Peer Support Specialist Mobile Crisis

The Peer Support Specialist (PSS) offers peer support to individuals as someone who has shared similar life experiences and can act as a positive role model. The PSS supports clients with creating their own personally directed wellness plan and connects them with a full range of resources within the community. This is a graveyard shift: Monday - Friday from 2:00 am to 10:00 am.

Qualifications:

• Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Eligibility to register as a Peer Support Specialist is required. Participation in Peer Support training along with follow through to THW certification will be required once hired.
• Eligibility to register as a Certified Recovery Mentor is required.
• Must be 21 and possess a valid drivers license.
• Lived experience with a mental health diagnosis is required.
• Lived experience with a substance use disorder is required.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Meets with peers in the community and/or their homes to establish and maintain positive trusting relationship.
• Meets with peers in medical clinic setting; attends group sessions for clients to support patient growth.
• Assists clients in identifying their personal goals through the development of a Personal Wellness Plan.
• Assists peers in exploring strategies that increase satisfaction and wellness with SAMHSAs eight dimensions of wellness: Emotional Environmental Financial Intellectual Occupational Physical Social and Spiritual.
• Assists clients in working on overcoming barriers to maintaining independence and help clients practice skill building in budgeting setting up transportation making health care appointments and connecting with benefits.
• Models and practices communication skills recovery-oriented living skills effective coping skills and self-help strategies with individuals and groups.
• Informs lead staff persons supervisor other pertinent staff of clients needs or concerns.
• Participates in regular peer support supervisions.
• Attends relevant staff meetings and trainings as assigned.
• Implements the regulations policies and procedures which pertain to peer-delivered services.
• Assists peers with identifying and engaging various community resources and supports.
• Reflects positive peer values and appropriate/professional boundaries.
• Documents peer support work including up-to-date documentation associated with assessment treatment patients progress and other activities.
• Respects and honors client rights and responsibilities and demonstrates professional boundaries and ethics. Adheres to mandatory abuse reporting laws and HIPAA requirements.
• Assists in crisis situations as appropriate following emergency protocols/procedures and coordinating with the treatment team with interventions which support a trauma informed environment for patients and staff.
• Practices and is competent in preventing escalation and works to prevent physical and mechanical restraint techniques avoiding crisis situations or neutralizing crises in progress. This position will not participate in mechanical restraint or restraint training.
• Emergency Response: This employee has been identified as a staff member expected to report for duty following activation of a public health emergency response plan.

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We Offer:

• 100% paid premiums for full family medical insurance
• Waiver cash option
• Dental Vision and Pet insurance available
• Generous sick and vacation time accrual rates accrued time rolls over year-to-year
• 5% 401k employer contribution
• Employee Assistance Program

Adapt Integrated Health Care is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran. We always welcome nominations and applications from women members of any minority group and others who share our passion for building a diverse community that reflects the diversity in our clientele. For anyone needing assistance or accommodations with Adapts application process please reach out to our team at or by calling and asking for our Human Resources department.