Crisis Outreach Peer Support Specialist

The Mental Health Association is seeking Peer Support Specialist  for our new program,   988 Mobile Crisis Outreach Team , operating out of Hudson county.   The 988 Mobile Crisis Outreach Response  pr ogram will  respond to adults (18 and above) in nonlife-threatening situations who have contacted the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

The  Mobile Crisis Outreach Response program ( MCORT) responds 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year, to nonlife-threatening mental health, substance use or suicidal crises in the community.

MCORT will work in coordination with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline crisis centers. (The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline was formerly the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.) MCORT is to be comprised of a two-person team in the field under remote supervision by a third professional from a centralized location.

Shift times available :

• Monday - Friday : 7am to 3pm Qualified applicants for the position of Peer Support Specialist  will have, at minimum : Two years’ of continuous recovery experience based on personal experience with a mental illness or substance use disorder (AMI or SUD), and at least one year of field experience working with community individuals required.

Must be certified by at least one of the following credentialing entities :

Knowledge of Hudson County resources helpful.     Under the direction of the Crisis Outreach Supervisor, the  Peer Support Specialist  will be responsible for :

Meeting Attendance Attending regularly scheduled meetings :

Annual Base Rate :

It is MHAEM’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic / civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.