Mobile Crisis Peer Specialist

3 weeks ago

Auburn, United States Liberty Resources Full time
About Us:

Liberty Resources is a dynamic and growing human services agency that is a great place to workWorking for Liberty Resources means you'll have access to great career opportunities, benefits and a fun atmosphere. Our employees have passion around our values of excellence, integrity, diversity, self-determination, service, innovation and fiscal responsibility. Our rapid growth is providing exciting opportunities in all areas of our organization. Our employees have passion around the services they provide and our corporate values of excellence and staff support. We pride ourselves on high quality, integrated, community-based services that meet the evolving needs of our communities. We're committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members and work to recognize cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and how they apply to provision of positive health outcomes.

About The Mobile Crisis Team:

The Mobile Crisis Team is a trained multidisciplinary response team that provides crisis intervention services in a variety of settings including community locations where individuals live, work, attend school, engage in services, or socialize. Mobile Crisis intervention services are designed to interrupt and ameliorate the crisis experience and include: an assessment that is culturally and linguistically competent, the development of crisis diversion plans, safety plans or relapse prevention plans, support during and after a crisis and coordination with, and referrals to, health, social, and other services and supports as needed, including peer/family support services. The goals of the Mobile Crisis Team are diversion of unnecessary hospitalizations and arrests, engagement in services, symptom reduction, and stabilization, restoring individuals to a previous level of functioning, and developing the coping mechanisms to minimize or prevent the crisis in the future. The Mobile Crisis Team strives to build strong relationships and a successful reputation in providing efficient and quality crisis services within a five-county region. We serve Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga and Oswego counties.

Position Summary:

Under the direct supervision of the Mobile Crisis Supervisor, and drawing from personal experience and professional training, the Qualified Peer will work alongside Mobile Crisis Staff and Mobile Crisis Professionals to provide non-clinical support to individuals/families experiencing crisis and challenges that create risk for an escalation of symptoms. Qualified peers provide support to promote recovery, resiliency, self-advocacy, the development of natural support and coping skills, and connect individuals/families to resources within the community.

This is a per diem position with flexible scheduling options. Available shifts are as follows:
  • Cayuga, Cortland or Madison:
    • Weekdays, 5:00 PM to 12:00 AM
    • Weekends and holidays, 6:00 AM to 12:00 AM
  • Onondaga or Oswego:
    • Weekday evenings, 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM
    • Weekends and holidays, 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM
    • Overnights, 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM
    • Weekday daytime coverage as needed
Essential Functions:
  • Promote wellness through modeling and providing mutual support, hope, reassurance and advocacy.
  • Provide individualized age-appropriate mental health and recovery education.
  • Engage in person-centered, client/family-driven non-clinical goal setting
  • Facilitate community connections and crisis support to reduce symptoms and restore functionality.
Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Respond to adults and youth in crisis telephonically, or in-person as part of a two (2) person response team.
  • Provide trauma-informed emotional support for individuals/families to reduce isolation, feelings of stigma, blame and hopelessness.
  • Develop wellness, safety/crisis diversion plans, or wellness promotion plans
  • Assist individuals/families to learn and implement strategies recommended by clinicians and identified in the safety/wellness plan.
  • Serve as an advocate, mentor, or facilitator to support the resolution of barriers.
  • Accompany individuals/ families to intake appointments for mentoring and support.
  • Maintain effective professional relationships with other service providers and community organizations in the interest of clients and program goals.
  • Carry out agency policies and procedures.
  • Complete all necessary written reports, statistics, case files, and summaries in a timely manner and in accordance with program and agency standards.
  • Perform other duties, responsibilities, and related tasks as assigned
Qualifications:
  • Lived experience as an individual with emotional, behavioral, addiction, or co-occurring disorders or as a parent/primary caregiver of a child with emotional, behavioral, addiction or co-occurring disorders.
  • Certified or credentialed as one of the following:
    • Credentialed or Provisionally Credentialed Family Peer Advocate (FPA) who has completed Level One and Level Two of the Parent Empowerment Program Training or approved comparable training.
    • Certified or Provisionally Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) who has completed their content specific training, work-related experience, evidence of supervision, and passed the Peer Advocate Exam or other exam by an OASAS designated certifying body.
    • Credentialed or Provisionally Credentialed Youth Peer Advocate (YPA) who has completed Level One and Level Two of the Youth Peer Support Services State approved training for YPAs, work-related experience, and provided evidence of supervision.
    • Certified Peer Specialist who has completed the required training and has a current or provisional certification as a Peer Specialist from the New York State Peer Specialist Certification Board.
  • Work experience in a behavioral health or related setting with one (1) to two (2) years of personal experience is preferred.
  • Willingness to share personal, practical experience, knowledge, and first-hand insight to benefit service recipients.
  • Must be willing to participate in all required federal, state, county and agency training including Narcan administration, person-centered and trauma-informed approaches.
  • Fosters an inclusive environment and demonstrates the values of diversity, equity and belonging.
  • Demonstrates a high standard of professionalism and collaborative efforts when working with law enforcement, providers and other collaterals.
  • Must possess a valid NYS driver's license and access to reliable transportation.

Pay Rate:
  • $28.58 per on-call shift (which equates to $200 for one week and provides advanced compensation for telephonic services)
  • $100 per on-call shift on an agency observed holiday
  • Mobile Crisis Response:
    • 1-90 minutes: $100
    • 91-180 minutes: $150
    • 181+ minutes: $200
  • In-Person Follow Up:
    • 1-90 minutes: $50
    • 91-180 minutes: $75
    • 181+ minutes: $100
Liberty Resources is committed to creating a diverse inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Liberty Resources offers equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, parental status, housing status, source of income or military status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.

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  • Required Education High School


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