Peer Support Specialist II NYSUT Multiple Vacancies
Peer Support Specialist II NYSUT Multiple Vacancies
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Rutgers The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Peer Support Specialist II in New York State United Teachers Call Center for Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. Peer Support Specialist II performs functions in support of the Units mission providing person centered culturally competent and consumer friendly services to individuals who contact the Call Center. Receives telephone chat and text requests for service undertakes review of the service need of the caller or consumer and responds by offering peer support and appropriate referrals and dispositions. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Develops and maintains a peer to peer relationship with individuals served so that he/she can identify emotional psychiatric or behavioral changes with may require further support. Utilizes own experiences as a vehicle to connect and establish rapport and relationship building with individual served. Promptly responds to all service requests. Assures that the expressed needs and strengths of the individual served drive service delivery. Consistently demonstrates session/group facilitation management skills as applicable. Demonstrates awareness of cooccurring substance abuse disorders and cultural factors that affect patterns. Demonstrates awareness that the C SSRS model is the tool used by UBHC to assess suicide risk. Demonstrates the ability to use a standardized template thoroughly and efficiently to guide a telephone screening of the service needs of all populations with the full array of behavioral health problems. Demonstrates the ability to identify contacts that need a higher level of intervention and follow departmental protocol for handling and triaging crisis or high risk calls. Documents contacts interventions and interactions with callers in a timely manner and in accordance with established policies.
Overview
Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care UBHC established in 1971 offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children adolescents adults and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHCs 1060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment prevention and education. UBHC one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient outpatient partial hospitalization screening crisis stabilization family/caregiver support community outreach and case management supportive housing supported employment prevention and consultation employee assistance programs and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school. Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police veterans active military teachers mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers. In FY2016 UBHC treated 16199 consumers had 24502 admissions and touched the lives of 19441 individual callers through peer support. In addition UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services Children and Families and Corrections delivering 16000 trainings each year.
Preferred Qualifications
Some counseling experience or training. Bachelors Degree in education counseling or healthcare field.
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Peer Support Specialist II in New York State United Teachers Call Center for Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. Peer Support Specialist II performs functions in support of the Units mission providing person centered culturally competent and consumer friendly services to individuals who contact the Call Center. Receives telephone chat and text requests for service undertakes review of the service need of the caller or consumer and responds by offering peer support and appropriate referrals and dispositions. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Develops and maintains a peer to peer relationship with individuals served so that he/she can identify emotional psychiatric or behavioral changes with may require further support. Utilizes own experiences as a vehicle to connect and establish rapport and relationship building with individual served. Promptly responds to all service requests. Assures that the expressed needs and strengths of the individual served drive service delivery. Consistently demonstrates session/group facilitation management skills as applicable. Demonstrates awareness of cooccurring substance abuse disorders and cultural factors that affect patterns. Demonstrates awareness that the C SSRS model is the tool used by UBHC to assess suicide risk. Demonstrates the ability to use a standardized template thoroughly and efficiently to guide a telephone screening of the service needs of all populations with the full array of behavioral health problems. Demonstrates the ability to identify contacts that need a higher level of intervention and follow departmental protocol for handling and triaging crisis or high risk calls. Documents contacts interventions and interactions with callers in a timely manner and in accordance with established policies.
Overview
Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care UBHC established in 1971 offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children adolescents adults and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHCs 1060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment prevention and education. UBHC one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient outpatient partial hospitalization screening crisis stabilization family/caregiver support community outreach and case management supportive housing supported employment prevention and consultation employee assistance programs and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school. Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police veterans active military teachers mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers. In FY2016 UBHC treated 16199 consumers had 24502 admissions and touched the lives of 19441 individual callers through peer support. In addition UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services Children and Families and Corrections delivering 16000 trainings each year.
Preferred Qualifications
Some counseling experience or training. Bachelors Degree in education counseling or healthcare field.
Required Experience:
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Employment Type
Full-Time
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