Peer Specialist

1 day ago

Seattle, Washington, United States DESC Full time
About DESC

DESC (Downtown Emergency Service Center) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals with complex needs achieve their highest potential for health and well-being. Our vision is a community where no person is abandoned, ignored, or experiencing homelessness.

We serve almost 2,000 people each day, providing comprehensive services, treatment, and housing to multiply disabled adults who have experienced chronic homelessness.

Job Definition

The Mobile Response Team (MRT) provides 24/7 mental and behavioral health services at Health through Housing (HtH) facilities and targeted Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) sites across King County.

The primary goal of the program is to provide in-the-moment crisis behavioral health services and time-limited behavioral health case management via mobile intensive response teams to assist individuals in becoming aware of behavioral health and other community service options.

Major Duties and Responsibilities
  • Perform timely outreach services to individuals needing crisis intervention services, assessment, referral, and linkage to needed services.
  • Provide multi-axial assessments, chemical dependency assessments, crisis intervention, stabilization, and meaningful engagement for adults.
  • Establish and implement a plan to successfully engage clients in relevant services and other resources.
  • Provide follow-up services aimed at establishing linkage to services for program participants.
  • Facilitate recovery groups at housing sites.
  • Complete all data collection and documentation required of the MRT Project and DESC in a timely manner.
  • Develop and maintain cooperative relationships with traditional and non-traditional programs/services providing services for the population served.
  • Provide peer recovery support.
  • Assist residents with voicing their interests and goals through various channels.
  • Help participants identify, understand, and combat stigma and discrimination associated with mental health concerns and substance use disorders.
  • Integrate personal experience with mental health concerns and substance use disorders into work with program participants.
  • Work collaboratively with Peer Specialists across all DESC programs.
  • Comply with applicable program research and evaluation procedures.
  • Advocate for clients' access to community resources and services.
  • Participate in psychiatric consultation, supervision, program meetings, and in-service trainings.
  • Participate in verbal de-escalation in emergent situations.
Requirements
  • Lived experience as a consumer of behavioral health services or be the parent or legal guardian of a child who has received behavioral health services.
  • Ability to obtain Certified Peer Specialist certification from the Washington State Peer Counselor Training Program within 60 days of employment.
  • Ability to meet Washington Department of Health requirements for registration as an Agency Affiliated Counselor (AAC) or any other superseding credential.
  • Interest in working with clients who are difficult to engage and maintain in traditional mental health/substance use disorder programs.
  • Ability to drive an agency or personal vehicle to conduct agency-related business.
  • Strong personal understanding of recovery and resilience, client partnerships, and client choice.
  • Cultural humility to work effectively with diverse populations.
  • Strong knowledge of relevant community resources and methods for accessing them.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Current Certified Peer Specialist certification from the Washington State Peer Counselor Training Program.
  • Knowledge of de-escalation skills, crisis intervention, and harm reduction strategies.
  • Experience in outreach or crisis work.
  • Bi-cultural background/experience.
  • Bi-lingual in Spanish/English.

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