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Peer Support Specialist Empact

4 months ago


Maricopa, United States La Frontera Center Inc. Full time

**Who we are**:
EMPACT- Suicide Prevention Center, part of the La Frontera family, is an industry-leading non-profit organization dedicated to providing valued community services and resources for behavioral health counseling, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention since 1987. We are an EEO/AA Employer.

**What you’ll do**:
This is a great opportunity for a Peer Support Specialist to join our agency in our **City of Maricopa** location. (The city of Maricopa, in Pinal county, is 25 miles southwest of Chandler, AZ).

The Peer Support position is a full time position which will require some evening hours. Experience working with severely mentally ill adults and the adult system of care is required. The Peer Support position serves as a bridge to ongoing services by coordinating and monitoring RBHA/Community based resources and facilitates delivery of these necessary services and support. Acts as a consumer advocate, assists consumers in the ISP process, assists in crisis intervention and outreach/engagement. The goal is to provide individuals who are voluntary and able to give informed consent, assistance in accessing services.

**What you’ll provide**:

- Minimum of High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Bachelor’s degree in the related behavioral healthcare field or equivalent work experience preferred.
- Experience working with adult system of care is required.
- Peer Support Certification is required within first 90 days of employment.
- Must be a recipient or have received services through the community behavioral health system.
- Must have the ability and willingness to share their experience of receiving behavioral health services.
- Must have a valid AZ driver's license with no major infractions in the past three years.
- Must have regular access to reliable transportation.
- Must have a Fingerprint clearance card or be eligible to obtain one.
- Bi-lingual (Spanish) Diff per hour available.
- Must be at least 21 years of age at the time of employment.

**What we'll offer**:
(Full-time employees)
- Generous PTO (15 days the first year)
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Medical plans (4 choices)
- Dental plans (2 choices)
- Vision plans (2 choices)
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Retirement Allowance
- Company-paid Life/AD&D and Long-term Disability
- Voluntary additional Life and Short-term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Elder Care Assistance
- Pet Insurance and much more

EMPACT-SPC is licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services and accredited by the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) AND The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

EMPACT-SPC/La Frontera Arizona provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

All employees of EMPACT-SPC and La Frontera Arizona are employees "at will" as that term is understood in the State of Arizona. This means that employment may be terminated at any time without prior notice and for no stated reason.

EMPACT-SPC/La Frontera Arizona reserves the right to modify position descriptions as needed and without notice. This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.