Forensics Peer Support Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Job Posting: Forensic Peer Specialist
Location: Broward County, Florida
Organization: Mental Health America of Southeast Florida

Mental Health America of Southeast Florida is seeking a Forensic Peer Specialist to join our team. This role is ideal for someone with lived experience of recovery who is passionate about supporting others in navigating their own paths to wellness.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a role model, demonstrating competency in personal recovery and effective coping skills.
• Provide peer support, advocacy, and consumer information to individuals in outpatient, emergency room, inpatient, and jail settings.
• Assist peers of all ages in retaining independence within the community and gaining mastery over their recovery journey.
• Deliver WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) and WHAM (Whole Health Action Management) services.
• Collaborate effectively with individuals involved in the county jail system and across community-based settings.
• Support care coordination by communicating with team members and sharing relevant data.
• Collect and report performance measurement data to track outcomes and program effectiveness.

Qualifications:

• Must be a Certified Peer Specialist in good standing with the Florida Certification Board.
• Lived experience with mental health recovery and the ability to share personal experiences as a tool for supporting others.
• Familiarity with WRAP and WHAM models required.
• Strong communication and advocacy skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in both clinical and community settings, including correctional environments.
• Comfortable with data collection, documentation, and measuring project outcomes.
• Must be a resident of Broward County.

Preferred:

• Prior experience as a peer specialist, particularly with forensic or justice-involved populations.

If you are committed to empowering individuals on their recovery journeys and want to make a difference in Broward County, we encourage you to apply.

Company DescriptionOur Mission is dedicated to promoting mental health and victory over mental illness and related challenges through education, prevention, advocacy, research and empowerment.

Mental Health America of Southeast Florida, formerly Mental Health Association of Broward County, was formally chartered in 1957. The 1957 CHARTER cites the founders’ mission to promote mental health through the efforts of an active and vested citizenry. It also defines goals/objectives in support of the mission. From the outset, MHA recognized the need and desirability to include a broad coalition of community members in its work. As a result, the organization mandated that its governing board consist of a diverse range of participants, that it not comprise a majority of professional clinicians and that it excludes those employed by State mental health institutions over which the organization might establish advocacy agendas. The 1957 document remains consistent with the organization’s current policies and promotes values that are sustained by the organization’s current activities.

Company Description

Our Mission is dedicated to promoting mental health and victory over mental illness and related challenges through education, prevention, advocacy, research and empowerment.\r\n\r\nMental Health America of Southeast Florida, formerly Mental Health Association of Broward County, was formally chartered in 1957. The 1957 CHARTER cites the founders’ mission to promote mental health through the efforts of an active and vested citizenry. It also defines goals/objectives in support of the mission. From the outset, MHA recognized the need and desirability to include a broad coalition of community members in its work. As a result, the organization mandated that its governing board consist of a diverse range of participants, that it not comprise a majority of professional clinicians and that it excludes those employed by State mental health institutions over which the organization might establish advocacy agendas. The 1957 document remains consistent with the organization’s current policies and promotes values that are sustained by the organization’s current activities.