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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. Are you looking for a career to help people but do not have a degree in behavioral health?
Lived experience is valuable to us as we are looking for a Peer Support Specialist. A qualified candidate will have personal experience in receiving behavioral health services, have successfully navigated through the behavioral health system, and is ready to help others on their personal journey.
The Peer Support position is a full-time position that 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 the delivery of these necessary services and support.
Acts as a consumer advocate assists consumers in the ISP process, and assists in crisis intervention and outreach / engagement.
The goal is to provide individuals who are voluntarily and able to give informed consent, assistance in accessing services.
Essential Responsibilities :
Meets with service recipients in the community as referred. Assists in mapping out the most appropriate next steps for the individual related to housing needs.
Develops a brief housing treatment plan with individualized client goals.
Develops and collaborates with an extensive network of Community Based and RBHA resources, including homeless shelters and coordinated assessment.
Participate actively in clinical team meetings with the consumer’s ongoing provider in order to coordinate care effectively.
What you’ll provide :
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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.
Last updated : 2024-06-25
Full Time
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$48k-73k (estimate)
06/27/2024
09/25/2024
lafronteraarizona.com
Tucson, AZ
<25
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
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