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Certified Intentional Peer Support Specialist (CIPSS) - Up to $21/hr -ME

MAS Community Health
place Augusta, 04330
local_atm $21 - $21 USD /HOUR
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Part Time
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Gender Dysphoria
Aging
ECT
Families
Individuals

About Job

Certified Intentional Peer Support Specialist (CIPSS) | Up to $21/hr | $300 Sign on Bonus | Augusta, Maine
**This position requires an active CIPSS certification issued through the State of ME**Looking for your next career opportunity?
Hi! We’re MAS Community Health, one of the largest behavioral health agencies in Maine.MAS Community Health is currently seeking kind and compassionate individuals with a passion for helping others to join our team. Hybrid position openings in both Northern and Southern, Maine.About MAS:
At MAS, we provide a wide variety of services to our clients. Our goal is to help individuals and families enhance their quality of life. We work within client's homes, and out in surrounding communities to provide individualized support, innovative therapies, and exceptional service.Perks and Benefits:
  • Competitive Pay: up to $21/ hour
  • $300 sign on bonus when you work 20 hours within the first 4 months
  • Weekly Direct Deposit
  • Incentive programs (e.g., Referral Bonus & Bonus opportunities)
  • Opportunities to meet new people & use your skills
  • Health & supplemental insurance offerings
  • Painless Credentialing Process
  • 401(k) program
  • Accrued Paid Time Off
  • Mileage reimbursement
Job Overview:
As a Certified Intentional Peer Support Specialist (CIPSS) you will provide care to adult clientele. Specifically, a MAS CIPSS is receiving or has received services and/or support related to the diagnosis of a mental illness, is in recovery from that illness, and is willing to self-identify as a consumer of services. As a Certified Intentional Peer Support Specialist, you must be willing and open to communicating about your personal experience and recovery in a way that is conducive to encouraging hope for other individuals in the recovery process. CIPSS provide supervision and therapeutic support to adults struggling with severe and persistent mental health challenges, in order to help them achieve the highest level of independence possible. This role takes a special kind of person who is patient, trusting, communicative, and innovative.Job Details:
  • As a MAS Community Health CIPSS, you are responsible for hosting part-time/hourly phone, telehealth, and in-person support.
  • Safely transporting the client within your own personal, reliable vehicle.
  • Following the client’s treatment plan outlined and created by the client’s family and the case management team.
  • Basic understanding of smart phone applications, access to email communication, and awareness around processing electronic documents such as session notes. Training is available.
Requirements:
  • ACTIVE State of Maine Certified Intentional Peer Support Specialist (CIPSS) Certification
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation, as in your own vehicle.
  • Active motor vehicle insurance & registration
  • Experience providing case management and social services to members of the mental health and developmental disability communities.
MAS Community Health is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.LewistonCH

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder
Gender Dysphoria

Issues

Aging

Age Groups

Adults

Therapeutic Approach

Methodologies

ECT

Modalities

Families
Individuals

Practice Specifics

Populations

Peer Support
Aviation/Transportation
Intellectual Disabilities/Dev. Disabilities
Racial Justice Allied

Settings

Faith-based organizations
Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Home Health/In-home
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