Consumer Aide

Provides recovery assistance services to Beacon Light or Forest-Warren Human Services clients living in the community. These services include transportation to obtain necessities for living such as prescriptions, groceries, and clothing. Provide assistance, when requested from Forest-Warren Human Services, for such tasks as light housekeeping and relocating if necessary. Provides services to consumers participating in the Decision Support Center within Beacon-Light’s adult outpatient clinic. Responsibilities include providing recovery oriented peer support, assisting the consumer in identifying Personal Medicine, writing power statements, completion of the Common Ground report and using Decision Aid Worksheets. Responsible for providing a supportive, restorative environment for consumers whose lives have been disrupted by severe mental illness in the Drop-In Center.

• Provide recovery-oriented peer support to consumers.
• Assist consumers in identifying Personal Medicine, writing power statements, and reports.
• Support consumers in a restorative environment at the Drop-In Center.

• Must be a self-identified individual who has received or is receiving state priority group services.
• Have a high school diploma or GED and two years’ work experience in human services.
• Complete required certifications within specified time periods.