Peer Support Specialist

ANCHORAGE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN • Fairbanks, AK, US, AK

30d • Onsite

About The Position

As part of Fairbanks Mobile Crisis Team (MCT), Peer Support Specialists respond as part of a Peer & Clinician team to individuals in crisis across the Fairbanks North-Star Borough community through dispatched 911 events. In collaboration with Law Enforcement and intra-agency dispatch centers, MCT Peer Support Specialists work under the direction of the Clinician and Clinical Team Manager to engage individuals in crisis and post-crisis services to promote strengths-based stabilization through: advocacy, resiliency building, coping and regulation skill modeling, and meeting individuals where they are at.

Requirements

• You are willing to become Peer Certified as part of your initial onboarding.
• Must achieve certification as a Peer Support Specialist I within 6 months of hire.
• You have a high school diploma or GED
• You have personal life experience in recovery from mental illness, or substance abuse and/or co-occurring disorders and are comfortable sharing your personal life experiences surrounding recovery in a way that offers support to those you will serve

Nice To Haves

• Preference for individuals who have already achieved a Peer Support Specialist certification.

Responsibilities

• Act as a role model to persons in crisis to inspire hope, share lived experiences, and promote lessons learned as a person in recovery.
• Identify strengths and natural supports and promote engagement with these toward supporting recovery and person-first care.
• Responsible for accurately documenting all activities in the Electronic Health Record by end of shift.
• Perform assigned follow-ups with individuals involved with MCT under the recommendation of the MCT clinician.
• Participate in the 24 hour on-call rotation, with ability for regular assigned days.

Benefits

• Two healthcare options for employees and their dependent children
• Voluntary vision and dental insurance
• Employer-paid life insurance/AD&D
• Employer-paid long-term disability
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and up to a 5% employer contribution
• Paid time off is provided in accordance with the Mobile Crisis Team compensation and leave structure.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED