MRSS FT Family Peer Support

Sante Group Companies; Cambridge (MD); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Licensure tuition assistance

No-cost clinical supervision

Flexible schedules

Wellness program

Career growth

Job summary

Santé Group Companies seeks a dedicated Family Peer Support Specialist to join our frontline MRSS team in Cambridge, MD. You will work with a clinician to provide immediate crisis stabilization for youth and caregivers in the community, coordinating with partners to ensure continuity of care.

As part of a two-person team, you will promote health, self-direction, and skill development, helping set goals for long-term stabilization and connecting families to resources and networks.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent plus at least 1 year of lived experience caring for a child.
• CPRS certification.
• 3 years of lived experience caring for a child with behavioral or mental health needs.
• Valid driver’s license and proof of auto insurance.

Responsibilities

• Partner with a clinician to respond to community-based crisis calls involving youth and caregivers.
• Promote health, self-direction, and skill development for youth and families.
• Support the development of individualized goals focused on long-term stabilization.
• Education on resources: community services, peer support programs, and support networks.

Skills

Lived experience with child care

Driver's license

Auto insurance

Education

CPRS Certification

High School Diploma or equivalent

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 Family Peer Support Specialist to join our frontline Mobile Response Stabilization Services (MRSS) team. In this role, you will work as part of a two-person response team alongside a clinician to provide immediate crisis stabilization services to youth and their caregivers within the community. This position plays a critical role in supporting families during behavioral health crises, helping to de-escalate situations, and ensuring continuity of care through collaboration with community partners.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with a clinician to respond to community-based crisis calls involving youth and caregivers
• Promote health, self-direction, and skill development for youth and families
• Support the development of individualized goals focused on long-term stabilization

Provide Education On Available Resources, Including

• Community services
• Peer support programs
• Support groups and networks

• Serve as an advocate for youth and caregivers, ensuring their voices are heard and respected
• Assist in wraparound planning and the development of crisis and family-driven service plans
• Facilitate smooth transitions (“warm hand-offs”) to ongoing services and supports
• Participate in community stakeholder meetings related to the care of involved youth

What We Require

• High School Diploma or equivalent and at least one (1) year of personal lived experience caring for your own child or a child you have guardianship over in your home.
• Peer Recovery Specialist Certification (CPRS)
• Three (3) years personal lived experience caring for a child with behavior dysregulation, a mental health diagnosis, or dealing with a co-occurring disorder.
• Valid driver’s license and proof of current automobile insurance.

What You’ll Get

• Certified: $20.50-$24.50 per hour
• Financial assistance for licensure fees.
• No cost supervision for clinical licensure.
• 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