Crisis Recovery Mentor Peer Support Specialist

About the role

Community Counseling Solutions (CCS) is seeking a Crisis Recovery Mentor Peer Support Specialist to join our team in Umatilla County, located in Hermiston or Pendleton.

Responsibilities

• Work with local emergency rooms (ER) and relevant community partners to provide care coordination, peer counseling and support, drawing on common experiences as a peer, validate clients’ experiences and to provide guidance and encouragement to clients to take responsibility and actively participate in their own recovery;
• Serve as a mentor to clients to promote hope and empowerment;
• Ensure priority attention is provided to clients who have presented at the ER for opioid or Hepatitis C related issues;
• Aid in care coordination, warm handoffs, treatment referrals, and removal of treatment barriers;
• Utilize harm reduction strategies, in consultation with supervisor, when appropriate;
• Ensure accurate, timely and complete documentation of all clinical documents and subsequent data entry when required;
• Help clients and family members identify, understand, and combat stigma and discrimination associated with recovery;
• Increase awareness of and support client and family participation in consumer self-help services and programs;
• Absorb and assist in organizing and leading rehabilitative individual and group activities;
• Participate in clinical meetings to discuss client progress and goals;
• Participate in clinical supervision;
• Provide support to clients who are in crisis by spending time with them in their home or while at an emergency room or office setting;
• Provide peer support services, working in tandem with clinicians, until the crisis is resolved or alternative placement options are secure;
• Provide transportation to clients when clinically recommended to assist client in access to services;
• Work with the crisis team to stabilize clients.

Requirements

• High school diploma, or equivalent;
• Must identify as a person with lived experience with substance use;
• Experience with utilizing the mental health system as well as the chemical dependency system is preferred;
• Certified Recovery Mentor (CRM) certification in Oregon or ability to obtain within one year of hire;
• The ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing;
• The ability to develop positive working relationships with team members, co-workers, community partners, and the public;
• The ability to represent CCS within the community and at State or regional meetings, including the ability to speak in public;
• The knowledge, understanding and willingness to adhere to confidentiality laws and expectations;
• The ability to work independently, without constant and strict supervision;
• The ability to work in the community, in local ER’s and with relevant community partners;
• The ability and willingness to be at work on time and follow direction from a supervisor;
• The ability to have good typing skills, have knowledge of basic office software programs and ability to effectively use such software;
• The ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral formats;
• The ability to present and exchange information internally across teams and co-workers, and externally with customers and the public;
• The ability to pass all criminal history check requirements as required by ORS 181.536-181.537 and in accordance with OAR 410-007-0200 through 410-007-0380;
• The ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen;
• The ability to hold a valid driver’s license and personal auto insurance for privately owned vehicles utilized for CCS business such as client service purposes, travel between business offices and the community, to attend required meetings and trainings;
• The ability to show proof of $300,000 or more liability coverage for bodily injury and proof of $100,000 or more liability coverage for property damage, and maintain said level of coverage for the duration of employment at CCS.