Support Group Facilitator_Must Reside in Alabama

Remote

Part Time

Experienced

Wings Across Alabama

POSITION DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Support Group Facilitator
Salary Range: Based on Experience
Location: Hoover, AL (Remote) and local in-person-Must Reside in Alabama
Reports to: Support Group Director

Job Summary

The Support Group Facilitator is responsible for advertising, promoting, and growing the attendance of the newly formed in-person support groups; developing a topic for each support group meeting and creating a slideshow to guide the group (for online groups); data collection and reporting regarding attendance and demographics.

Essential Duties

Attend and facilitate online or in-person support group as scheduled;
Attend online meetings with the Support Group Director as scheduled;
Advertise and promote assigned support group (Wings will provide promotional materials);
Grow attendance for assigned support group;
Develop a topic and create a slideshow for each support group meeting (slideshow not required for in-person groups);
Track and report attendance and demographics.

Minimum Qualifications

Ability to provide timely response to email inquiries (within 24 hours);
Ability to attend online and in-person meetings consistently;
Consistent and reliable internet access for online groups;
Appropriate, quiet, and private space to conduct confidential support group meetings;
1-2 years of lived experience with mental illness;
Must be willing to identify as an individual with mental illness;
Alabama Certified Peer Specialist-Adult preferred.
If not already CPS-A, must be willing to complete 40 hour training within six months of hire.

Environment and Scheduling

Remote position for online groups
Local position for in-person groups
Schedule to be determined

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After reading the job description, what inspired you to apply to join our team as a Support Group Coordinator?*

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Tell us about a specific support group you facilitated where something unexpected happened. What did you notice in the moment, how did you decide what to do, and, looking back, would you handle anything differently?*

Please describe how your lived or living experience with mental illness has shaped the way you understand and support others?*

Please give us an idea of what your mental health journey has been like.*

Do you have 18 months or longer of active Mental Health recovery?

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What are three of your primary strategies for mainintaining recovery and preventing relapse?*

How do you recognize when you’re doing well mentally, and what signs tell you that you may need additional support?*

Please explain your understanding of confidentiality in the workplace and peer-support environment. What does maintaining confidentiality look like in your day-to-day interactions, and where do you believe the boundaries are when communicating with people outside the organization?*

Can you share how you would approach talking about your own mental health experiences with peers while maintaining boundaries that feel appropriate and comfortable for you?*

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Are you currently certified as an Alabama Mental Health Certified Peer Specialist-Adult (CPS)? (Note: This is different from the CRSS certification for Substance Recovery.)*

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Are you interested in facilitating online support groups, an in-person group in your local area, or both?

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