Who is LCMHA?
LCMHA (Lenawee Community Mental Health Authority) provides or manages a full array of services to adults and children with mental health and/or emotional disturbances, persons with substance use disorders, and persons with developmental disabilities. Our mission is to create a path to resilience, recovery, wellness, and self-determination for these individuals.
What would this job entail?
The Youth Peer Support Specialist advocates for the community support needs of children and adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance. This individual is a person who has received mental health services as a youth and has progressed in his/her/their own recovery from a mental health condition and is willing to self-identify as a peer and work to assist other children and adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance.
The candidate will:
- Build and foster relationships with the youth and families and others working with the youth.
- Actively engage as a part of the treatment team to meet youth needs.
- Teach self-advocacy, problem solving, self-help strategies, practicing new skills, including independent living skills.
- Empower the youth to build understanding in others about their unique mental health needs.
The qualifications for the position are:
- High school diploma or equivalent (GED) is required.
- Lived experience with mental health services as a youth is required; must be willing and able to self-identify as a person who received mental health services as a youth and is prepared to use that experience in helping others. This individual must be able to achieve MDHHS certification as a Youth Peer Support Specialist within one year of hiring and be willing to participate in ongoing required training.
- Experience receiving services as a youth in complex, child serving systems (behavioral health, child welfare, juvenile justice, special education, etc.) preferred.
- This position is limited to persons between the ages 18 through 28.
Bi-lingual candidates are encouraged to apply.
The hourly rate for this position is $18.70.