Certified Peer Support Specialist/Trainee (Blythe)

County of Riverside; California; On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside University Health System – Behavioral Health’s Crisis Division in Blythe, CA seeks qualified Consumer Certified Peer Support Specialists/Trainees to join the team. You will draw on your lived recovery experience to support individuals in crisis, help them access services, develop coping strategies, and work toward personal goals while collaborating with clinical teams.

Successful candidates have current or past experience as a consumer of behavioral health or substance recovery

Qualifications

• Current or previous experience as a consumer of behavioral health or substance recovery services.
• Experience working within crisis environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide support, encouragement, and guidance to individuals in crisis using your lived recovery experience.
• Assist individuals in navigating services, accessing community resources, and developing coping strategies.
• Collaborate with clinical teams, advocate for individual needs, and complete required documentation while in training and supervision.

Skills

Lived experience

Crisis experience

Documentation

Collaboration with clinical teams

Job description

Hourly Salary Range:

For questions regarding this position, please contact the Recruiter listed in the Supplemental Information section.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Riverside University Health System – Behavioral Health’s Crisis Division is seeking qualified Consumer Certified Peer Support Specialists/Trainees to join our team in Blythe.

In this role, Peer Support Specialists/Trainee Consumers provide support, encouragement, and guidance to individuals receiving behavioral health services by drawing on their own lived experience with recovery. They assist individuals in crisis with navigating services, accessing community resources, developing coping strategies, and working toward personal goals. Incumbents share their recovery experiences, when appropriate, to inspire hope, promote resilience, and strengthen engagement in treatment. They also collaborate with clinical teams by offering the consumer perspective, advocate for individual needs, support system navigation, and complete required documentation while participating in ongoing training and supervision. The Crisis division provides rapid response to emergency calls out on the field to all populations in need.

Competitive candidates will possess current or previous experience as a consumer of behavioral health or substance recovery services and have experience working within crisis environments.

Application Information

• Applicants will complete a questionnaire covering personal experience, work history, and qualifications. The most competitive candidates, based on relevant skills and experience, will be referred for interviews.
• Applicants will receive email notification when their application is no longer under consideration due to candidate pool expiration.
• Applications may remain active for up to six (6) months
• Applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received.
• Some positions may require a law enforcement background investigation which requires completion of an extensive questionnaire, meeting with a background investigator, and submitting several references.

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