Peer Support Specialist Cover Letter

In response to your job posting for peer support specialist, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for advocacy, education and recovery support to members identified for individual outreach by care management staff by assisting in navigation of the BH service delivery system and connection with peer support services in the community.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Driving license and reliable transportation is strongly preferred
• Retired Law Enforcement Officers with military experience and/or experience working with the veteran population
• Currently a Certified Peer Specialist
• Willing to understand each member’s unique circumstances, personal preferences, and goals strengths-based them into daily work any needed crisis response to help the member regain a sense of control
• Experience/understanding of the principles of recovery and resiliency
• Experience supporting vulnerable populations
• Experience with Microsoft Word (create correspondence
• Experience with Microsoft Excel (data entry

I am excited to be applying for the position of peer support specialist. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for various care coordination activities in collaboration with the member's primary care physician, specialist physician, UM staff, disease management staff, medical case manager, mental health professionals, public agencies, and other providers as required.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Is receiving or has received services and/or supports related to the diagnosis of a mental illness and is willing to self-identify on this basis with peers and in the community
• Driving license and reliable transportation
• Strong knowledge of local community services
• Possesses a good knowledge of public transit system or willingness to learn and teach
• Skills and knowledge acquired through completion of high school or equivalent
• Extensive knowledge of the principles of harm reduction
• Experience in Supportive counseling and/or mental health information and referral services
• Demonstrated understating of the principles of recovery and resiliency

In response to your job posting for peer support specialist, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for expertise and consultation, from a mental health consumer perspective, to the entire team concerning consumers experiencing symptoms of mental illness or medication related side effects.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience with Microsoft Outlook (email
• Experience facilitating training events
• Experience working with patients with chronic, acute and contingent crisis
• High level of comfort working telephonically
• Experience with community-based service provisions to adults with addictions and/or pregnant women
• Knowledge about psychosocial rehabilitation and the recovery model
• Peer training certification
• Demonstrate empathy and caring in peer mentoring and recovery coaching

Please consider me for the peer support specialist opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for quality care that follows Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model of mental health care delivery.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Utilizes recovery orientated, person-centered, voluntary, relationship focused, and trauma informed approach to support patients
• Provide direct assistance in completing tasks including filling out applications, obtaining public benefits, obtaining an ID, or providing assistance in identifying resources such as clothing donation or food banks
• Knowledge of basic computer skills including data entry in Excel
• Family members are encouraged to apply
• Willing to understand each member’s unique circumstances, personal preferences, and goals and incorporate them instrengths-baseds well as any needed crisis response to help the member regain a sense of control
• Demonstrate initiative and flexibility with respect to job assignments
• Possess a good knowledge of public transit system or willingness to learn and teach
• Interpersonal communication skills that enhance psychiatric and behavioral impairments

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the peer support specialist position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for education and advocacy within the community and agency that promotes awareness of substance abuse and/or other mental health related disorders and criminal thinking while reducing misconceptions, prejudice and discrimination.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Knowledge and skill to teach and engage in basic problem solving strategies to support individual clients in self-directed recovery
• State of Maine Certified Intentional Peer Support Specialist (CIPSS) preferred
• Self-identified mental health and/or substance use consumer of care
• Paid or unpaid peer support experience preferred
• Adheres to state guidelines mandated reporting of child, adult, and/or elder abuse
• Peer support specialist
• Peer wellness specialist
• Family support specialist