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Residential Services, Inc. (RSI) has a full-time Certified Peer Specialist opening with our Lotus Grace program in Cambridge, MN. This position will work within a 24/7 Residential Crisis Stabilization (RCS) and Intensive Residential Treatment Services (IRTS) team to implement treatment plans and services that enable the service recipient to develop and enhance psychiatric stability, personal and emotional adjustment and independent living and community skills. Schedule: Shifts include 11:00am-7:00pm and 2:00pm-10:00pm. 40 hours per week. Every other weekend is required. Mandatory in-person weekly meetings on Mondays from 8:00am-10:00am. Salary: $20.00-$21.00 per hour About RSI Lotus Grace: Located on a serene 20-acre hobby farm in Cambridge, MN, RSI's Lotus Grace IRTS & RCS setting is designed to support up to five people. The mission at Lotus Grace is to assist in addressing mental health in our community by providing services aimed to meet the immediate support needs of people experiencing mental health crises in a licensed residential setting. Our unique nature-based setting, complete with a variety of farm animals, creates a peaceful environment for healing, growth, and recovery. What we offer: * Health and dental insurance (Full-time) * 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching * Paid Time Off (PTO) for full-time and part-time staff * Paid training * $500 refer-a-friend bonus * Employee Assistance Program * Long-term disability and life insurance (Full-time) * Flexible scheduling * Employee wellness & resource programs * Employee recognition & rewards programs * Eligible employees may qualify for tuition assistance and student loan forgiveness through state and federal assistance programs. What You'll do as a Certified Peer Specialist: As a Certified Peer Specialist, you will work with the treatment team to implement treatment plans and services for adults experiencing psychiatric instability. You will promote individualized recovery goals, self-sufficiency, self-advocacy, and development of natural supports in accordance with the service recipient's treatment plan. Key responsibilities will include: * Provide individualized peer support to people receiving services in accordance with individual treatment plans. * Promote individualized recovery goals, self-sufficiency, self-advocacy, and development of natural supports. * Serve as a mentor to promote personal growth and development with mental health and substance abuse issues. * Encourage consumer empowerment by promoting individual participation in support service development and provide service recipients with mental illness symptom management and relapse prevention skills to enable them to manage their mental illness. * Safely monitor and guide the activities of each person, taking into account the individual's level of behavioral and psychiatric stability, cultural needs, and vulnerabilities. * Provide supervision, assistance, and training to meet the physical and personal needs of people receiving services (e.g., health, grooming, bathing, toileting, eating, socialization). * Provide appropriate supervision and crisis prevention intervention and resolution techniques, following agency policies and procedures, risk management plans and individual support plans. * Provide accurate medication administration and documentation in accordance with RSI's policies. * Assist people receiving services with household responsibilities (e.g. shopping, meal preparation, laundry, cleaning, budgeting, banking) and transportation allowing them to achieve maximum independence based upon individual skills and abilities. * Respond to the needs, desires and interests of people receiving services through proper review, implementation, and assessment of services, in accordance with the individual treatment support plans. * Complete thorough and accurate documentation ensuring all documentation is completed within the required time frames. * Attend trainings and meetings as required by RSI policy and licensing requirements, including weekly team meetings. For this position, you will need: * To pass a post-offer background and MVR check * A high school diploma or equivalent and meet all of the following peer specialist qualification requirements: * Have been diagnosed with a mental illness; * Be a current or former mental health services recipient; and * Have a valid certification as a mental health certified peer specialist under section 256B.0615 or successfully complete the Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services approved Certified Peer Specialist training and certification exam upon hire. How to Apply: You can apply online by visiting our employment website at You may also fill out a paper application at any of our office locations. Interviews are conducted over the phone, video chat, or in person. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, or participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to our HR Department at (218) 727-2696 or info@. Learn more about RSI by visiting our website and liking us on Facebook. Salary: $20.00-$21.00 per hour RSI is a 2022-2025 Star Tribune Top Workplace in Minnesota!