Peer Support Specialist - Mobile Crisis

Monadnock Family Services • Keene, NH

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About The Position

The Peer Support Specialist on the Mobile Crisis Team upholds peer support principles, including mutuality, reciprocity, a non-directive approach, recovery focus, strengths-based practice, inclusion, and safety. As a fully integrated team member, the specialist contributes expertise in crisis stabilization and the recovery process and helps foster a team culture that recognizes and respects each client’s perspective, experiences, and preferences.

The specialist follows SAMHSA Practice Guidelines for addressing mental health emergencies and assists the team in meeting obligations under applicable state contracts. The role promotes client choice, self-determination, and decision-making in planning, delivering, and evaluating treatment, rehabilitation, and support services. Under the clinical supervision of staff with professional degrees, the specialist provides peer counseling and consultation to clients and families, consults with team staff, liaises with community resources, performs rehabilitation and support functions, and assists with treatment, substance abuse services, education, family support and consultation, and crisis intervention.

Requirements

• Strong commitment to the right and ability of people with severe and persistent mental illness to live in normal community residences, work in market jobs, and access helpful, adequate, competent, and continuous supports and services.
• Two years of experience in community-based psychosocial rehabilitation treatment or case management services; direct personal life experiences and/or experience with close family members may substitute for some or all of this experience requirement.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Promote peer support principles, including mutuality, reciprocity, a non-directive approach, recovery focus, strengths-based practice, inclusion, and safety.
• Contribute as an integrated team member to crisis stabilization and support of the recovery process.
• Help cultivate a team culture that recognizes and respects each client’s point of view, experiences, and preferences.
• Follow SAMHSA Practice Guidelines for addressing mental health emergencies and assist with obligations under relevant state contracts.
• Maximize client choice, self-determination, and decision-making in planning, delivery, and evaluation of treatment, rehabilitation, and support services.
• Provide peer counseling and consultation to individual clients and families, and consultation to team staff.
• Act as a liaison with community resources.
• Carry out rehabilitation and support functions.
• Assist with treatment, substance abuse services, education, family support and consultation, and crisis intervention under clinical supervision.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed