Certified Peer Support Specialist

Choices Coordinated Care Solutions
$18 - $20 an hour
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Full time
2 days ago

The Registered Peer Support Specialist (RPSS) is an active member of the Choices' Jefferson Parish Mobile Crisis Team and provides support services to consumers and families who have experienced a behavioral health crisis. Under supervision of the Lead Clinical Evaluator, the Registered Peer Support Specialist functions as a role model to clients; exhibiting competency in personal recovery and use of coping skills; serves as a consumer advocate, providing consumer or family information for continued stabilization. The Registered Peer Support Specialist performs a wide range of tasks to assist peers of all ages, from young adult to old age, in regaining optimal functioning within the community and mastery over their own recovery process.

The Choices Jefferson Parish Mobile Crisis Team are responsible for 24/7 mobile emergency responses for youth and adults experiencing a behavioral health crisis in Jefferson Parish. The MCS team operates from a strengths-based perspective, collaborating with first responders, community stakeholders, clinical leadership, and fellow mobile crisis responders. The MCS team will work within a culture of crisis prevention, making every effort to ensure individuals are effectively stabilized within their home and community whenever possible. The MCS team will ensure appropriate follow-up for individuals who have experienced a crisis event and ensure linkage to ongoing supports and services, operating in an enhanced localized crisis response system contributing to the goal of increased community stabilization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Qualifications

Salary: $18.00 - $20.00/hour ($37,440-$41,600 annually) dependent on experience

Benefits Include:

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

Work Location: In person

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