Peer Support Specialist (Mobile Crisis Team)

Job Description

Job Description

Who is LCMHA?

LCMHA (Lenawee Community Mental Health Authority) provides or manages a full array of services to adults and children with mental health and/or emotional disturbances, persons with substance use disorders, and persons with developmental disabilities. Our mission is to create a path to resilience, recovery, wellness, and self-determination for these individuals.

What would this job entail?

The Peer Support Specialist or Certified Peer Support Specialist will function within the mobile crisis team as a role model to peers, exhibiting competency in personal recovery and the use of coping skills. This individual participates in a co-response model providing services at the individual's location at the time of crisis, if possible, and serves as a personal guide and mentor for consumers experiencing an acute crisis. Specifically, this individual will:

• Respond to crisis situations, with a co-responder, within the office setting, community, and individuals' homes, as indicated;
• Provide ongoing crisis stabilization as outlined in the safety and crisis prevention plan.;
• Assist consumers in signing up for Medicaid, food stamps or other necessary financial support, if needed;
• Assist individuals (i.e. with doctors, landlords, employers, etc.) when needed for crisis stabilization, as appropriate;
• Attend follow up appointments with individuals to ensure warm hand-offs to ongoing services;
• Connect individuals and family members with needed community resources for post crisis services.

The qualifications for this position are:

• No specific type of previous work experience is required;
• Peer Support Specialist: high school diploma or it equivalent (GED) is required, and working towards a goal of achieving Peer Support Specialist certification by completing certification from Michigan Department of Health and Humans Services (MDHHS) is-desirable.
  
• Certified Peer Support Specialist: high school diploma or equivalent (GED) and Certified Peer Support Specialist certification from Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) are required;
• Lived experience with a mental health diagnosis, and at least three years of current recovery is required;
• Possess a valid U.S. driver's license, with an acceptable driving record;
• Previous experience in crisis intervention preferred;
• Must have complete MDHHS-approved crisis training for peers within three months of hire;

Bi-lingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

This position will be a full-time benefit eligible position.

Why work for LCMHA?

We have been around for over 40 years providing services to some of the most vulnerable members of the Lenawee County community. We feel a responsibility to identify needs and work with our community partners to identify solutions. We have been leaders in implementing system change.

The hourly range for this position is $18.70 to $24.16 (Peer Support Specialist) with a starting pay of $18.70. The hourly range for this position is $20.38 to $26.28 (Certified Peer Support Specialist) with a starting pay of $20.38.

The range is based on the number of years of service with the agency.

The benefits package includes:

Employees receive a generous paid leave benefit, and paid leave begins to accrue on an employee's first day of employment; an employee would receive about 24-1/2 paid days off in the first year. The number of paid leave hours an employee accrues is based on length of service; the paid leave time accruing increases after one year, five years, and ten years of employment.

Employees receive scheduled annual salary increases, starting after one year of employment.

Paid Holidays -- LCMHA observes 14 paid holidays per year; employees are eligible for paid holidays as of the first day of employment.

Employees are eligible to enroll in comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance as of the first day of employment.

• Medical insurance: the agency covers:
  • The agency covers 100% of the insurance cost for one of the plan choices, at all three levels of coverage (employee-only, employee-plus-one, and family coverage);
  • The agency covers about 87% of the insurance cost at the employee-only coverage level for the other two plan choices;
  • The agency covers about 77% of the insurance cost at the employee-plus-one and family coverage levels for the other two plan choices.
• Vision insurance: the agency covers 87% of the cost for all coverage levels;
• Dental insurance: the agency covers 100% of the cost for all coverage levels.

Employees who decline to enroll in the agency's medical insurance program because they have medical insurance coverage from a different source receive a medical insurance opt-out payment (this benefit starts as of the first day of employment).

Retirement Benefits: this benefit starts as of the first day of employment.

Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance (at no cost): this benefit starts as of the 91st day of employment.

LCMHA is also a participating / qualifying site for several student debt relief options including the HRSA Loan Repayment Program & MDHHS Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program (Please note that employee eligibility is determined by these programs, and not by LCMHA).