope and promoting healing. Through authentic connection, they share practical tools and strategies while cultivating vital skills required for daily living, personal growth, and successful reintegration within communities. Join us now and harness the transformational impact of peer support - together, we can unlock endless possibilities, restore balance, and ignite renewed purpose in everyone's journey towards wholeness.
Living in the Kansas City area provides a wonderful blend of Midwestern charm and urban sophistication. Known for its world-class barbecue, jazz heritage, and professional sports teams, Kansas City offers a plethora of activities to entertain and engage residents. With a vibrant arts scene, an extensive park system, excellent school districts, a plethora of family-friendly attractions, and an affordable cost of living, the Kansas City area allows you and your loved ones to enjoy a high quality, balanced, and enjoyable lifestyle.
Position Perks & Benefits:
Key Responsibilities:
Education and/or Experience Qualifications:
Additional Qualifications:
* A valid driver's license and a reliable vehicle.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
* Compassion, empathy, and a genuine desire to help others.
Brightli is on a Mission:
A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance use care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.
As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. If you are passionate about empowering your local communities and promoting health equity, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization that is committed to building a diverse, equitable, inclusive and authentic workplace.
We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability or veteran status, or to other non-work related factors.
Preferred Family Healthcare is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.