Mobile Crisis Outreach: Peer For Adults With Mental Illness

Exciting Opportunity: peer for Adults with Mental Illness ($25-$30/hr)

Are you passionate about empowering individuals with Mental Illness to lead independent lives in their communities? We offer a rewarding career as a peer Case Manager, with a competitive hourly rate of $25 to $30 for a 40-hour week, based on experience and other lawful considerations.

Role Summary:

• Act as a primary support for Adults with Mental Illness with a focus on helping the community with a partner as a licensed Clinician to serve the community.

• You will assist the licensed clinician in reaching out to clients with crisis intervention, helping get them hospitalized, and providing assistance, support, and resources to achieve independent living in their chosen communities.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Advocate for clients to secure housing, healthcare benefits, and other entitlements.
• Provide services in various settings, including homes, hospitals, schools, or community locations.
• Engage in coaching, counseling, mentoring, and providing linkage to community resources.
• Implement outreach strategies and practice motivational interviewing and harm reduction techniques.
• Support community integration and employment objectives.
• Offer crisis intervention and participate in staff and community meetings.
• Maintain compliance with documentation and program standards.

Position Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED, with three years experience in psychosocial rehab services (preferred).
• Knowledge of community resources and team-oriented service approach.
• Must possess a clean record without any criminal or past legal action.
• Flexibility for evening, weekend, and holiday work schedules.
• TB clearance and annual re-testing.
• COVID-19 vaccination (accommodations considered with legal exemption).

Join our dedicated team in a role that offers attractive compensation and the satisfaction of making a significant impact on the lives of others. Please apply now to become a pivotal part of our supportive and dynamic environment!

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8-hour shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends

Work setting:

• Clinic
• In-person

Work Location: In person