Mobile Peer Support Specialist
Common Ground · Flint, Michigan, US
Current Opening - Certified Peer Support Specialist - Contingent - Prefer candidate that is open to weekends. Shifts are as follows: 8am - 4pm or 3pm - 11pm....
Job description
Current Opening - Certified Peer Support Specialist Contingent - Prefer candidate that is open to weekends. Shifts are as follows: 8am - 4pm or 3pm - 11pm. Compensation: $21.00 - $24.00 plus shift differential. About You: Individual must be a Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS). This position involves mobile outreach and intervention to individuals in distress, aiming to offer peer support, guidance, and assistance during their crisis moments. Promote recovery, reduce the risk of hospitalization or institutionalization, and connect individuals with appropriate mental health resources and services. Full job description: Mobile Peer Support Specialist Day in the Life: - Respond swiftly to crisis calls to align with program response times - Perform curb-side staff safety assessments in order to assess team response requirements - Drive agency vehicle (or personal vehicle) to community locations to respond to crisis call - Maintain reliable personal vehicle for use to and from job and occasionally within the community - Provide active crisis intervention that is welcoming, trauma-informed, brief, and solution-focused to adults/children presenting in distress - Maintain accurate an...