Peer Support Specialist

To engage and encourage mental health and/or substance abuse peers in recovery, sense of
community and belonging, supportive relationships and valued roles. To promote wellness,
self-direction and recovery focus, enhancing the skill and ability of peers to meet their chosen
goals. View and engage peers as equals.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Supports Behavioral Health Consumers to self-determination and advocate for their
needs and desires by providing an environment of recovery, wellness and hope.
2. Encourages peers to become self-directed, focus on their strengths, exercise use of
natural supports, develop their own recovery goals, and strengthen valued roles within
their community.
3. Encourages peers to construct their own recovery and wellness plans which also include
proactive crisis plans.
ADDITIONAL ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
1. Partners with Behavioral Health consumers to identify and connect with resources.
2. Support Behavioral Health consumers who seek to identify goals, dreams and desires
for their wellness, recovery and/or futures.
3. Explores with peers their experiences and support these individuals in getting
appropriate resources for help.
4. Supports peers in crisis to explore options that may be beneficial to returning to
emotional wellness.
5. May accompany or provide transportation to behavioral health consumers to
appointments, meetings or community resource settings in an effort to support the
consumers goals.
6. Applies Trauma Informed Care principles and practices, with a strong commitment to
fostering a positive healthy work culture.
7. Performs other duties as may be assigned

Winnebago County Employee Benefits
• Health Insurance with a free employee health clinic (in Oshkosh) for enrollees, spouse, and minor dependents (on site staff include a Physician, Nurse Practitioner, Physical Therapist, and Health Coach)
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance (Paid by the County)
• Participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System-Pension (Includes a 100% employer match)
• Flex Spending Program
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Up to 25 days of PTO earned throughout the calendar year upon hire. PTO increases with years of service.
*Enjoy up to 7 weeks of benefit time off in your first year of hire!

https://www.winnebagocountywi.gov/human-resources/employment-opportunities

Deadline Note: Ongoing