Mobile Crisis Peer Support Specialist

Baltimore Crisis Response, INC; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

403(b) Retirement Plan

Generous PTO – Vacation, Sick, and Hol

Tuition Reimbursement & Professional D

Job summary

Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc. (BCRI) is a nationally recognized nonprofit and Baltimore’s only comprehensive crisis response system. Since 1992, we’ve led behavioral health crisis care, delivering timely, community-based services for individuals and families facing mental health and substance use challenges.

We are seeking a Peer Recovery Specialist for CarePoint’s Mobile Response Team. Mobile teams provide supportive, person-focused services in the community—where the individual in crisis

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Respond in the community in teams of two to provide compassionate support to individuals experiencing behavioral health or substance use related crisis.
• Work collaboratively with clinicians, peers, and community partners to support individuals through crisis and recovery.
• Assist individuals in crisis with developing a crisis plan, linking to care, and accessing recovery tools before the first engagement concludes.
• Facilitate engagement and help individuals feel welcome, safe, and supported.
• Support continuity of care by connecting individuals to behavioral health, substance use, peer recovery, and community resources.
• Build strong partnerships with substance use services, behavioral health providers, community outreach organizations, and peer recovery networks.
• Document individual interactions accurately and in a timely manner.
• Empower individuals to become self-advocates for their recovery and wellness.
• Apply a strengths-based perspective to all interactions, providing encouragement and hope.
• Act as a liaison with internal and external stakeholders as needed.
• Adhere to CarePoint Response policies, expectations, and professional competencies.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc. (BCRI) is a nationally recognized nonprofit and Baltimore’s only comprehensive crisis response system. Since 1992, we’ve led behavioral health crisis care, delivering timely, community-based services for individuals and families facing mental health and substance use challenges.

We are seeking a Peer Recovery Specialist for CarePoint’s Mobile Response Team. Mobile teams provide supportive, person-focused services in the community—where the individual in crisis