Peer Support Specialist- Crisis Intervention Center

Responsibilities :

• Attend all meetings / trainings required by Communicare and the Department of Mental Health
• Maintain certification as a Peer Support Specialist
• Work collaboratively with other mental health staff
• Provide peer support services for assigned individuals receiving services as determined by individual need
• Assist in the orientation process for new individuals receiving services
• Support individuals receiving services in transition to increase access to and utilization of supports and resources
• Improve communication between individuals receiving services and service providers
• Improve the teams understanding of lived experience, recovery, and resilience through modeling personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness
• Maintain current documentation of services in the individuals files
• Provides crisis supports by listening to the individual and collaborating with the treatment team
• Support individuals receiving services in taking an active self-directing role in their recovery
• Provide group peer support services daily on all CSU units
• Coordinate discharge planning for individuals preparing to leave the CSU
• Adhere to other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and / or associated Program Coordinator / Director

Qualifications :

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