What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Recovery Specialist position at The Affiliated Sante Group?
Job Description
Job Description
Who We Are :
Santé Group Companies prides itself in being a leader in community-based behavioral and mental health services. Our track record of innovation and growth reflects our ability to deliver diverse and highly individualized services. We have a passion for providing empathetic and potentially life-saving care to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive, as well as live their lives in a manner that allows them to fully integrate in the community. The Santé Group aspires to create an organization that places value on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and inclusiveness. To achieve this success, it is essential that all members of our organization feel secure, welcome, and respected. All members of our organization have a responsibility to uphold these values.
What We’re Looking For :
Santé is seeking a Part- Time Peer Recovery Specialists (in office) to join our frontline crisis intervention team in Easton, MD . As a Peer Recovery Specialist, you will assess, evaluate, and perform crisis intervention techniques, and will develop a crisis plan for continuation of services related to individual clients. He or she will be responsible for all incident documentation, and will be the on-site resource for any relevant clinical information, as well as the liaison for collaboration with other involved parties including families, friends, and other community providers (all under clinical supervision of an LCSW-C / LCPC).
What You’ll Do :
- Assist in performing a danger assessment, a crisis assessment, an environmental assessment upon entry to the community situation and lethality assessment
- Assist in performing an on scene assessment and treatment plan
- Effectively perform crisis intervention including de-escalation, crisis planning and implementation
- Design appropriate referral recommendations using available community resources
- Address population of child, adolescent, adult, dual-diagnosis, co-occurring and elderly
- Work with families and involved persons to de-escalate the situation, make a crisis plan, and enlist cooperation with recommended treatment
- Document interactions using CRS procedures
- Must be able to work with first responders and be aware of first responder culture
- Must familiarize oneself with police codes and language
- Participate in and complete all required trainings
- Provide education in the community about the agency and all components of CRS when needed
- Check work e-mail at the beginning and end of each shift
- Provide mentoring to interns and new staff
- Other duties as assigned
What We Require :
What You’ll Get :
We believe that diversity of background and experience makes for better problem-solving and collaboration, which is why we are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. Even more important than your resume is a positive attitude, a passion for making an impact, a personal desire to grow, and the ability to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive.
Disclaimers :
The Santé Group aspires to create an organization that places value on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and inclusiveness. To achieve this success, it is essential that all members of our organization feel secure, welcome, and respected. All members of our organization have a responsibility to uphold these values.
The Santé Group is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. The Santé Group participates in E-Verify. http : / / www1.eeoc.gov / employers / upload / eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
Salary : $18 - $21
