Part-time Certified Peer Support Specialist - COMCARE

Department: COMCARE

Pay

$18.36 per hour. This position may be eligible for shift pay of $3.00 per hour for hours worked between 6:00 pm and 6:00 am.

Schedule

Varied hours, no more than 19 hours per week.

Benefits

Sedgwick County offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes health coverages, paid leave, regular compensation reviews, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities. More detailed information.

About the Role

Provide goal-directed, medically necessary peer support services to adults with severe and persistent mental illness to assist them to remain in the least restrictive environment.

Responsibilities

• Service Provision & Case Management Services
  • Peer Support using identified and accepted methods to remediate symptoms of mental illness and/or improve emotional and functional well-being
  • Help consumers regain the ability to make independent choices and to take a proactive role in treatment
  • Share “lived experience” and model successful behavior and strategies
  • Provide transportation to support client attendance in medical appointments and other therapeutic goal-related activities, including development of community resources, employment or education access, social or consumer-run activities, and related supports
• Documentation
  • Complete progress notes in accordance with COMCARE and CCBHC guidelines which meet requirements for medical necessity, goal-directed treatment, and client response to treatment within prescribed timelines
  • Complete Notes for Record, Precautions statements, and authorizations for release of records as required and/or recommended
  • Enter no-show and cancellations for accuracy and completeness of the medical record
• General Administrative Duties
  • Participate in multidisciplinary or peer team meetings to improve treatment and develop intervention strategies as needed
  • Enter AIMS data as needed
  • Attend staff meetings and individual/group supervision
  • Travel to and from sites in personal transportation
  • Identify and attend continuing education/training to enhance or expand practice and implement best practices related to the employee’s area of practice within COMCARE

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Must self-identify as a person in recovery from a behavioral health condition
• Must be able to achieve and maintain designation as a Certified Peer Support Specialist for the State of Kansas, including completion of all required training within 6 months of hire
• Meet the specifications as outlined in the CMHC/CCBHC licensing standards and pass KBI, DCF child abuse check, and adult abuse registry
• Must complete orientations provided by Sedgwick County and COMCARE
• Per Sedgwick County policy, this is a driving-level position that requires a valid US driver’s license without restrictions and current proof of automobile insurance
• Must have access to a personal passenger vehicle to complete the driving duties of the position