Flexible Schedule: Peer Support Specialist, MH Urgent Care

Community Care Network / Rutland Mental Health Services; Rutland (VT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Comprehensive benefits

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible schedule

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Career training and development

Collaborative and engaging team

Job summary

Community Care Network—Rutland Mental Health Services seeks a Peer Support Specialist for Mental Health Urgent Care to join our seven-days-a-week program. You will draw on lived experience to provide peer support, group facilitation, coping-skills coaching and emotional regulation strategies.

You will advocate for clients, help connect to community resources, treatment providers, housing and transportation, and collaborate with clinicians to ensure recovery-oriented, person-centered care.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Maintain state certification as it evolves, completing all trainings and/or exam requirements in a timely fashion.

Responsibilities

• Engage individuals in a welcoming, nonjudgmental and recovery-oriented manner.
• Use lived experience appropriately to build trust, hope and connection.
• Provide peer support to individuals experiencing emotional or behavioral health crises.
• Support individuals with identifying strengths, coping strategies, wellness goals and recovery supports.
• Assist individuals in identifying their preferences and choices regarding services and next steps.
• Help connect individuals to community resources, treatment providers, recovery supports, housing, transportation and other needed services.
• Advocate with or on behalf of participants expressed interests within the MHUC.
• Participate in safety planning and transition planning as directed by the clinical team and within the peer's scope of practice.
• Facilitate or co-facilitate recovery-oriented groups and activities.
• Provide support to individuals while they wait for clinical assessment or other services.
• Advocate for the individual's voice, preferences and self-determination within the care team.
• Assist with warm handoffs and follow-up connections.
• Collaborate closely with clinicians, nurses, Emergency Services staff and other MHUC team members.
• Document peer services and contacts in the EMR according to agency requirements.
• Attend and actively participate in required trainings, staff meetings, team meetings, and supervision.
• Participate in community networking, education, outreach, and support activities.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries and confidentiality.
• Recognize when an individual's needs exceed the peer role and seek assistance from the appropriate clinical staff.
• Maintain professional standards and promote the rights, dignity, autonomy, and self-determination of all clients.
• Demonstrate knowledge and adherence to confidentiality requirements, professional boundaries, ethical standards, mandated reporting requirements, and duty-to-warn procedures.
• Adhere to agency and program standards, philosophy, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Promote a recovery-oriented, person-centered, trauma-informed, and strengths-based approach in all interactions with clients, families, colleagues, and community partners.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Conflict resolution

Independent work

Team collaboration

Professional judgment

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Word

MS Internet Explorer

Job description

Community Care Network—Rutland Mental Health Services seeks a Peer Support Specialist for Mental Health Urgent Care to join our seven-days-a-week program. You will draw on lived experience to provide peer support, group facilitation, coping-skills coaching and emotional regulation strategies.

You will advocate for clients, help connect to community resources, treatment providers, housing and transportation, and collaborate with clinicians to ensure recovery-oriented, person-centered care.