Peer Specialist - Pittsfield, United States - The Brien Center

Description

Weekdays, full-time, 1st shift Weekends, part-time, 1st and 2nd shift

Essential Job Functions

Direct Care

• Provide safe, intensely supervised, supportive therapeutic environment for children/adolescents needing acute crisis stabilization
• Implement individualized treatment plans for each consumer
• Coordinate/collaborate with network of providers identified for each consumer as directed by clinician
• Interact with family members in an empathic respectful manner that supports their relationship and role with their child
• Assist consumers with Activities of Daily Living (ADLS)
• Actively engage with and encourage participation of consumers in esteem building, recreational and therapeutic activities throughout their admission that are appropriate to individual consumer's unique stabilization needs
• Make careful observations regarding consumer's behavior and emotional status and communicate this clearly and completely to the appropriate staff and in written materials
• Supervise consumer in other OFY program or in another community site, i.e., school, when directed by clinical staff
• Provide transportation when necessary to facilitate treatment plan
• Become directly involved in household management needs, i.e., laundry, meal preparation, household cleaning, grocery shopping. Supervise consumer participation in such activities when appropriate for age and level of stabilization needs
• Provide service/staff coverage to other OFY programs, i.e., day treatment and tracking services if no children in crisis house or when directed by supervisor

Administrative Duties

• Complete all paperwork in a timely and professional manner.
• Participate in all relevant staff meetings, supervision and required trainings, i.e., OSHA, CPR, First Aid, Passive Restraint, etc.
• Keep supervisor(s) well informed and update all treatment team members on a regular basis.
• Complete all tasks assigned which impact on the organized functioning of the program.

Youth Mobile Team:

• Assist the Youth Mobile Crisis Team with mobile outreach to youth under the age of twenty-one and their families
• Assist youth and families with navigating the mental health system, as directed by the Master Level clinician
• Provide brief interventions for crisis management, behavior management and safety issues, as directed by the Master Level clinician
• Assist the Master level clinician with de-escalation of the crisis
• Assist with education and follow up with youth and families after a crisis intervention has occurred, under the direction of the Master level clinician
• Must demonstrate competency and understanding of the Systems of Care philosophy and Wraparound process

Other Responsibilities

• Provide an atmosphere conductive to enhancing mental health and recovery in keeping with human rights of consumers
• Must provide services in a caring, compassionate manner that supports empowerment of the youth and family
• Provide services in an energetic, enthusiastic manner
• Pay careful attention to working as a team member with other house staff, members of the clinical team and other providers
• Represent the agency in a professional manner at all times in keeping with the quality of care expected by the Brien Center
• Flexibly respond to program scheduling needs and assist other programs when assigned.
• Report any incident regarding the use of physical restraint, accidents, injuries and unusual events to program supervisor
• Follow all program/agency policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Must complete Peer Specialist Training post-hire; Certification at time of hire preferred.
• Two years experience working with youth under the age of twenty-one and families preferred.. "Lived" experience preferred.
• Must complete all trainings and competencies of the Brien Center for the Youth Mobile Team

Skills

• Knowledge of community resources
• Working knowledge of computers
• Must have excellent telephone and interpersonal skills

Working Conditions

• Ability to work in a variety of settings including but not limited to: community based location; consumer home, schools, community agencies
• Facilitate groups in other community locations

Physical Conditions

• Manual & visual dexterity; correctable
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions