Crisis Certified Peer Support Professional

Cummins Behavioral Health Systems, Inc.; Greencastle (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bilingual pay bonus

Paid time off and holidays

Professional training and advancement

Comprehensive insurance package

401K with employer matching

Job summary

Cummins Behavioral Health Systems is seeking a full-time Certified Peer Support Professional (CPSP) to join our mobile crisis team in Greencastle, Indiana. This role supports individuals in crisis, using lived experience to guide recovery and coordinate with local crisis systems.

The CPSP will participate in day-to-day crisis response, risk assessments, de-escalation, and collaboration with law enforcement, EMS, and hospitals. Training is provided and mobility is required.

Qualifications

• Completion of state-approved CPSP training with passing certification.
• ICAADA Peer Recovery Coach certification with MH Endorsement and verification.
• Lived experience with mental health and/or addictions.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Valid Indiana driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Manage crisis shifts (daytime, evening, overnight, weekends).
• Handle crisis communications via phone, in person, and mobile response.
• Assist in risk assessments and de-escalation for Cummins' consumers and others.
• Go mobile with a pair of providers to homes, schools, or communities to assess and plan safety.
• Maintain professional relationships with community agencies and colleagues.
• Coordinate care with professionals and the consumer's natural supports.
• Write notes in an Electronic Medical Record and use PC-based programs (Word, Teams, Outlook).

Skills

Crisis communication

De-escalation techniques

Peer support

Written communication

Team collaboration

Education

CPSP training with cert

ICAADA Peer Recovery Coach MH Endorsement

Lived experience with MH/addictions

High school diploma or GED

Indiana driver's license

Tools

Electronic Medical Record

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Teams

Outlook

Job description

Cummins Behavioral Health Systemsis seeking a full-time Certified Peer Support Professional (CPSP) tobe part of our mobile crisis team in Greencastle, IndianawithinPutnam County.

Certified Peer Support Professionals are so valuable to the people we serve. At Cummins, we believe in the value of lived experience and how those unique skills and life wisdom are helpful to guide others in their own recovery journey. As a CPSP, we celebrate your unique recovery experience and know that your story makes a difference in bringing hope to others.

This position shall serve the mental health and addiction treatment population experiencing crisis. This position works closely with local community crisis systems including but not limited to law enforcement, emergency medical technician systems, and hospital emergency rooms. This position is mobile when necessary and in coordination with other community safety response systems.

*Orientation and training will be daytime hours during the weekday during the first 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities:

• We have various crisis shifts including daytime, evening, overnight, and weekends available. Open for discussion about the shift times.
• The Crisis Peer will be responsible for managing communication around a range of crisis situations, including telephone responses, in person care, and when deemed necessary become part of a mobile crisis response team.
• A Crisis Peer will assist in providing risk assessments and de-escalation interventions for both existing Cummins' consumers and those not yet engaged in Cummins' services.
• When deemed necessary, crisis team members go mobile within Hendricks County and surrounding areas. What does this mean? At minimum, a pair of providers go to the home, school, or community to provide thorough crisis assessments and actionable steps to bring safety to the person in need. The mobile teams use contemporary and evidence-based practices (training is provided) to bring those in crisis to recovery.
• Maintain positive, ethical, and professional working relationships with community, government agencies, and other professionals. Ability to effectively maintain work relationships.
• Promotes a healthy work environment by demonstrating collaborative decision-making and team-building behaviors; provides peer support and motivates staff to outstanding performance.
• Coordinate care with a variety of professionals and the consumer's natural support during and after assessments.
• Ability to write notes in an Electronic Medical Record to update the consumer's treatment team concerning Crisis Intervention Therapist's contacts. Ability to operate PC-based programs including Microsoft Word, Teams, and Outlook.

Education and/or Experience:

• Completion of state-approved Certified Peer Support Professional (CPSP) training program with a passing score on the certification exam and supporting verification documentation; or
• Current ICAADA Peer Recovery Coach certification WITH the Mental Health (MH) Endorsement, with support verification documentation
• Require candidates who have lived experience with mental health and/or addictions.
• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED is also required.
• Must possess a valid Indiana Driver's license.

Benefits Include:

• Competitive salaries.
• Bilingual pay bonus.
• Excellent work life balance (paid time off and holidays).
• Professional training, leadership training, and advancement available.
• Comprehensive insurance package.
• Clinical support from leaders in field.
• Matching contributions to your 401K program.

As a proud recipient of Platinum level certification for Mental Health America's Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health, Cummins Behavioral Health Systems puts mental health at the forefront of employee health and well-being.

Cummins is one of the State's top-rated community behavioral health and addiction providers in Customer Satisfaction as recognized by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction.

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.