Family Peer Support Specialist

The Sante Group•Cambridge, MD

44d•$18 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

Santé is seeking aâ¯Full-Time Family Peer Support Specialist to join our frontline Mobile Response Stabilization Services (MRSS) team in Centerville, MD. This is an onsite role working Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm. As the Peer Specialist, you will be paired with a Clinician as a 2-person team responding to requests for crisis stabilization for youth and their caregivers in the local community. As a team, you will work together to assess, evaluate, and perform crisis intervention techniques, develop crisis and treatment plans for the identified youth and serve as the liaison for collaboration with involved parties, including families and community partners.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent and at least one (1) year professional experience (experience working with children and families in a community-based program preferred).
Peer Recovery Specialist Certification (CPRS) or willingness to be certified within a one (1) year of employment (Sante will pay for your certification if you do not have it at the time of hire).
Three (3) years personal lived experience caring for a child with behavior dysregulation, a mental health diagnosis, or dealing with a co-occurring disorder.
Valid driver's license and proof of current automobile insurance.

Responsibilities

Promote youth and caregiver's health, self-direction, skill development, and ensure goals are developed for long-term stabilization.
Provide education and resources to youth and their caregivers including but not limited to, community resources, family peer support services, support groups and networks.
Serve as an advocate for youth and their caregivers
Assist in the wraparound planning processes and the development of crisis and other youth and family-driven plans for a warm hand-off to longer-term services and programs.
Attend community stakeholder meetings as pertains to the involved youth

Benefits

Competitive benefits package including a 403(b) with company match.
Opportunities for career growth, ongoing training and development, flexible work schedules and shifts.
Financial assistance for certification fees.
Company-wide wellness program.
The rare opportunity to make a difference in the very community that you call home. We are leading providers in Behavioral and Mental Health!
Smart, passionate, and engaged coworkers.

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