Peer Recovery Specialist FT - Affiliated Sante Group

Caroll County/Sante

Location: Westminster, MD

Position: Peer Recovery Specialist

Status: Full time

Make an impact in the community you call home with Sante’s compassionate and experienced Carroll County Crisis Response Team.

Who We Are:

Santé is a dynamic and leading community-based behavioral health services organization. Our job is to offer rapid response and compassionate care to individuals or groups through comprehensive mental health services. Our track record of innovation and growth reflects our ability to deliver diverse and highly individualized services. We have a passion for providing empathetic and potentially life-saving care to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive.

Santé is seeking a Full-Time Peer Recovery Specialist to join our frontline crisis intervention team in Westminster, MD. As a Peer Recovery Specialist, you will perform assessments and crisis intervention, including de-escalation, crisis planning, implementation, and treatment plans with consumers in the community. You will also serve as the on-site resource for clinical information and partner with all involved parties, including but not limited to families, friends, and community providers. The tentative schedule for this position is Monday-Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm.

What You’ll Do:

• Effectively communicate clients’ needs while making internal agency or community referrals.
• Serve as a liaison for collaboration with other involved parties, including families, friends, and community partners such as local police and fire departments.
• Educate individuals about community resources related to mental health, substance abuse, available community resources, and the agency’s services.
• Complete documentation in an accurate and thorough manner.
• Abide by all federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to confidentiality and protected health information.

What We Offer:

• Salary Range: $19.00-22.00 per hour commensurate with experience.
• Competitive benefits package including a 403(b) with company match and paid time off.
• Opportunities for career growth, training and development, flexible work schedules and shifts.
• Smart, passionate, and engaged coworkers.

What We Require:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Peer Recovery Specialist Certification (CPRS) or willingness to be certified within a one (1) year of employment (Sante will pay for your certification if you do not have it at the time of hire)
• Three (2-3) years in full recovery and five (5) years lived experience with mental illness, substance abuse, or a co-occurring disorder.
• Valid driver’s license and proof of current automobile insurance

We believe that diversity of background and experience makes for better problem-solving and collaboration, which is why we are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. Even more important than your resume is a positive attitude, a passion for making an impact, a personal desire to grow, and the ability to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive.

Disclaimers:

Santé Group Companies aspires to create an organization that places value on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and inclusivity. To achieve this success, it is essential that all members of our organization feel secure, welcomed, and respected. All members of our organization have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Santé Group Companies is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. The Santé Group participates in E-Verify. http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf