Child Crisis Family Peer Support Specialist

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Working with children and families in crisis
• Serves as role model for clients by sharing own recovery process and teaching effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.
• Assists clients in development of recovery plan, including psychiatric advance directives and crisis plan
• Provides education with a focus on illness management, peer support, and youth culture.
• Provides advocacy services on behalf of client, enhancing relationships with community partners.
• Implements and coordinates recovery plans for individual clients in assigned population group, including evaluation, consultation, and education, and follow-up services.
• Provides case management, resourcing, service collaboration for individual clients as extension of case management services.
• Serves as an active member of the client's treatment team, including participation in team meetings and treatment planning meetings.
• Informs supervisor, and other members of treatment team as indicated, of issues/concerns related to individual clients.
• Maintains accurate, thorough records on all assigned cases and uses documentation to assist clients in evaluating progress.
• Participates in required trainings to maintain certification.

EDUCATION

• High school diploma or General Equivalent Diploma (GED) certificate

EXPERIENCE

• Has lived experience with an individual with mental health, substance abuse use, or co-occurring mental health and substance use disability

REQUIREMENTS

• Eighteen (18) years of age or older

• Attest to one year recovery as defined by Alcohol and Drug Treatment entity (AODE) regulations

• Completion of Kentucky's Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (DBHDID) approved Kentucky Family Leadership Academy (KFLA) training

• Completion of Kentucky's Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (DBHDID) approved Kentucky Family Peer Support Specialist (KFPSS) core competency training

• Completes, maintains, and submits to DBHDID, documentation of a minimum of six (6) hours of related training or education each subsequent year

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Position requires lifting of 20 pounds maximum, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of items weighing up to ten pounds.

• Normal work tasks may involve exposure to blood, bodily fluids, or tissue.

• May involve 24-hour on-call responsibilities.

Within the bounds of their respective job descriptions, all staff are expected to exercise principle-centered leadership, focused on customer service responsiveness, with a continuous quality improvement orientation. Additionally, all staff are expected to develop a working knowledge of and follow all policies and procedures related to safety management and other Joint Commission standards.

Time Type:

We continually help our community and employees flourish... one life at a time. As a Seven Counties Services employee there are many benefits to enjoy. Below are just some of the great benefits you might be eligible for with Seven Counties Services.

• Health & Wellness
  • Medical Coverage
  • Dental Coverage
  • Vision Coverage
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Health Savings Account
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability - Company Paid

• Financial Wellbeing
  • Competitive Compensation Packages
  • Life Insurance - Company Paid
  • Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance - Company Paid
  • 403b Retirement Plan with Company Funded Matching
  • Retirement and Financial Planning Services

• Career Development and Growth
  • Tuition Assistance Plans
  • Loan Forgiveness options through federal programs (National Health Service Corps & Public Service Loan Forgiveness)
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance
  • Clinical Supervision toward licensure and reimbursement for certain license applications
  • At Seven Counties Services training is one of our highest priorities. We provide company paid professional training for various skills, certifications, and continuing education
  • Opportunities for growth and movement - We encourage our employees to consider new growth opportunities with us
  • Leadership Academy for our rising stars, supervisors, and leaders
  • Seven Counties Services and Center for Clinical Excellence provide staff with industry best practices and processes

• Work Life Balance
  • Paid Time Off - Generous PTO for Vacations, Illness, Personal Days, Etc. (10 Paid Holidays)
  • Flexible Work Schedules to promote a Healthy Work Life Balance
  • Employee Assistance Program - assists employees with personal problems and/or work-related problems that may impact their job performance, health, mental and emotional well-being