Youth Crisis Center Peer Support Specialist/ Safety Monitor - PRN
About The Position
Clarvida’s Youth Crisis Center Peer Support Specialist/Safety Monitor supports youth experiencing a mental health crisis as part of an integrated, interdisciplinary treatment team. The Peer Support Specialist draws on lived experience to promote recovery and resiliency, and helps youth understand their role in accessing services, become informed consumers, and practice self-advocacy within a crisis center setting. The team uses crisis intervention skills to de-escalate, treat, and stabilize behavioral health needs. The Safety Monitor helps maintain the safety and security of the center by conducting client and visitor check-ins and discharges, communicating with staff on shift, and connecting callers with appropriate staff. This is a daytime PRN position of approximately five hours per week. Other shifts may be available, including daytime, swing, and overnight.
Requirements
- Peer support certificate issued by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare; applicants who are not certified should review the certification requirements and may indicate interest in becoming certified in a cover letter.
- 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 a mental health crisis by drawing on lived experience to promote recovery and resiliency.
- Help youth understand how to access services, become informed consumers of services, and advocate for themselves.
- Work with an interdisciplinary team using crisis intervention skills to de-escalate, treat, and stabilize behavioral health needs.
- Maintain the safety and security of the crisis center.
- Conduct client and visitor check-ins and discharges.
- Communicate with staff on shift.
- Connect callers with appropriate staff.
Benefits
- PRN stipend for every three shifts covered within a 60-day period.
- Overnight pay differential.
- Stability and growth opportunities with a national agency.
- 401(k).
- Free licensure supervision.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Pet insurance.
- National discounts on shopping, travel, Verizon, and entertainment through Perks @Clarvida.
- Mileage reimbursement.
- Company cellphone.
- Full-time employees receive paid vacation days that increase with tenure, separate sick leave that rolls over each year, up to 10 paid holidays, medical, dental, and vision plan options, DailyPay access, and training, development, and continuing education credits for licensure requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
High school or GED
