Crisis Center Recovery Coach​/Peer Support Specialist PT

Position
:
Crisis Center Recovery Coach / Peer Support Specialist

Req.#: 26-78

FTE
:
Part-time, Non-Exempt

Unit
: UAW

Department/Location
:
Crisis

Compensation:$17.24 - $22.86 hourly.

The final job offer is based on several factors (internal equity, skills, education, experience, and credentials).

Additional compensation
:10% premium pay, $2 shift differential when working weekends.

Network
180 employees make a difference in people’s lives every day, making our community a better place to live.We are the behavioral health community organization responsible for the delivery of mental health, substance abuse treatment coordination, and developmental disabilities services for Kent County. We need individuals who are passionate about making a difference by helping others.

We are seeking a
Crisis Center Recovery Coach or Crisis Center Peer Support Specialist

Crisis Center Recovery Coach

As part of a multidisciplinary team-based service, this role will provide interventions for clients experiencing a behavioral health crisis and assist clients in understanding and accessing substance use disorder services. The Recovery Coach will model competency in recovery and demonstrate on-going coping skills. This will occur in the context of the Crisis Center, which includes a Brief Intervention Clinic and Crisis Stabilization Unit.

As part of a multidisciplinary team-based service, this role will assist individuals in understanding and using mental health and substance use disorders services. The Peer Support Specialist will model competency in recovery and demonstrate on-going coping skills. The assigned site will be the Crisis Center, which includes a Brief Intervention Clinic and Crisis Stabilization Unit.

This position is 30 hours a week, working Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 7:00am to 5:00pm. This assignment is in-person at 260
Jefferson Ave SE Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503.

• Mustbeatleast eighteen (18) yearsold.
• Atleasttwoyearsofrelevantworkexperience;mayincludevolunteerwork.
• Activelyworkinginarecoveryprogram(12-step,church/spiritual,orotherrecovery support group).
• Stateof Michigan Certified Peer Recovery Coachorbe  eligible and obtain certificationbythe State as a Peer Recovery Coach within ninety (90) days of hire, which requires an individual to have:
• Long-term,stablerecoveryfromalcoholandotherdrugs;
• Abletoidentifywithotherindividualsbasedontheirsharedlifeexperiencesto promote recovery by removing barriers and obstacles to recovery;
• Hasbeenarecipientofmentalhealthand/orsubstanceuseservicesforat least one year, with a substantial life disruption due to their substance use condition;
• Havepersonalexperiencewithnavigatingcomplexsubstanceusetreatment serve
• Knowledgeandskillssufficientforestablishingeffectiverelationshipswithclientswho have a substance use disorder, their families, and team members.
• Basiccomputerskills.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment and skills and capabilities of bridging language/cultural barriers to Network
  180 services within diverse communities.

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• State of Michigan Certified Peer Support Specialist or be eligible to become certified by the State as a Peer Support Specialist within 90 days of hire, which requires an individual to have:
• Primary diagnosis of a mental health condition, or
• Have a strong personal knowledge of what it is like to have first-hand lived experience with a mental health condition that has caused a substantial life disruption, or
• Has been a recipient of mental health treatment and/or services for at least one year, with a…