Peer Support - Crisis Care Professional

ALEXANDER YOUTH NETWORK•Greensboro, NC

About The Position

Join Our Team as a Peer Support - Crisis Care Professional Supervisor Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children? Do you thrive in a supportive and inclusive work environment? If so, we want you to be part of our team. Get to know Youth Focus and Alexander Youth Network Youth Focus has joined with Alexander Youth Network and we are both passionate about helping children overcome their mental health challenges. Our teams are committed to creating an environment that empowers every individual to thrive and make a difference. We offer career development opportunities, mentorship and coaching, and pathways for advancement. Our teammates enjoy amazing benefits including tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, 401K, paid time off, mileage reimbursement, a comprehensive health plan that prioritizes your well-being and much more. What You'll Do: The Peer Support/Crisis Care Professional Supervisor must demonstrate the Agency’s purpose, philosophy, policies, and procedures. The Peer Support/Crisis Care Professional Supervisor works as a team member and oversees the day-to-day activities and needs of the clients in their care. They provide support such as mentoring, skill-building, working with youth to build their natural support systems, etc. Peer Support/Crisis Care Professional Supervisor provides leadership and support to direct reports. The position requires therapeutic ability, working with neglected and abused children in a homeless shelter. A full job description can be provided to interested/qualified candidates.

Requirements

Minimum of 21 years of age.
Lived experience - both as someone who experienced homelessness, received mental health treatment, and successfully maintained permanent safe and stable housing.
Education and/or Experience – High School Diploma and one to two years’ experience and/or training
Language Skills – Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of clients or employees of organization.
Mathematical Skills – Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability – Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations – Valid North Carolina Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

The Peer Support/Crisis Care Professional Supervisor must demonstrate the Agency’s purpose, philosophy, policies, and procedures.
The Peer Support/Crisis Care Professional Supervisor works as a team member and oversees the day-to-day activities and needs of the clients in their care.
They provide support such as mentoring, skill-building, working with youth to build their natural support systems, etc.
Peer Support/Crisis Care Professional Supervisor provides leadership and support to direct reports.
The position requires therapeutic ability, working with neglected and abused children in a homeless shelter.