Peer Support Specialist​/Trainee - MCAT - PART TIME Sat & Sun

Position: Peer Support Specialist/Trainee - MCAT - PART TIME Sat & Sun 9PM-7:30AM
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:
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* REQUIRED:

** 1. Self-identify as having one or more years in recovery from a mental health condition, substance use disorder or both.
2. Must apply for Agency Affiliated Counselor Registration (RAAC) from the WA State Dept. of Health within 30 days of hire date unless the Applicant has an active
** Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS)
** or
** Certified Peer Support Specialist TRAINEE (CPSST)
** credential from the WA State Department of Health as outlined in WAC Chapter 246-929.
* In addition to the RAAC credential requirement above, if an Applicant does not have either of the above CPSS or CPSST credentials, active or pending, with the WA State Dept. of Health, then must apply for the Certified Peer Support Specialist TRAINEE credential within 90 days of Hire.
* For more information about Certified Peer Support Specialist Credentials from the WA State Dept. of Health, please visit:
** (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..
** 3. High School diploma or equivalent
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