First Alliance Healthcare is looking for an Peer Supporter.

Job Responsibilities:

• Use lived experience to assist clients (peer supporters)

• Provide initial responses with licensed behavioral health staff when available and it is beneficial to do so

• Provide follow-up responses within their scope of practice

• Inform licensed behavioral health staff of new or increased risks and changes in young people’s presentations during the MRSS episode of care

• Support the client including providing or assisting the family to access additional supports

• Crisis response and de-escalation

• Provide interventions including skill building, psychoeducation, role modeling, and advocacy

• Identify and connect the young person and family to natural and other resources, including resources to meet basic needs.

• Work with the young person and family to access and utilize cultural supports

• Supervise other peers (youth/family/adult)

Requirements:

• 18 years or older

• Have a valid Driver's License

• Certified in Peer Support

•Has experience delivering peer services in behavioral health over a cumulative period of two years, has completed the sixteen hours of online learning administered or designated by the department, and has completed the four-hour supervising peers training administered or designated by the department