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The interventions they provide are based on the therapeutic relationship they build with the individual and their family. As part of the team, helps clients develop essential skills, access recovery tools and community support, and motivates them to achieve and maintain recovery.\nEssential Job Functions:\nCollaborate with individuals to develop personalized treatment plans that address their specific needs.\nMaintain regular communication with referral sources and guardians to discuss progress, transition planning, and relevant clinical matters.\nParticipate in meetings to ensure continuity of care for individuals.\nAssist in researching and referring individuals to outside resources when necessary.\nSchedule treatment appointments and provide transportation to and from Recovery Support Services and community-based services.\nAccompany clients to appointments when permitted, representing the agency professionally.\nSupport clients in accessing medical services and document all services inaccordance with state and CARF standards.\nOffer crisis intervention and facilitate group education sessions as scheduled.\nPursue professional development through training to meet required hours every two years.\nUtilize peer support to foster recovery and resilience in individuals with mental health and substance use disorders.\nHelp individuals build connections with others, their overall community, and Recovery Supports within their community. NOTE: This requires transportation of clients.\nAssist individuals in accessing information and support for mental health and substance use disorders.\nSupport individuals in making independent choices and taking an active role in their treatment.\nHelp individuals identify their strengths and resources for recovery.\nAssist individuals in setting and achieving recovery goals through mentoring, advocacy, and coaching.\nProvide emotional, informational, and instructional support to help clients feel connected and develop recovery skills.\nEncourage clients to live a healthy, productive, and sober lifestyle during and after their time in the facility.\nAid participants in creating personal treatment plans to actively engage in their own recovery.\nAdhere to ethical and confidentiality standards of the facility.\nShow interest in the long-term and short-term goals of the company.\nKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities:\nAbility to offer personal, unique knowledge and experiences of recovery while maintaining appropriate boundaries.\nAbility to share recovery skills that have worked and help the client identify skills that will work for them.\nAbility to serve as a source of hope for the client by demonstrating the ability to maintain recovery.\nKnowledge of and a basic understanding of case management and rehabilitation methods, principles, and techniques in relation to mental health and substance use disorder treatment.\nKnowledgeable about the challenges faced by individuals with mental health and/or substance use disorders and know how to access the various community resources available.\nKnowledgeable about and should be familiar with the methods, modalities, legal requirements, and court procedures associated with treating mental health and substance use disorders.\nKnowledge of training techniques and practices used in a substance use disorder/mental health treatment setting is desired.\nCapable of effectively communicating ideas verbally and in writing to produce clear and concise reports.\nAbility to connect clients/patients to recovery resources, including mutual aid support groups, in the communities they serve.Top of FormBottom of Form\nGeneral knowledge of computers\nExperience and Education Qualifications:\nMust be willing to self-identify as a present or former client of mental health and/or substance use services OR self identifies as a person in recovery from mental health and/or substance use disorder. If asked, present evidence of a sponsor and participation in a 12-step program.\nRequires one year of direct and personal experience with the mental health system as a primary consumer of services.\nAble to complete a state-approved Certified Peer Support training program and other required trainings within six months of employment.\nExceptions to the qualifications listed may be made by the appropriate Leadership.\nIllinois Specific:\nThe application and the requirements are outlined in “Illinois Model for Mental Health Certified Recovery Support Specialist” at http://www.iaodapca.org/.\nCertified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) is preferred, but not required.\nMinimum of a High school diploma or equivalent\nMust meet the standards of CPRS (Certified Peer Recovery Specialist)or CRSS (Certified Recovery Support Specialist).\n2,000 hours supervised work experience, which can include any combination of paid or volunteer work\n100 hours supervision in the CRSS performance domains\n100 hours training and education related to CRSS domains, professional ethics and responsibility, and other core functions\nSuccessful completion of a written exam for CRSS.\nMissouri Specific:\nThe application and the requirements are outlined in “Missouri Peer Specialist” at https://mopeerspecialist.com/.\nHigh School education or equivalent\nTwo (2) years of responsible employment history.\nIf required, complete a 5-Day Basic Training Program; following which, the individual must pass a State of Missouri approved certification examination within six months.\nKansas Specific:\nThe application and the requirements are outlined in “Illinois Model for Mental Health Certified Recovery Support Specialist” at\nHold a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.\nDocumentation of completion of BHS approved Level two in-person KCPS training with a score of 80% or greater.\nBe gainfully employed as a Kansas Certified Peer Specialist in Training or Kansas Certified Peer Specialist with prior certification.\nSupervisory Requirements:\nNone\nEmployment Requirements:\nSuccessful completion of background check including criminal record, driving record, abuse/neglect and fingerprint check.\nCompletion of New Hire Orientation at the beginning of employment.\nAll training requirements including Relias at the beginning of employment and annually thereafter.\nCurrent driver’s license, acceptable driving record and current auto insurance.\nMust be 21 years of age or older\nMinimum one (1) year of recovery\nWithin the first year of employment, receive training on:Signs and symptoms of disability related illnesses\nWorking with families and caretaker of clients receiving services\nRights, roles, and responsibilities of client and families\nClient self-help skills\nIndividual treatment plans\nBasic principle of assessment\nSpecial needs and characteristics\nPhilosophy of community support approach\nSuicide awareness/precaution\nQuality assurance\nInfection control\nPhilosophy, values, and objectives of CPRC\nBehavioral management/crisis intervention\nIssues/involuntary hold\n\nPhysical Requirements:\nADA Consideration -\nLight work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally (exists up the 1/3 of the time) and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently (exists 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.\nRequires walking or standing to a significant degree, or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls, or requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.\n\nPosition Perks & Benefits:\nPaid time off: full-time employees receive an attractive time off package to balance your work and personal life\nEmployee benefits package: full-time employees receive health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more\nTop-notch training: initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive\nCareer mobility: advancement opportunities/promotingfrom within\nWelcoming, warm, supportive: a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness.\n\nBrightli is on a Mission:\nA 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 user care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.\nAs a behavioral and community mental health provider, we prioritize fostering a culture of belonging and connection within our workforce. We encourage applications from individuals with varied backgrounds and experiences, as we believe that a rich tapestry of perspectives strengthens our mission. If you are passionate about empowering local communities and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization dedicated to cultivating an authentic workplace.\nWe are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.\nBurrell Behavioral Health is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.","description_format":"text","description_chars":9283,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":1,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"high_school","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Health Care"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-01T13:51:31Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":19,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.441,"p_room":0.44,"age_days":35,"expected_fill_days":27,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","win:tail","crowd:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-30T05:48:23Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/burrellcenter-peer-support-specialist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/burrellcenter-peer-support-specialist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-31T04:56:39Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":6945,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2066918},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2066918"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fburrellcenter-peer-support-specialist"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fburrellcenter-peer-support-specialist"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fburrellcenter-peer-support-specialist"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/burrellcenter-peer-support-specialist\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fburrellcenter-peer-support-specialist"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":1584156}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"burrellcenter.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":1584156},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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