Jail In-Reach PEER Specialist

About the role

Claratel Behavioral Health is an innovative, community-based behavioral health and developmental disabilities services organization. We offer a full range of mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance use disorder services to underserved individuals. As a public, not-for-profit organization, Claratel operates in more than 20 locations in DeKalb County, Georgia, with a diverse workforce of more than 400 direct-care and support staff.

Responsibilities

• Provides peer support services to assist in release planning for individuals in DeKalb County jail who have demonstrated symptoms of a mental illness and/or co-occurring disorders.
• Provides one-on-one recovery-focused services to assist individuals with referrals for continued behavioral health services, housing, and other resources in the community.
• Performs a wide range of tasks to assist peers in regaining control over their own lives and over their recovery process including advocacy, providing resources to connect with other peers, WRAP plan development, and use of lived experience and personal recovery story.
• Maintains recovery and ongoing utilization of wellness and recovery tools.
• Makes sure peers progress towards treatment goals.
• Aids in coordinating care, attends agency and intra-agency meetings in the jail and community, participates in systems evaluations to enhance supports in services and provides family education and utilization of natural supports in the community.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One continuous year as a current or former recipient of treatment (including mental health or substance use treatment).
• Proficient technology skills to be able to use electronic medical record, computer, telehealth system, and cell phone.
• Knowledge of and experience working with local behavioral health, social services and criminal justice systems.
• Care coordination skills to assist individuals with accessing/linking to additional resources and/or services within the agency and/or community.
• Ability to work from a recovery-focused, person-centered, trauma-informed care model.
• Valid Georgia driver’s license and transportation to and from work.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Organized, detail oriented, and reliable.
• Value cultural differences.
• Ability to obtain CPS within 12 months of hire.
• Certification as a Forensic Peer Mentor, preferred.