Certified Peer Specialist - Mobile Crisis

Job Responsibilities & Essential Functions

• Provide a safe, welcoming, and clean environment for our clients and families
• Provide trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, person-centered care based on the unique needs of clients
• Participate in our Triage, Screening & Intake process with clients to ensure fidelity of same day access to services, including the completion of necessary documentation
• Absorb and share lived experience, strengths, and hope through individual, family, or group services as appropriate
• Assist clients and families with exploring and identifying areas of need, including housing, insurance, food assistance, educational, career, and other case management related needs
• Absorb and assist with the facilitation of our CBHC’s family and peer support services
• Absorb and assist with completing internal and external referrals with clients based on their individualized needs, including links to peer/parent support and self-help groups, community resources, and pro-social activities
• Absorb and assist with supporting transitions of care and engaging in effective coordination of care across health and behavioral health services to facilitate wellness and recovery of the whole person, including outreach and engagement, and after-care planning
• Absorb and utilize evidence-based interventions, including motivational interviewing skills to empower clients and develop person-centered service plans as appropriate
• Absorb and provide crisis intervention and coordinate with Emergency Services as appropriate
• Serve as a community educator by providing psychoeducation to relevant community providers
• Maintain record-keeping as required by CFS, funding sources, and accreditation authorities
• Participate in all supervision and training activities as required by CFS, funding sources, and accreditation authorities

Prior to Employment

Maintain Evolv Calendar up to date to support implementation of Centralized Scheduling

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.