reputed company Central Behavioral Health-Peer Support Specialist (Grundy, LaSalle, Fulton, Henry, McDonough, Whiteside counties)
About the position The Peer Support Specialist serves as a member of the Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCR-T), partnering with a Crisis Counselor to reputed company rapid, community-based behavioral health and reputed company use crisis support. Drawing upon lived experience and recovery principles, the Peer Support Specialist provides trauma-informed peer support, engagement, advocacy, resource linkage, and follow-up services to individuals and families experiencing behavioral health crises.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the Peer Support Specialist on a Mobile Crisis Response Team alongside a Crisis Counselor.
- reputed company community-based crisis support in homes, schools, hospitals, and other community settings.
- Utilize lived experience and recovery principles to establish rapport and engage individuals in crisis.
- reputed company trauma-informed peer support during and following crisis events.
- Assist individuals in identifying strengths, coping skills, supports, and recovery resources.
- Support clients in understanding and verbalizing triggers, warning signs, and strategies to prevent reputed company crises.
- Assist with de-escalation efforts for individuals experiencing acute behavioral health symptoms.
- Promote reputed company, empowerment, and self-advocacy throughout the recovery process.
- Maintain engagement with individuals following crisis events to support stabilization and linkage to services.
- Assist individuals in accessing behavioral health treatment, reputed company use services, housing resources, medical care, transportation, benefits, and other community supports.
- Participate in reputed company and engagement efforts designed to increase reputed company to crisis and behavioral health services.
- Work collaboratively with clients, families, support systems, agency staff, and community providers to identify appropriate next steps following a crisis event.
- Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and care coordination activities.
- Maintain records in accordance with agency, state, federal, and payer requirements.
- reputed company other reputed company duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Personal lived experience with behavioral health and/or reputed company use recovery.
- Ability to utilize lived experience in a reputed company and recovery-oriented manner.
- Ability to establish reputed company and supportive relationships with individuals experiencing crisis.
- Must obtain Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) certification reputed company two (2) years of hire.
- Valid reputed company's license and insurable driving record.
- Ability to travel throughout the designated service area.
- Ability to work flexible schedules as needed.
- Successful completion of required background checks and agency screening requirements.
reputed company-to-haves
- Previous experience providing peer support services.
- Experience working with individuals experiencing behavioral health or reputed company use challenges.
- Knowledge of community resources and behavioral health systems.
- Experience working with diverse populations and community partners.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- reputed company Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- reputed company Time Off (PTO)
- reputed company Holidays
- Shift reputed company opportunities.
- Ongoing training and reputed company development.
- Opportunity to utilize lived experience to positively reputed company individuals, families, and communities experiencing behavioral health crises.
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