Peer Support Specialist/Trainee - MCAT - MON-FRI 9PM-5:30AM

Location: Spokane, WA, USA

Frontier Behavioral Health’s presence in Spokane is more than 100 years strong, allowing our non-profit organization to understand the varied needs of our clients and the larger community.  Our programs are designed to provide evidence-based treatment to adults, youth and seniors who are dealing with a wide range of behavioral health issues.  As a Trauma-Informed Care Organization, we firmly believe in recovery and that our clients can lead fulfilling and meaningful lives, and we consider it an honor and a privilege to assist them in their journey.  If you want to have a positive impact in the lives of others come join us!

WHY CHOOSE FRONTIER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH?

At Frontier Behavioral Health, we value our employees and recognize the importance of EVERY employee’s contribution to our mission.

Our behavioral health services make a positive difference in the lives of those we serve and contribute to the health, safety, and quality of life for everyone in Spokane County.

At FBH we have a variety of client services, including outpatient, inpatient, community outreach, crisis services, partnerships with schools, law enforcement and more.

Our evidence-based, culturally appropriate, trauma informed behavioral health services address the diverse needs of those we serve.

The primary goals of these programs are to divert individuals from admission to an emergency department, the criminal justice system, and inpatient psychiatric treatment while maximizing the use of community resources for stabilization purposes. These programs serve individuals who could have a co-occurring disorder and may also be homeless. MRRCT which includes the Mobile Crisis Assessment and Triage (MCAT) team and Child, Youth, and Family Mobile Crisis (CYFMC) team. The MCAT team serves individuals who are 21+ years old.

SHIFT -Monday-Friday 9PM-5:30AM - There is added shift differential of 9.63% as outlined below.

Peer Support Specialist are an integral member of the MRRCT. MRRCT is a rapid response mobile outreach program, consisting of multiple teams which provide services in homes, hospitals, schools, correctional facilities, and any location the children, youth, families, and adults are located to provided stabilization during crisis events. The goal of MRRCT is to divert individuals from emergency departments, correctional facilities, and inpatient psychiatric admission when there are appropriate community resources available to manage their crisis.

Peer Support Services are scheduled activities that promote and support:

Recovery and Rehabilitation

Self-advocacy

Development of Natural supports

Maintenance of community living skills

Self-sufficiency

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

Assist other professionals in the development of treatment interventions and stabilizations for those in an acute crisis situation.

Provide supportive services, drawing on common experiences as a peer, providing on-going support to all, clients including  children and youth for Child and Youth positions, by encouraging them to regain hope in, and control over, their own lives, and to be active participants in resolving their crisis.

Identify services and activities that promote recovery by instilling hope and experiences which lead to meaning and purpose and which decrease stigma.

Promote personal responsibility for recovery as the individual client or mental health service defines recovery. Serve as an advocate and provide information and peer support in a range of settings.

Participate in a multi-disciplinary team approach to provide support and stabilization services to individuals in a manner appropriate to the individual client, their developmental level supportive of their culture.

Ensure the individual and their family are heard and their needs are addressed and met.

Engage with individuals prior to discharge from an emergency department, medical admittance, incarceration and participate (as appropriate) in discharge planning and assisting families as they transition into the community and back to their families.

Maintain close communication with MRRCT team members and other clinical and administrative staff to ensure the highest quality of services is delivered to the individuals and their support systems.

Serve as a peer advocate to help empower individuals in gaining the knowledge and skills necessary to support stabilizing the crisis.

Assist individuals in need or in times of crisis by finding appropriate resources for stabilization in the least restrictive environment appropriate.

Develop and maintain linkage with community resources that benefit the identified population served.

Maintain client records and all other required documentation in a timely and confidential manner, in accordance with agency policies and practices.

Requires travel to see clients in the community and travel between work sites either via FBH owned Vehicles and/or personal vehicle.

Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL HAVE

REQUIRED

1. Self-identify as having one or more years in recovery from a mental health condition, substance use disorder or both.

2. Certified Peer Support Specialist or Certified Peer Support Specialist Trainee Credential from the WA State Department of Health OR:

If an Applicant does not have an active or pending Certified Peer Support Specialist or Certified Peer Support Specialist Trainee Credential from the WA State Department of Health, then must apply for the Certified Peer Support Specialist TRAINEE credential within 90 days of start date.

For more information about Certified Peer Support Specialist Credentials from the WA State Dept. of Health, please visit: https://doh.wa.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/professions-new-renew-or-update/peer-support-specialist.

3. High School diploma or equivalent.

4. Must have an unrestricted and valid driver’s license, be able to pass a motor vehicle screening and driving test, have ac