Peer Support Specialist-BHT

Community Bridges•Phoenix, AZ

19d•Onsite

About The Position

Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI) is an integrated behavioral healthcare agency offering a variety of different programs throughout Arizona. CBI provides residential, outpatient, inpatient, patient-centered medical homes, medication-assisted treatment, and crisis services to individuals experiencing crisis, opioid use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness. CBI is the premiere non-profit fully integrated healthcare provider of substance use and behavioral health programs in Arizona, including prevention, education and treatment using cutting-edge, nationally recognized, evidence-based models. The F/ACT Peer Support Specialist is a member of the clinical team dedicated to F/ACT clients. Coordinates services based on daily staffings with other members of the clinical team, provides experience, strength, and hope to individuals, their families, and significant others by sharing their recovery experience and knowledge of the behavioral health system and available community resources to promote recovery and self-improvement.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required
Minimum of six months of recovery from substance use and/or mental health disorders required
Current AZ Driver’s License
Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) in accordance with A.A.C. R9-10-101.33 and CBI Clinical Policies and Procedures required
Certified Peer Support Specialist certification
Fingerprint Clearance Card

Nice To Haves

Associate Degree or higher preferred
1-3 years of experience working in the Behavioral Health and/or Substance Abuse field preferred

Responsibilities

Coordinates services based on daily staffings with other members of the clinical team
Provides experience, strength, and hope to individuals, their families, and significant others by sharing their recovery experience and knowledge of the behavioral health system and available community resources to promote recovery and self-improvement.