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Peer Specialist - Mobile Crisis Co-Response:

Provide support services to adults in psychiatric crisis through connection and relationship building. A Peer Specialist's approach is guided by personal experience and recovery from mental health and/or substance misuse.

Peer Specialists work in a variety of settings, including clients' homes and hospital settings, both inpatient and emergency rooms and via telehealth. Peer Specialists also work with the community-based mobile crisis co-response team responding to crisis in the community.

Responsibilities:

• Provide community-based peer support services
• Offer mental health recovery support that is strengths based and hope driven
• Connect with individuals experiencing difficult situations and/or crisis
• Advocate for clients
• Respond to crisis with mobile crisis response team
• Complete administrative tasks

Requirements:

• Valid driver's license and use of a personal vehicle
• High School Diploma or GED
• Personal experience with mental illness or with substance misuse recovery

Structure:

• Full time, 37.5 hours/wk
• AFSCME Union
• Non-exempt
• Starting at $20.12 an hour
• We offer a competitive salary commensurate to experience

Benefits:

• Accrue 36 days of combined time off per year for full-time employees (and increasing with years of service); pro-rated for positions 16 hours or more
• Comprehensive BCBS Medical with 80% agency-paid premium support for individuals, couples, and families (pro-rated for part time). This Point of Service Plan features no deductible.
• Two Dental options through Delta Dental
• Vision Insurance
• Employer 401(k) contributions
• Employer Paid Life, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term Disability insurance
• Medical & Childcare Flexible Spending Account
• Childcare Stipend
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee referral program with financial payment
• Discounted online undergraduate/graduate courses through Champlain College truED
• Award-winning workplace wellness program including physical fitness groups for staff, financial wellness incentives, and ongoing workplace wellness advocacy and education
• Voluntary benefits from local/international businesses: discounted gym memberships, mobile phone service, ski/snowboard passes, auto/home insurance, and more!
• Employee referral and sign on bonus is subject to Howard Center policy, for both internal and external applicants.

Our Values: Clients are at the heart of our decision making. We are committed to individual and collective well-being and success. We are responsible stewards of the resources entrusted to us. We are steadfast in our practice and pursuit of excellence.

Howard Center is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. The agency's culture and service delivery is strengthened by the diversity of its workforce. Minorities, people of color, LGBTQIA+ and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. EOE/TTY. Visit "About Us" to review Howard Center's EOE policy.