PT Day Crisis Care Center Peer Support Specialist (EOW)
About The Position
The Peer Support Specialist provides peer services at the Crisis Care Center, which offers crisis stabilization to individuals experiencing behavioral health and/or substance use crises. The center aims to reduce pressure on law enforcement and local emergency departments and connects stabilized individuals with community mental health providers for ongoing services. The specialist also helps develop and implement programs that support people receiving crisis services and connect them with community resources. This is a part-time, day-shift position at the Crisis Care Center in Birmingham, Alabama, with normal hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every other Saturday and Sunday.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Self-identify as a current or former client with a mental illness and/or substance use history.
- Currently maintain healthy recovery from mental illness and/or substance use.
- Valid Alabama driver's license and a driving record acceptable to the agency's automobile insurance carrier.
- Maintain car insurance coverage at or above Alabama state standards.
- Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of the Alabama public mental health system.
- Knowledge of advocacy, self-help, and empowerment programs for recipients of mental health services.
- Ability to convey hope and recovery for people with psychiatric disabilities.
- Ability to communicate effectively with individuals with serious mental illness and substance use disorders, and with Crisis Care Center staff.
- Trained in or willing to be trained in crisis intervention, specifically Therapeutic Options.
- Knowledge of community resources.
- Ability to work cooperatively with a multidisciplinary treatment team and independently.
- Ability to identify problem situations in client care and treatment and build rapport with individuals.
- Ability to use a computer for client record keeping and perform basic navigation functions in an electronic medical record.
Responsibilities
- Help clients determine reasonable, holistic steps toward recovery and identify barriers to their recovery goals.
- Orient individuals to the Crisis Care Center when they enter services.
- Help clients identify personal strengths in daily living and recovery skills.
- Engage individuals in identifying strengths that support recovery and barriers that impede it.
- Facilitate groups and structured activities focused on self-advocacy, wellness, problem solving, and identifying and using community and agency resources.
- Maintain clinical records in accordance with agency policies, complete documentation promptly, and complete required agency trainings and workshops.
- Engage clients in basic exercise or physical activity.
- Help clients build community social skills that support job acquisition and successful community tenure.
- Follow up by phone with individuals regarding post-discharge referrals for ongoing services.
- Maintain an updated listing of community partners and agency resources to share with individuals.
- Provide transportation and a warm handoff for individuals discharged to a community provider.
- Identify and recruit potential peer providers to engage high utilizers and support recovery.
- Attend, maintain currency in, and use trainings needed to perform the position and meet consumer needs.
- Perform other duties and tasks as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
High school or GED
