Youth Crisis Center Peer Support Specialist/ Safety Monitor

Clarvida • Boise, ID

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About The Position

Clarvida is hiring a Youth Crisis Center Peer Support Specialist/Safety Monitor in Idaho. As part of the integrated treatment team at the Clarvida Youth Support Center, the specialist supports youth experiencing mental health crises by sharing lived experience to promote recovery and resiliency. The role helps youth understand how to access services, become informed consumers, and advocate for themselves in a crisis center setting. Staff work as part of an interdisciplinary team using crisis intervention skills to de-escalate, treat, and stabilize behavioral health needs.

The safety monitor responsibilities include maintaining the safety and security of the center, conducting client and visitor check-ins and discharges, communicating with staff on shift, and connecting callers with appropriate staff. The position is daytime PRN, approximately five hours per week. Other shifts may be available, including daytime, swing, and overnight shifts.

Requirements

• Peer support certificate issued by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, or willingness to pursue certification if eligible.
• Ability to obtain the Optum Idaho Youth Peer Support Endorsement.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to pass background checks, including Enhanced Fingerprinting with Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.

Responsibilities

• Support youth experiencing mental health crises by sharing lived experience to promote recovery and resiliency.
• Help youth understand their role in accessing services, become informed consumers of services, and practice self-advocacy.
• Work with an interdisciplinary team to de-escalate, treat, and stabilize behavioral health needs.
• Maintain the safety and security of the center.
• Conduct client and visitor check-ins and discharges.
• Communicate with staff on shift.
• Connect callers to the appropriate staff.

Benefits

• PRN stipend for every three shifts covered within a 60-day period.
• Overnight pay differential.
• Consistent hours.
• Stability and growth opportunities with a national agency.
• For full-time employees: paid vacation days that increase with tenure, separate sick leave that rolls over each year, up to 10 paid holidays, medical, dental, and vision benefit plan options, DailyPay access, and training, development, and continuing education credits for licensure requirements.
• For all employees: 401(k), free licensure supervision, Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance, national shopping, travel, Verizon, and entertainment discounts, mileage reimbursement, and possible company cellphone benefits depending on position, state, and county.
• Potential assistance with training costs for certification, subject to conditions.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED