Mobile Crisis Peer Support Specialist- HWD

Community Health Network•Kokomo, IN

20h

About The Position

The Mobile Crisis Peer Support Specialist will engage with individuals and families to improve their health and wellness, live self-directive lives, and strive to reach their full potential. This role is responsible for conducting crisis response with a trauma-informed approach during a crisis event, providing support and assisting with de-escalation, to individuals in the community and via the crisis response hotline. The Mobile Crisis Peer Support Specialist performs a wide range of tasks to assist consumers engagement in treatment, in regaining control over their lives and recovery process. They will model competence in recovery and coping and are willing to utilize his/her/their own story of recovery to assist consumers toward their own recovery goals. The team will partner with first responders and community partners to reduce arrests and the need for support from emergency departments.

Requirements

Current Indiana Driver's License with valid vehicle insurance
Verified completion of a state [1] approved Certified Recovery Specialist training program and passing score on certification exam. Or Completed Addiction Peer Recovery Coach Certification.
1+ years: Experience in a human service recovery field
Ability to collaborate with others in a team setting
Excellent communication skills
Positive attitude toward problem-solving
Ability to work with clients in various stages of change who need assistance regulating thoughts and emotions

Nice To Haves

Ability to acknowledge, value, and celebrate collective experiences and differences of patients, other caregivers, and the communities we serve

Responsibilities

Conducting crisis response with a trauma-informed approach during a crisis event
Providing support and assisting with de-escalation to individuals in the community and via the crisis response hotline
Assisting consumers engagement in treatment
Assisting consumers in regaining control over their lives and recovery process
Modeling competence in recovery and coping
Utilizing his/her/their own story of recovery to assist consumers toward their own recovery goals
Partnering with first responders and community partners to reduce arrests and the need for support from emergency departments
Supporting the comprehensive psycho-social assessments
Helping clients regulate emotions
Documenting services provided in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) based on policies and procedures
Providing support in client''s homes, in community settings, at crisis departments, or at emergency departments
Assisting with crisis and emergency departments when not responding to off-site crisis calls
Complying with all applicable Behavioral Health Care Service policies and procedures
Completing timecards, PTO requests, mileage reports, and other documentation per Community Behavioral Health policies and procedures