Certified Peer Recovery Specialist - Cass

Join a leader in community mental health with a vision for the future…that sets the pace for associate self-care! Learn about 4C’s 4-day, 32-hour work week by clicking below.#4DayWorkweek4EverNew minimum wage raised to $25.50/hour!!Why work at 4C Health?4C Health is a trusted, non-profit, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) that has been proudly serving the communities of North Central Indiana for over 50 years.We began as the designated community mental health center for Cass, Miami, Fulton, and Pulaski Counties. To better meet the growing needs of our region, we have expanded our services to Howard, Tipton, and White Counties.Our workforce is the heartbeat of 4C Health—meeting the needs of our local communities every day. Don’t wait—join our team and help move health and hope 4ward!#4CHealth#MentalHealth#CareersWithPurposePosition Summary:This position utilizes their lived experience combined with formal training to instill hope, inspire change, and support other individuals through similar experiences, using personal connection, person centered care, and their shared understanding to navigate their life in recovery. A Certified Peer Support Professional provides a wide variety of services to clients and families to ensure compliance with scheduled follow-up appointments with medical providers. This position operates under minimal supervision and must exercise tact, judgment, and confidentiality in contact with the public, clients, and families, as well as fellow associates of the Center. The work is very broad in scope and requires a high level of professionalism.Position Responsibilities include but are not limited to:Demonstrate the ability to complete client assessments, evaluate a client’s ability to perform daily living activities and independent living skills, identify presenting problem(s), history, medical information, family involvement, psychosocial/psychosexual information, and other pertinent information to form an appropriate clinical impression including substance use/abuse and abuse/neglect.Demonstrate a basic understanding of treatment plans and service lines in which client has been referred to within the Center.Document timely, accurately and in accordance with Center policies utilizing current systems and practices.Document accurate information, which reflects client progress based on the appropriate therapeutic modality. Therapeutic services will be time limited and specific to the presenting problem(s) of each assigned clientProvide input as to the client’s progress towards treatment plan goals and objectives, communicating pertinent information regularly with the primary case manager so such information can be presented at staffing.Provide direct client care and maintain an encounter expectation assigned by the agency.Demonstrate competency and understanding of billing codes as it pertains to the use of peer recovery codes, skill building intervention codes, and case management codes.Provide peer recovery services and skill building interventions, as needed, to clients to assist them in their recovery.Facilitate follow-up recommendations from the medical and mental health providers.Assist the client by connecting them to services within and outside of the Center as needed.Assist clients to become self-reliant by empowering them to coordinate their own medical issues, teach self-advocacy skills, provide outreach, aid in goal setting, and assist in identifying a natural support system.Use evidence-based interventions with all clients to aid in developing increased skills for problem solving, relapse prevention planning and anti-stigma education and support.Provide phone calls and face-to-face contact to ensure clients do not have any questions regarding their care or treatment.Assist in identifying and reducing barriers to follow up care.Provide on-going assistance to clients to reintegrate them back into the community; meeting with them regularly as defined by the department/supervisor.Work directly with treatment courts and criminal justice involved individuals and families.Support clients in engagement of recreational and social experiences to enhance social and community connectedness.Participate in Mobile Crisis ResponseMaintain mandatory Center in-service training requirements.Provide clients with transportation as needed.Maintain positive working relations and rapport with the communities served.Depending on agency need, other duties may include: Community Outreach, providing groups in a jail setting, facilitating internal and external resource events, providing support within schools, providing individual and group services and discharge follow up coordination on the IPU/PUC.Work directly with CRSS and OP departments to ensure warm hand-offs for peer services post discharge from CRSS and Intake Assessment.Peers working on the CRSS:Be responsible to discharge clients from the PUC and HA-CSU in coordination with Social Services, including updated ISP, transfers to additional service lines and internal and external care coordination.Complete mobile crisis follow-up calls.Complete the HRSN, PHQ, GAD, LOCUS and any other recommended assessments as needed.Complete Stanley Brown Safety Plan with clientEnsure client is connected to all needed resources per the HRSN.Provide individual peers services, including IMR, Wellness Recovery Action Planning and Motivational Interviewing to assist in engaging clients into care.Maintain regular contact with PUC/HA-CSU client’s current outpatient clinician to ensure continuity of care.Coordinate care for ongoing treatment.Starting and growing base wage opportunities up to $31.25/hour!!Additional Annual Compensation and Incentive Opportunities!!Four-day (32 hour) work weekMake up to an additional $625 per week by participating in Mobile Crisis On-Call opportunities in eligible countiesEligible for $150/month ($1,800 annually) in student loan repayment, available at hireEarn $750 for every person you refer who is hired and remains employed for 6 months and receive an additional $500 every year as long as you both remain employedBilingual wage premiums available for individuals fluent in Spanish or BurmeseBenefits:Multiple health plan options to fit your lifestyleHealth premium wellness discountsEmployer paid HSA contributionsMileage reimbursementDental and Vision403(b) retirement planEmployer paid life insurance and other supplemental insurance products to choose fromUp to $10,000 in tuition assistanceBirthdays off paidTo see our full benefits and apply online go to our website: minimum, a High School graduate or GED.A degree or further education in social services, psychology or mental health preferred but not required.Must become a Certified Peer Support Professional (CPSP) within six (6) months of hire date.Experience:Lived experience of recovery from a mental health condition, substance use or problem gambling and/orLived experience assisting a family member with a mental health condition, substance use or problem gambling and/orBeen in recovery two (2) or more years.At least one (1) year of full-time experience in mental health, childcare, or another related field preferred.Background Checks:4C Health is a Drug-Free Workplace employer. Candidates must be willing to submit to a pre-employment drug screen.Candidates must be willing to submit to comprehensive background checks, including but not limited to criminal and child protective services checks.4C Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. 4C Health does not discriminate against candidates or employees because of disability, sex, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veterans status, or any other protected status under law. #J-18808-Ljbffr 4C Health