Co-Responder Peer Recovery Specialist

Sante Group Companies; Cambridge (MD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Flexible work schedules

Company wellness program

Community impact

Job summary

Santé Group Companies is seeking a dedicated Co-Responder Peer Recovery Specialist to support crisis intervention, assessment, and recovery planning in Maryland. The role involves on-site work in Easton and Cambridge, collaborating with families and community providers under clinical supervision.

Responsibilities include crisis intervention, documenting interactions, and mentoring staff while engaging with diverse clients across ages and conditions.

Qualifications

• CPRS Certification required.
• 3+ years in full recovery and 5+ years lived experience.
• Valid driver's license and current auto insurance.

Responsibilities

• Perform on-scene crisis assessment and develop immediate crisis plans.
• Conduct danger, crisis, and environmental assessments upon community entry.
• Execute crisis intervention with de-escalation and planning.
• Provide community referrals using local resources.
• Engage with families to de-escalate situations and coordinate treatment.
• Document interactions using CRS procedures.
• Collaborate with first responders and understand their culture.
• Learn police codes and language applicable to roles.
• Complete required trainings and mentor interns/new staff.
• Educate the community about CRS and the agency.

Skills

Crisis intervention

On scene assessment

Documentation (CRS)

Family outreach

Mentoring interns

Education

CPRS Certification

Job description

Who We Are

Santé Group Companies prides itself in being a leader in community-based behavioral and mental health services. Our track record of innovation and growth reflects our ability to deliver diverse and highly individualized services. We have a passion for providing empathetic and potentially life‑saving care to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive, as well as live their lives in a manner that allows them to fully integrate in the community. The Santé Group aspires to create an organization that places value on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and inclusiveness. To achieve this success, it is essential that all members of our organization feel secure, welcome, and respected. All members of our organization have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Who We Are

Santé Group Companies prides itself in being a leader in community-based behavioral and mental health services. Our track record of innovation and growth reflects our ability to deliver diverse and highly individualized services. We have a passion for providing empathetic and potentially life‑saving care to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive, as well as live their lives in a manner that allows them to fully integrate in the community. The Santé Group aspires to create an organization that places value on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and inclusiveness. To achieve this success, it is essential that all members of our organization feel secure, welcome, and respected. All members of our organization have a responsibility to uphold these values.

What We’re Looking For

Santé is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Co‑Responder Peer Recovery Specialist to join our team. The employee will assess, evaluate, and perform crisis intervention techniques, and will develop a crisis plan for continuation of services related to individual clients. He or she will be responsible for all incident documentation, and will be the on‑site resource for any relevant clinical information, as well as the liaison for collaboration with other involved parties including families, friends, and other community providers (all under clinical supervision of an LCSW‑C/LCPC).

Sign On Bonus

We are offering a $2,000 sign on bonus.

Location

Easton will be the main office, but you will also go to Cambridge as well.

What You’ll Do

• Assist in performing an on scene assessment and treatment plan


• Assist in performing a danger assessment, a crisis assessment, an environmental assessment upon entry to the community situation and lethality assessment


• Effectively perform crisis intervention including de‑escalation, crisis planning and implementation


• Design appropriate referral recommendations using available community resources


• Address population of child, adolescent, adult, dual‑diagnosis, co‑occurring and elderly


• Work with families and involved persons to de‑escalate the situation, make a crisis plan, and enlist cooperation with recommended treatment


• Document interactions using CRS procedures


• Must be able to work with first responders and be aware of first responder culture


• Must familiarize oneself with police codes and language


• Participate in and complete all required trainings


• Provide education in the community about the agency and all components of CRS when needed


• Check work e‑mail at the beginning and end of each shift


• Provide mentoring to interns and new staff


• Other duties as assigned

What We Require

• Peer Recovery Specialist Certification (CPRS)


• At least 3 years in full recovery and 5 years lived experience.


• Valid driver’s license and proof of current automobile insurance.

What You’ll Get

• Hourly Rate: $20.50


• Opportunities for career growth, training and development, flexible work schedules and shifts.


• Company‑wide wellness program.


• The rare opportunity to make a difference in the very community that you call home. We are leading providers in Behavioral and Mental Health!


• Smart, passionate, and engaged coworkers.

We believe that diversity of background and experience makes for better problem‑solving and collaboration, which is why we are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. Even more important than your resume is a positive attitude, a passion for making an impact, a personal desire to grow, and the ability to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive.

Disclaimers

The Santé Group aspires to create an organization that places value on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and inclusiveness. To achieve this success, it is essential that all members of our organization feel secure, welcome, and respected. All members of our organization have a responsibility to uphold these values.

The Santé Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. The Santé Group participates in E‑Verify. http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf