Peer Support Specialist - Washington, United States - Legislative Branch

Description

Summary

The United States Capitol Police (USCP) safeguards the Congress, Members of Congress, employees, visitors, and Congressional buildings and grounds from crime, disruption, and terrorism.

We protect and secure Congress so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislative responsibilities in a safe, secure and open environment.

Duties

The Peer Support Program is
comprised of various trained department employees. The program functions with
the purpose of serving others in their times of need. The Peer Support Program operates
under the auspices of the Howard C. Liebengood Center for Wellness (LCW), which
is a USCP office that offers wellness resources, peer support and USCP Employee
Assistance Program (EAP) services to all USCP employees.

The Peer Support Specialist is responsible for working with
employees (in a one-on-one or group capacity) to offer support and resources in
collaboration with the LCW. The Peer Support Specialist will be activated to
assist employees when a traumatic or critical incident occurs in the workplace
and/or in their personal lives. This support may occur as a result of vehicle
accidents with injuries to an employee or others, active threats, line of duty
death, or serious injury. Peer Support Specialists may also be deployed in
support of other agencies during or after an active threat situation. Peer
Support Specialists perform additional follow-up communications through a
variety of methods, to ensure that everyone connected to the traumatic or
critical incident receives appropriate support.

Follows the direction of the Peer Support Team
Leader and Peer Support Commander. Using the Critical Incident Stress
Management (CISM) model, Peer Support Specialists provide critical incident
stress debriefings and defusings. Works with the LCW staff to ensure referrals
for follow up care are accomplished. Attends regularly scheduled stress
mitigation check-ins with the USCP EAP, or as directed by the Peer Support Team
Leader/Peer Support Commander. Participates in all in-service trainings and all
other activities as directed. Multiple vacancies exist. The number of Peer
Support Specialist positions will be determined by the needs of the Department.
The selection list will be active for a period of one (1) year from the date of
approval of the selection memorandum unless an applicant withdraws his/her
application in writing through the Office of Human Resources (OHR).