Peer Support/Engagement Specialist On Call

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of others? Your skills, experience, and passion are needed on our team.  We are looking for a new on-call team member to join us working as a Peer Recovery Support/Engagement Specialist at the new DuPage Crisis Recovery Center.  

Located in our new Crisis Recovery Center on the DuPage County Campus in Wheaton, Crisis Services provides 24/7 crisis mental health services to county residents experiencing psychiatric crises or needing support for mental illness symptoms. Our team delivers top-notch care with rapid response times.  Click https://youtu.be/SbhV8N3-Fusto learn more about the Crisis Recovery Center.

Working in an on-call role, you will be required to work at least 3 shifts per month, working no more than 1000 hours per year. Our schedule is made up one month in advance, so you will have the opportunity to select available shifts for needed coverage. We offer a shift differential of $2.00 per hour for our second shift and a $2.50 per hour differential for working overnight. 

• Supports maintenance of a safe, therapeutic environment for clients seeking assessment, stabilization and observation services through the Crisis Recovery Center.
• Establish rapport, share experiences, and strengthen engagement with individuals in a mental health or substance use crisis. 
• Assist in de-escalation of clients experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis through engagement with client and coordination with team members providing clinical intervention.
• Willing to self-disclose personal lived experience in mental health or substance use recovery (or both) for the benefit of supporting the individuals’ receiving services. 
• Role model positive recovery behaviors with clients in Crisis Programs. 
• Provides skill building and case management to clients with high need.
• Maintains required training, licensure and/or certification.
• Completion of required documentation within established timeframes, through use of an Electronic Client Record
• Participates in team meetings to assess clients’ progress.
• Participates in emergency response activities as assigned.

Two years of experience in the behavioral health field, including active participation in the recovery process; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. This role requires you to have a valid driver's license, along with your own personal vehicle that is reliable to drive while working in this role.  You will also need to have flexibility to attend our on-site paid HR New Hire orientation and two weeks of on-the-job training, during the day shift, prior to starting on your shift. 

Position requires individual with lived experience and will need to obtain the Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) credential within one year of hire. The CRSS is a credential for those who provide mental health or co-occurring mental illness and substance use recovery support to others. A person with the CRSS credential uses unique insights gained through personal recovery experience.

  As it is a requirement of the role, please see the following sites for more information about the CRSS credential, including the application process:  
https://www.illinoismentalhealthcollaborative.com/consumers/consumer_crss.htmhttp://www.iaodapca.org/credentialing/recovery-support-specialist/http://www.iaodapca.org/jobs/post-a-job/