Certified Peer Specialist Lead (Peer Day Program)

Highland Rivers Health; Rome (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance through SHBP GA

Flexible Benefits

Retirement Plan with employer matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Personal Day

Public Student Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health in Georgia seeks a Certified Peer Specialist Lead to guide the Peer program and ensure recovery-focused services for individuals with serious mental illness.

The CPS Lead supervises other peer specialists, supports crisis intervention, and coordinates with treatment teams, leveraging Medicaid Rehab Option guidelines.

This role emphasizes coaching, program development, and engagement with clients and the community.

Qualifications

• Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) certification required.
• Experience supervising peer staff.
• Ability to assist with crisis de-escalation and crisis response.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision of the Peer program staff, offering clinical support, coaching and administrative oversight.
• Help individuals articulate personal recovery goals and support goal development and recovery planning.
• Collaborate with case managers and treatment teams to map steps toward recovery and self-directed care.
• Assist individuals in forming and sustaining self-help groups and joining existing ones.
• Teach problem solving techniques with individuals and groups; facilitate discussions on daily living challenges.
• Support crisis situations in clinic, de-escalate crises and coordinate with the individual's support network as needed.
• Handle crisis/information calls and follow-up outreach to engage clients.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Peer support

Team supervision

Crisis intervention

Staff coaching

Recovery-oriented

Education

Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) certification

Job description

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!

Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

Job Summary:

The Certified Peer Specialist Lead (CPS) is an active member of the team and provides peer support services to individuals with serious mental illnesses. CPS Lead is responsible for the implementation of peer support services, which are Medicaid reimbursable under Georgia's Rehab Option. The CPS Lead also supervises the other Certified Peer Specialists and Peer Specialists in the Peer program.

Are you ready to make a Difference?

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides direct supervision of the staff working in the Peer program, providing clinical support, coaching and administrative supervision.
• Assist individuals in articulating personal goals for recovery and group sessions. Support individuals in identifying and creating goals and developing recovery plans with the skills, strengths, supports and resources to aid them in achieving those goals
• Assist individuals in working with their case manager or treatment team in determining the steps he/she needs to take in order to achieve these goals and self-directed recovery.
• Assist individuals in setting up and sustaining self-help (mutual support) groups, as well as means of locating and joining existing groups.
• Independently or with periodic assistance of higher graded treatment team members, utilize and teach problem solving techniques with individuals and groups; discussions will be utilized where individuals will share common problems in daily living and methods they have employed to manage and cope with these problems.
• Provides support during in clinic crises. Is present with the individual in crisis to assist in de-escalating the crisis and supporting the individual. In the event of a 1013/2013, supports the staff and individual through the process. If applicable, will reach out to the individual's support system. Completes the Non-Serious Incident Report following each incident and submits it to the Individual Advocate within 24 hours.
• Is available to handle crisis telephone calls, information seeking (about our services) telephone calls and follow up engagement/outreach telephone calls.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness