Peer Recovery Supervisor (SUD Program) (10935)

About the role

CarePoint Response, Inc. (CPR) is a nationally recognized nonprofit and Baltimore's only comprehensive crisis response system. Since 1992, we've been at the forefront of behavioral health crisis care — providing timely, community-based services for individuals and families experiencing mental health and substance use challenges.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with other members of the mobile crisis team and respond to individuals in crisis in the community or hospital ED
• Work with the individual in crisis to develop a crisis plan, provide linkages to care and introduce other crisis planning tools to the individual as needed, prior to the MCT completion of the crisis run
• Create performance improvement plans for staff when necessary
• Provide regular documentation for supervision
• Model behavior and ethics to the peer specialist
• Provide support and supervision to peer specialist
• Work with individuals in crisis to assist with continuity of care by giving them mental health, addiction, peer recovery supports and other needed resources
• When needed for extra support, refer individuals to CPR’s Peer Support Intervention and Support services
• Builds relationships with addiction, mental health and homeless outreach providers, peer recovery supports and other community resources
• Perform timely and accurate documentation of all clinical and client-related information
• Maintain professional open, effective, and appropriate communication with clients, CPR staff, management, outside agencies and the public
• Complete all required trainings by the scheduled due date and maintain compliance to all CPR policies and procedures
• Empower participants to become self-advocates for their own recovery/wellness
• Maintain professional boundaries with clients, staff and other outside agencies
• Work with all clients from a strengths-based perspective, providing support and encouragement as they move forward in their recovery

Qualifications

• High school diploma, but an associate degree is preferred
• Valid and unrestricted driver’s license, Required
• Minimum of two years of experience working in the field of peer recovery and possess experiential expertise dealing with our focus areas of treatment
• Peer Support Specialist Certification (RPS) Required