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View Point Health |
Job Title: Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) Youth |
Job Code: SSS012/Client Support Worker 3 |
Shift: First – Full-Time (40 hours per week on average) |
Job Hours: Times May Vary |
Base Location: Decatur, GA. |
Division/Department/Program: Child & Adolescent Crisis Stabilization Unit |
View Point Health’s Child and Adolescent Crisis Stabilization Unit (C&A CSU) Programs provides psychiatric crisis intervention and stabilization services to adolescents (14-17 years of age), who are experiencing a mental health crisis or need detoxification for substance use. The C&A CSU operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The CSU provides emergency receiving, screening, and evaluation services 24- hours a day, seven days a week, and has the capacity to admit and discharge seven (7) days a week. The CSU is a safe, locked unit with twenty-seven (27) beds. The CSU provides services under the direction of a licensed, trained and qualified psychiatrist. A psychiatrist is on-call 24 hours a day; rounds are made on the unit seven (7) days a week. The target population to be served is adolescents ages 14 to 17 from anywhere in the state of Georgia who require psychiatric or behavioral stabilization and/or detoxification. The goal of the crisis program is to stabilize youth in the least restrictive environment, to assist in crisis stabilization by providing a comprehensive treatment plan utilizing the youth’s and/or family’s strengths, natural supports, and community resources. Duties & Responsibilities: Certified Peer Support Specialists (CPS-Y) View Point Health is seeking a full-time Certified Peer Support Specialists (CPS-Y) to join the Child and Adolescent Crisis Stabilization Unit.
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Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university OR associate degree in a related field from an accredited college or university AND One year of related experience OR HSD/GED AND two years of experience providing social or direct care services to groups of special needs individuals in a human service setting OR One year of experience at the lower level Client Support Worker 2 (SSS011) or position equivalent. Note:
Preferred Qualifications:
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Benefits (for qualified employees):
View Point Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer: View Point Health recruits qualified candidates for positions in View Point Health programs throughout its service area. It is the policy of View Point Health to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. |
Full Time
$63k-78k (estimate)
11/05/2023
07/08/2024
vphealth.org
Oxford, GA
25 - 50