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Deschutes County Health Services supports over 400 staff in Behavioral and Public Health programs working to promote and protect the health and safety of the community in a broad variety of community based settings.
Deschutes County Behavioral Health (DCBH) is the Community Mental Health Program providing safety net and core clinical services for community members in Deschutes County dealing with mental health and substance use conditions. DCBH is also a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). As such, DCBH relies on multi-disciplinary teams to provide innovative, evidence based, recovery oriented services in behavioral healthcare settings co-located with physical health providers.
Hear from staff about our workplace here.
ABOUT THE COUNTY:
We know where you choose to live, work and play matters. Deschutes County is one of the largest employers in Central Oregon and the largest municipal government in the region. Our dedicated and passionate workforce of more than 1,200 employees provide County services in a number of departments, divisions, and offices.
Located in the heart of Central Oregon, between the towering Cascade Mountain Range to the west and the high desert plateau to the east, Deschutes County is the outdoor recreation capital of Oregon. We enjoy a renowned quality of life, with big-city opportunities and small-town neighborhoods.
We hope you'll consider joining our talented team.
ABOUT THE JOB:
Deschutes County Behavioral Health is accepting applications for a Forensic Peer Support Specialist to work with individuals under the Psychiatric Review Board (PSRB) and Aid and Assist population. Supervised by a qualified clinical supervisor, the Forensic Peer Support Specialist (FPSS) will provide highly individualized and intensive recovery-oriented services to achieve specific goals and increase resiliency for individuals identified with a serious mental illness (SMI), which resulted in a conviction of Guilty Except for Insanity (PSRB) or commission of a crime (Aid and Assist) as a result of their mental illness. The FPSS is a fully integrated team member who works within an individualized plan of care to perform a wide range of services to individuals served. Forensic Peer Support services are provided in a variety of settings, inclusive of: jails, hospitals, client homes and other community settings. Through life experiences and demonstration of self-sufficiency, the FPSS provides expertise that professional training cannot replicate. FPSS acts as a role model: inspiring hope, recovery and consultation to the individual as well as the entire team.
A Peer Support Specialist draws on his/her own personal experiences to assist clients in achieving recovery goals and resiliency; promotes self-determination, personal responsibility, and empowerment; acts as a role model; and shares life experiences and lessons learned as a person in mental health recovery. For additional information on the requirements to become a Peer Support Specialist - Click Here.
Key Responsibilities:
Knowledge of or experience with:
*This posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function.
Notification to all candidates will be sent via email and/or text only. Please opt in for text messaging or check your email and your Governmentjobs.com account for application status.
Review the full job description by clicking here. $3,998.92 to $5,358.99 per month for a 172.67 hour work month. Excellent County benefit package when eligible. This union-represented position is available immediately.
Our robust health plan is offered at a minimal cost of $95 per month for employee only or $116 per month for employee plus dependents, which includes an innovative on-site clinic, pharmacy, and wellness and wellbeing services. Additionally, we include life insurance, retirement (PERS), generous paid time-off (14-18 hours/month to start, pro-rated for part-time), holidays, and professional development opportunities. Please click HEREfor full benefit details.
Driving is a requirement for this position. Possession of or ability to obtain a valid Oregon driver's license within 30 days of hire date. The employment offer will be contingent upon presentation of an acceptable and verifiable driver's license, pre-employment screening for criminal history, driving history, and controlled substances (NOTE: Positive test results for marijuana use may result in rescission of a contingent offer of employment). This screening must be completed with satisfactory findings in order for a formal offer of employment to be extended.
Must have dependable transportation and be able and willing to drive throughout Deschutes County in sometimes adverse weather conditions.
If identified as being in recovery from a substance use disorder, must be able to document continuous abstinence under independent living conditions or recovery housing for the immediate past two years as defined by Oregon Administrative Rule 309-032-1520. Will be asked to discuss recovery experiences during interview process. If offered the position and incumbent is a current client of Deschutes County Health Services Behavioral Health, incumbent must be reassigned to another agency for services.
NOTE: Per OAR 407-007-0000 to 407-007-0100 this position requires a Criminal Background check through the State Background Check Unit/Orchards, which may also include being fingerprinted. These rules provide for the reasonable screening under ORS 181A.195, 181A.200, 409.027 AND 413.036 of the County's employees to determine if they have a history of specific criminal behavior identified in federal or state law or rules such that they should not be allowed to work, be employed, or perform in positions covered by these rules. Please click HERE to review Criminal Records Check Rules. All offers of employment for this position are contingent upon the candidate receiving final approval from the State Background Check Unit/Orchards to work in this position.
Must be willing to work a flexible schedule when necessary, to meet client and department needs.
Physical Requirements:
Requires sufficient ambulatory ability to drive throughout Deschutes County and to provide face-to-face services in a variety of settings in the community, including but not limited to, hospitals, jails, clinics, client homes, and community and residential settings within required response times; possess sufficient hand coordination to perform keyboarding and data entry; arm/hand movements to retrieve work materials and operate a variety of general office equipment. The position is frequently required to sit, walk, stoop, bend, reach, stand, grasp, talk, hear, see, and lift up to 10 pounds. Employment Type: Limited duration, full-time, full benefits
Deschutes County Health Services supports over 400 staff in Behavioral and Public Health programs working to promote and protect the health and safety of the community in a broad variety of community based settings.
Deschutes County Behavioral Health (DCBH) is the Community Mental Health Program providing safety net and core clinical services for community members in Deschutes County dealing with mental health and substance use conditions. DCBH is also a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). As such, DCBH relies on multi-disciplinary teams to provide innovative, evidence based, recovery oriented services in behavioral healthcare settings co-located with physical health providers.
Hear from staff about our workplace here.
ABOUT THE COUNTY:
We know where you choose to live, work and play matters. Deschutes County is one of the largest employers in Central Oregon and the largest municipal government in the region. Our dedicated and passionate workforce of more than 1,200 employees provide County services in a number of departments, divisions, and offices.
Located in the heart of Central Oregon, between the towering Cascade Mountain Range to the west and the high desert plateau to the east, Deschutes County is the outdoor recreation capital of Oregon. We enjoy a renowned quality of life, with big-city opportunities and small-town neighborhoods.
We hope you'll consider joining our talented team.
ABOUT THE JOB:
Deschutes County Behavioral Health is accepting applications for a Forensic Peer Support Specialist to work with individuals under the Psychiatric Review Board (PSRB) and Aid and Assist population. Supervised by a qualified clinical supervisor, the Forensic Peer Support Specialist (FPSS) will provide highly individualized and intensive recovery-oriented services to achieve specific goals and increase resiliency for individuals identified with a serious mental illness (SMI), which resulted in a conviction of Guilty Except for Insanity (PSRB) or commission of a crime (Aid and Assist) as a result of their mental illness. The FPSS is a fully integrated team member who works within an individualized plan of care to perform a wide range of services to individuals served. Forensic Peer Support services are provided in a variety of settings, inclusive of: jails, hospitals, client homes and other community settings. Through life experiences and demonstration of self-sufficiency, the FPSS provides expertise that professional training cannot replicate. FPSS acts as a role model: inspiring hope, recovery and consultation to the individual as well as the entire team.
A Peer Support Specialist draws on his/her own personal experiences to assist clients in achieving recovery goals and resiliency; promotes self-determination, personal responsibility, and empowerment; acts as a role model; and shares life experiences and lessons learned as a person in mental health recovery. For additional information on the requirements to become a Peer Support Specialist - Click Here.
Key Responsibilities:
- Help clients with behavioral health challenges and legal issues to build better relationships and plan and problem-solve to get the care they need.
- Model a resilient, healthy recovery lifestyle.
- Work within a care team to deliver coordinated wrap around care.
Knowledge of or experience with:
- Self-identified person currently or formerly receiving mental health services or combined mental health and substance use disorder.
- Experience with the criminal justice system and/or law enforcement.
- Local behavioral health, substance abuse, medical and social services delivery systems.
- Approaches and skills used to promote resiliency, wellness, empowerment, and effective Peer Support strategies and practices to facilitate a self-directed recovery process.
- The effect of trauma on health, coping and other aspects of client needs.
- Principles of recovery, consumer-involvement and trauma-informed care.
- Assist clients in developing the perspectives that promote resiliency and facilitate recovery.
- Model personal responsibility and self-care.
- Advocate for clients.
- Teach coping/life skills.
- Share own experiences in appropriate ways.
- Keep boundaries and form appropriate relationships with clients.
- Perform a wide variety of tasks to assist client's wellness.
- Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others at all times.
*This posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function.
Notification to all candidates will be sent via email and/or text only. Please opt in for text messaging or check your email and your Governmentjobs.com account for application status.
Review the full job description by clicking here. $3,998.92 to $5,358.99 per month for a 172.67 hour work month. Excellent County benefit package when eligible. This union-represented position is available immediately.
Our robust health plan is offered at a minimal cost of $95 per month for employee only or $116 per month for employee plus dependents, which includes an innovative on-site clinic, pharmacy, and wellness and wellbeing services. Additionally, we include life insurance, retirement (PERS), generous paid time-off (14-18 hours/month to start, pro-rated for part-time), holidays, and professional development opportunities. Please click HEREfor full benefit details.
- Must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
- As defined by Oregon Administrative Rule 309-032-1501, a "Peer Support Specialist" provides peer delivered services to an individual or family member with similar life experience, under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Supervisor.
- A Peer Support Specialist must have at least one year of experience: as a self-identified person currently or formerly receiving mental health services; or a self-identified person in recovery from a substance use disorder, who meets the abstinence requirements for recovering staff in alcohol and other drug treatment programs; or a family member of an individual who is a current or former recipient of addictions or mental health services.
- Education, employment, and volunteer experience providing direct or indirect peer, mentor, coaching, or other supports to individuals with mental health or substance use disorder conditions may also be considered in evaluating employee qualifications.
Driving is a requirement for this position. Possession of or ability to obtain a valid Oregon driver's license within 30 days of hire date. The employment offer will be contingent upon presentation of an acceptable and verifiable driver's license, pre-employment screening for criminal history, driving history, and controlled substances (NOTE: Positive test results for marijuana use may result in rescission of a contingent offer of employment). This screening must be completed with satisfactory findings in order for a formal offer of employment to be extended.
Must have dependable transportation and be able and willing to drive throughout Deschutes County in sometimes adverse weather conditions.
If identified as being in recovery from a substance use disorder, must be able to document continuous abstinence under independent living conditions or recovery housing for the immediate past two years as defined by Oregon Administrative Rule 309-032-1520. Will be asked to discuss recovery experiences during interview process. If offered the position and incumbent is a current client of Deschutes County Health Services Behavioral Health, incumbent must be reassigned to another agency for services.
NOTE: Per OAR 407-007-0000 to 407-007-0100 this position requires a Criminal Background check through the State Background Check Unit/Orchards, which may also include being fingerprinted. These rules provide for the reasonable screening under ORS 181A.195, 181A.200, 409.027 AND 413.036 of the County's employees to determine if they have a history of specific criminal behavior identified in federal or state law or rules such that they should not be allowed to work, be employed, or perform in positions covered by these rules. Please click HERE to review Criminal Records Check Rules. All offers of employment for this position are contingent upon the candidate receiving final approval from the State Background Check Unit/Orchards to work in this position.
Must be willing to work a flexible schedule when necessary, to meet client and department needs.
Physical Requirements:
Requires sufficient ambulatory ability to drive throughout Deschutes County and to provide face-to-face services in a variety of settings in the community, including but not limited to, hospitals, jails, clinics, client homes, and community and residential settings within required response times; possess sufficient hand coordination to perform keyboarding and data entry; arm/hand movements to retrieve work materials and operate a variety of general office equipment. The position is frequently required to sit, walk, stoop, bend, reach, stand, grasp, talk, hear, see, and lift up to 10 pounds. Employment Type: Limited duration, full-time, full benefits
