Peer Support Specialist
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Job overview
Legacy Treatment Services is hiring a Peer Support Specialist. The Peer Support Specialist will lead engagement and provide non-clinical support to consumers after crisis resolution. This role involves demonstrating competency in peer-to-peer support and participating in a 24/7 mobile community outreach program for adults in mental health, substance use, and suicidal crises. Specialists work in teams to provide assessment, risk assessment, safety planning, linkage to services, and follow-up care.
Key focus areas include Take the lead on engagement, Conduct non-clinical assistance by providing support to consumers, and Demonstrate competency in providing peer-to-peer support.
Successful candidates bring 2 Years Continuous Recovery From SMI Or SUD Diagnosis, 1 Year Field Experience Working With Community Individuals, and Certified Recovery Support Practitioner (CRSP). Important skills include Engagement, Crisis Intervention, De-escalation, Mental Health Crisis, Substance Use Crisis, and Suicide Training.
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Salary Range $18.00 - $20.00 Hourly
Level Entry
Position Type Full Time
Description
Peer Support Specialists will be expected to take the lead on engagement and
may also conduct non-clinical assistance by providing support to consumers after the initial crisis has been resolved. Peer Specialists will be required to demonstrate competency in providing peer-to-peer support prior to rendering services independently.
The 988 Program provides 24/7 mobile community outreach services to adults in crisis, including mental health, substance use, and suicidal emergencies. Staff dispatch to crises in teams of two, with a Crisis Response Specialist and a Peer Support Specialist, to provide assessment, risk assessment, safety planning, linkage to services, and follow-up care. The Program aims to provide crisis de-escalation without use of law enforcement unless necessary for consumer or team safety.
Hours:
Full time; various shifts
This position has the following benefits:
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3.2 weeks of Paid Time Off during the first year
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Medical, vision, dental and life insurance
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403(b) employee participation and employer match
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9 Agency-paid holidays
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Training opportunities provided throughout the year
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Retention bonus offered biannually, $1,250 for full time staff
Qualifications
Education/Experience:
Must be trained in crisis intervention and are expected to have at least 2 years of continuous recovery from an SMI or SUD diagnosis and at least one year of field experience working with community individuals. Peer Support Specialists will berequired to participate in DMHAS approved de-escalation, mental health crisis, substance use crisis, and suicide training. Peer Support Specialists must possess a certification from at least one of the following credentialing entities: Addiction Professional Certification Board as a Certified Recovery Support Practitioner (CRSP) or a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS), Mental Health Association in New Jersey as a Certified Recovery Support Practitioner (CRSP); NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals as a National Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS), Certified Wellness Coach, or Community Mental Health Associate certificate.
Your driver's license must be in good standing, with no recent suspensions or violations of careless/reckless driving or excessive speeding of more than 20 MPH, and no more than 2 moving violations within the last 3 years.
Legacy Treatment Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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