Peer Support Specialist/Trainee - Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT)

Frontier Behavioral Health • Spokane, WA

7h • Remote

About The Position

Frontier Behavioral Health (FBH) is a non-profit organization with over 100 years of service in Spokane, dedicated to providing evidence-based treatment for behavioral health issues across all age groups. As a Trauma-Informed Care Organization, FBH believes in client recovery and empowering individuals to lead fulfilling lives. The Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) Team is an intensive, community-based multidisciplinary team offering person-centered care to adults with complex needs. PACT provides case management, therapy, assessments, employment and housing assistance, family support, substance use services, and other critical supports for community living. The team operates on a rotating weekend and holiday schedule, with compensatory time off provided. Peer Support Specialists within PACT promote community integration, resiliency, and quality of life by sharing personal recovery experiences to foster hope, reduce stigma, and empower clients. Services can be provided individually or in groups to individuals and families of all ages.

Requirements

• Self-identify as having one or more years in recovery from a mental health condition, substance use disorder or both.
• Certified Peer Support Specialist or Certified Peer Support Specialist Trainee Credential from the WA State Department of Health OR must apply for the Certified Peer Support Specialist TRAINEE credential within 90 days of start date if not already credentialed.
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Must have an unrestricted and valid driver’s license, be able to pass a motor vehicle screening and driving test, have active car insurance, and be willing to use their personal vehicle in the course of work.

Nice To Haves

• Two years' experience working in a community behavioral health setting.

Responsibilities

• As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, assist clinicians in the development of treatment objectives and interventions for clients enrolled in mental health services.
• Provide peer counseling and support, drawing on common experiences as a peer, to clients, parents, caregivers, and natural/community supports by encouraging them to regain hope in, and control over, their own lives.
• Identify services and activities that promote recovery and resilience, assisting clients to identify strengths, recognize successes, and to build hope.
• Mentor clients to build self-advocacy skills, navigate health systems, build natural supports, and find meaningful activities that promote a sense of purpose, structure and inclusion in the community.
• Promote personal responsibility for recovery as the individual client and/or mental health service provider defines recovery.
• Mentor clients to explore networking through existing advisory groups and client-run organizations; if applicable, help clients become involved as an advocate for others.
• Provide individual and group services (appropriate to scope) for enrolled clients including facilitating recovery groups.
• Mentor clients to build and maintain community living skills and access community resources.
• Support clients who are pursuing educational, vocational, or volunteer services.
• Engage with assigned clients prior to discharge from inpatient psychiatric care, participate in discharge planning, as directed and assigned, and accompany clients as they transition into the community as appropriate.
• Assist clients in need or in times of personal crisis with finding appropriate resources for stabilization in the least restrictive environment appropriate.
• Contact clients referred by a clinician that are not attending scheduled appointments in order to identify barriers and problem solve solutions to client attendance.
• Work with clients in preparation of graduating from services.
• Maintain client records and all other required documentation in a timely and confidential manner, in accordance with agency policies and practices.
• Provide after-hours coverage on a schedule rotation, if applicable.
• Requires travel to see clients in the community and travel between work sites either via FBH owned Vehicles and/or personal vehicle.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Accrue up to 26 days of PTO in the first year of employment
• 9 Paid Federal Holidays
• Extended Sick Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Time
• Compressed Workweek option for some positions (up to additional 26 days off per year)
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 403b plan with standard 3% employer contribution plus an additional 3% employer match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Company paid Life Insurance (starts the first of the month following 6 months from date of hire)
• No-cost licensure supervision for those pursuing clinical licensure
• Federal and State Loan Forgiveness Program for qualifying Programs
• Reimbursement of License/Certification application fee that is required for the position
• Free Employee Assistance Program
• Staff Discounts at various FBH partners throughout Spokane

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED