Peer Support Specialist, Part Time
The role of a Peer Support Specialist is to act as a mentor, advocate, educator, facilitator, and source of support services for individuals living with a mental illness and residing in Milwaukee County. Objectives: To provide individual and group support services to their peers living with a mental illness. Peer Support Specialists serve as mentors with the goal of supporting their peers to discover the best path for maintaining mental wellness. Peer Support Specialists focus on modeling (teaching) positive coping, problem-solving, and self-advocacy skills.
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Critical Instructions: To Apply for a Job at MHA
- We only accept email applications.
- COVER LETTER: All applicants must include a cover letter. Let us know key details about yourself, experiences which make you eligible for the position, your goals, important training you have received and any other information which helps you to stand out from amongst the many applications we receive. If you have a professional license(s), please tell us the name and number of your license.
- SUBJECT LINE: We get so many emails every day and we don't want to miss your application. Therefore, the subject line should include the name of the job and your name. For example: "Outpatient Clinical Therapist - Jane Doe"
- Attach the cover letter and resume to your email.
- FILE NAMES: Remember that we receive several resumes every day. In order to process your application, we ask you to take a moment to title your resume properly. We get so many that are just titled "resume.doc" and so you can see why your resume will not stand out unless you follow the following requirements. Your resume and cover letter file names should include your name and the month and year and job. For example:"Jane Doe Resume Outpatient Psychotherapist January 2022", "Jane Doe Cover Letter January 2022". So, remember, "First Name, Last Name, Document Title, Job Title, Month, Year"
MHA is a growing company. We are happy to have you apply for a position. We will only review applications that conform to these simple instructions. Please take a few minutes to title your documents as we request and to write a cover letter. We hope you will be successful!