Peer Support Specialist/Trainee - MCAT - MON-FRI 9PM-5:30AM

Frontier Behavioral Health•Spokane, WA

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

Frontier Behavioral Health (FBH) is seeking a Peer Support Specialist/Trainee for the Mobile Crisis Assessment and Triage (MCAT) team, which serves individuals aged 21 and older. This role is integral to a rapid response mobile outreach program that provides stabilization during crisis events in various community settings. The primary goal is to divert individuals from emergency departments, the criminal justice system, and inpatient psychiatric treatment by connecting them with community resources. Peer Support Services focus on promoting recovery, self-advocacy, natural supports, community living skills, and self-sufficiency. The position involves assisting in treatment interventions, providing supportive services based on lived experience, identifying recovery-promoting activities, and advocating for clients. The role requires collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team, engagement with individuals during transitions (e.g., discharge from hospitals or incarceration), maintaining communication with team members, and assisting individuals in finding appropriate resources for stabilization. Record maintenance, travel to community sites, and other assigned duties are also part of the role. The shift for this position is Monday-Friday, 9 PM-5:30 AM, with an added shift differential.

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 possessing one.
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.
Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal form.
Ability to work in a cooperative and collaborative manner as a team member with program participants.
Ability to work with individuals from diverse cultures.
Familiarity with the structure of inpatient behavioral health care facilities.

Responsibilities

Assist other professionals in the development of treatment interventions and stabilizations for those in an acute crisis situation.
Provide supportive services, drawing on common experiences as a peer, providing on-going support to all clients by encouraging them to regain hope in, and control over, their own lives, and to be active participants in resolving their crisis.
Identify services and activities that promote recovery by instilling hope and experiences which lead to meaning and purpose and which decrease stigma.
Promote personal responsibility for recovery as the individual client or mental health service defines recovery.
Serve as an advocate and provide information and peer support in a range of settings.
Participate in a multi-disciplinary team approach to provide support and stabilization services to individuals in a manner appropriate to the individual client, their developmental level supportive of their culture.
Ensure the individual and their family are heard and their needs are addressed and met.
Engage with individuals prior to discharge from an emergency department, medical admittance, incarceration and participate (as appropriate) in discharge planning and assisting families as they transition into the community and back to their families.
Maintain close communication with MRRCT team members and other clinical and administrative staff to ensure the highest quality of services is delivered to the individuals and their support systems.
Serve as a peer advocate to help empower individuals in gaining the knowledge and skills necessary to support stabilizing the crisis.
Assist individuals in need or in times of crisis by finding appropriate resources for stabilization in the least restrictive environment appropriate.
Develop and maintain linkage with community resources that benefit the identified population served.
Maintain client records and all other required documentation in a timely and confidential manner, in accordance with agency policies and practices.
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

Paid Time Off – Employees 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 resulting in up to additional 26 days off per year.
Medical, Dental and Vision
Retirement – 403b plan including standard 3% employer contribution plus an additional 3% employer match.
Flexible Spending Accounts
Life Insurance – Company paid coverage that starts the first of the month following 6 months from your date of hire.
Signing Bonus!
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!