Clubhouse Certified Peer Support Specialist

Davis Behavioral Health is seeking a part-time employee to perform duties as a Clubhouse Certified Peer Support Specialist at Journey House, a program which promotes the Clubhouse Model of Psychiatric Rehabilitation to members with severe and prolonged mental illness. This position is based at the clubhouse located at 2250 North 1700 West in Layton, Utah. The successful candidate will report to the Journey House Program Director and join a strong team of dedicated professionals.

As a member of the clubhouse team at Journey House, the Clubhouse Peer Support Specialist promotes the belief that recovery is possible for people with mental illness must be a core social work value as you will work with the members to identify their strengths and challenges and as they work towards the goal of pursuing meaning and productive work, personal, and social life. The members are the foundation of Journey House.

Essential Job Functions

The Clubhouse Peer Support Specialist must be able to complete the following essential job functions:

• Provide peer support services, case management, and personal services to clients at the expected level, quantified by an annual productivity standard.
• Complete clinical documentation, recording treatment, behaviors, and activities, within established timeframes.
• Appropriately share her/his/their lived experiences in support of overall mental health treatment goals.
• Engage with clients' treatment team to support clients and coordinate treatment objectives.
• Work with clients to ensure basic needs are met.
• Be knowledgeable about the crisis system and know when to activate it.
• Ability to balance independent work while appropriately consulting with supervisor and taking direction when given.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Education

• High School diploma, or equivalent.

Certification/Licensure

• The Clubhouse Peer Support Specialist must be a Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) in the State of Utah or be eligible to obtain certification within 3 months of hire. The employee must maintain the CPSS certification in good standing while employed at DBH.
  • The qualifications to obtain CPSS certification in the State of Utah are outlined below:
    • Have personal lived experience and be a person in sustained recovery for at least one year from Mental Health and/or Substance Use.
    • Sustained recovery at Davis Behavioral Health is defined as when an individual has not been in active treatment (i.e., regular outpatient therapy), and has not been admitted to a higher level of care (i.e., residential treatment, hospitalization, etc.) for a minimum of 12 months before seeking employment as a peer support specialist. Sustained recovery may include the current use of medication management and recovery supports, which is not defined as active treatment by DBH in relation to peer support specialist qualifications.
    • Be 18 years of age or older.
  • The Clubhouse Peer Support Specialist must obtain adult Targeted Case Manager (TCM) within 30 days of employment through the State of Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health and maintain certification in good standing while employed by DBH. The requirements to complete TCM certification are defined below:
    • 400 hours of work, volunteer, and/ or education experience in human services or a related field.
    • Completion of a 40-hour case management practicum.
    • The Clubhouse Peer Support Specialist must complete and maintain certification in First Aid and CPR
• Successfully pass the adult TCM examination at the conclusion of the TCM certification class.
• Valid driver's license

Professional Experience

Required

Demonstrated experience in the following areas is essential:

• Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to motivate and engage clients.
• General understanding of mental illness and substance use disorders.
• Ability to maintain client confidentiality.

The ideal candidate will also have knowledge of mental health and substance use disorder services, peer services, community resources, experience working with clients that have severe mental illness, is hardworking, and can work independently as well as in a team environment.

Preferred

• Previous experience working in a clubhouse is strongly preferred.
• Previous professional experience working as a mental health peer support specialists is also preferred.

Skills/Abilities/Qualifications

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• All employees at DBH must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check as well as a pre-employment drug screening. Since Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants the company and its employees must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.
• Must have reliable transportation and a valid driver's license.
• A clean driving record is also required to utilize the DBH vehicle fleet.

Skills & Abilities

The Clubhouse Peer Support Specialist must possess the following skills, abilities, and qualifications to successfully perform the essential functions of the job:

• Proficiently utilize required systems and/or equipment related to performing essential functions of the job.
• Be a self-identified current or former user of mental health or co-occurring services who can relate to others who are now using those services.
• No longer in active treatment at DBH and have at least 12 months of stable, sustained recovery. This includes weekly individual or group therapy, regular case management, peer support services, or admission to any residential program at DBH. Individuals who receive medication management services only, or who have infrequent therapy, may be reviewed for eligibility on a case-by-case basis.
• Must have reliable transportation and a valid driver's license. A clean driving record is also required to utilize the DBH vehicle fleet.
• Follow the Utah Peer Support Specialist Code of Ethics.

Preference will also be given to individuals who:

• Have good organizational and practice management skills.
• Can work independently and effectively.
• Be flexible in days and hours available for scheduled work to best meet the need of clients and DBH.

Davis Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer

DBH Criminal Background Check & Drug Screening Disclaimer

Davis Behavioral Health is a drug-free workplace and requires all employees to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.

Further, all employees at DBH must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check as part of DBH's licensing agreement with the State of Utah. Failure to pass either screening will result in the termination of any job offer submitted and/or employment for any individual who has started employment while the criminal background screening is in process. Pending and/or open charges will likely impact a candidate's ability to pass the pre-employment criminal background screening.