Peer Support Specialist (Overnight) (9615)

Baltimore Crisis Response, INC•Baltimore, MD

1d•$18 - $21

About The Position

Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc. (BCRI) is a nationally recognized nonprofit and Baltimore’s only comprehensive crisis response system. Since 1992, we’ve been at the forefront of behavioral health crisis care — providing timely, community-based services for individuals and families experiencing mental health and substance use challenges. We are seeking Peer Support Specialist to work alongside Emergency Medical Services in Baltimore City, providing brief crisis intervention for individuals experiencing substance use issues or overdoses. In this role, you’ll connect people to recovery programs, coordinate care, and offer support for mental health, addiction, and homelessness challenges. This position is more than crisis response — it’s an opportunity to make a meaningful, life-changing impact, strengthen community connections, and help individuals move toward recovery and wellness.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Valid driver’s license

Responsibilities

Work collaboratively with members of EMS and other members of BCRI’s team to provide support and resources to individuals experience substance use issues or homelessness.
Work with individual in a substance use crisis to develop a crisis plan, provide linkage to care and introduce other crisis planning tools to the individual as needed.
Respond alongside EMS to overdoses in Baltimore city to provide linkage and connection to services.
Work with individuals in crisis to assist with continuity of care by giving them mental health, addiction, peer recovery support and other needed resources.
Build relationships with addiction, mental health and homeless outreach providers, peer recovery support and other community resources
Performs timely and accurate documentation of all clinical and client-related information
Maintains professional open, effective, and appropriate communication with clients, BCRI staff, management, outside agencies and the public
Empower participants to become self-advocates for their own recovery/wellness
Maintains professional boundaries with clients, staff and other outside agencies
Works with all clients from a strengths-based perspective, providing support and encouragement as they move forward in their recovery
Other duties as required