What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Peer Specialist (Part-time) - IRTS/Crisis position at IRTS/Crisis - Radias Health?
Pay: $26.09 per hour
RADIAS Health is seeking a part-time Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) to join our Carlson Drake House (CDH) Intensive Residential Treatment Service (IRTS) located in Bloomington or Crisis Stabilization facility located in Minneapolis. The Carlson Drake House IRTS facility provides intensive mental health and integrated substance use disorder treatment for up to 16 clients for approximately 90 days while the Crisis Stabilization facility provides services to folks experiencing a mental health crisis for up to 10 days.
This Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) functions as an integral part of a treatment team and provides peer support to clients who are served in the IRTS and Crisis program to promote socialization, recovery, self-sufficiency, self-advocacy and other skillsets. In this role, you will serve as an advocate and liaison for and on behalf of client rights and benefits and provides expertise and consultation from a mental health consumer perspective to the entire team.
Carlson Drake House IRTS Hours:
- Tuesday and Thursday 10 am - 6 pm
- *This role works onsite at the Carlson Drake House IRTS facility located in Bloomington, MN*
Crisis Stabilization Hours:
- Tuesday - Thursday or Thursday - Saturday 8am - 4 pm, 9 am - 5 pm, 10 am - 6 pm, or 11 am - 7 pm
- *This role works onsite at the Crisis facility located in Minneapolis, MN*
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide peer support to validate clients’ experiences.
- Complete all paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.
- Have a strong dedication to recovery.
- Provide guidance and encouragement to clients to actively participate in their own recovery through individual and group experiences.
- Serve as a mentor to clients to promote hope and empowerment.
- Help IRTS team members to better understand and empathize with each client’s unique experience and perception.
- Collaborate with the IRTS staff to promote a team culture in which client self-determination, client decision-making in treatment planning, and protection of client rights are supported.
- Promote personal growth and development with mental health and substance abuse issues.
- Assist, teach, and support clients with activities of daily living, vocational skills, accessing housing, maintaining financial supports, and utilizing buses and other transportation in the community.
- Provide side-by-side support, coaching and encouragement to help clients socialize and carry out leisure time activities on evenings, weekends, and holidays. Organize and lead individual and group social and recreational activities and provide opportunities to practice social skills.
- Participate actively in on-going professional growth and development; maintain appropriate professional behavior and participate in appropriate supervision.
- Must be able to transport clients in the community.
Salary : $26
