HHC
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana
The Peer Recovery Specialist assists clients in accessing recovery-oriented substance use and mental health treatment, resources, and community supports, bridging fragmented systems into a holistic care model. This role involves providing ongoing support, acting as a motivator, ally, role model, problem solver, and advocate while addressing recovery barriers and linking individuals to community resources.
Candidates must possess a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent and hold an active, unencumbered peer recovery certification (CPSP, CPRC-A, or CPRC). Mobile Crisis service area roles specifically require a minimum of one year of work experience as a certified peer specialist and at least one year in recovery.
Division: Eskenazi Health
Sub-Division: SEMHC
Req ID: 24992
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Nights
Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, Indiana's first community mental health center, provides comprehensive care for emotional and behavioral problems, including severe mental illness and substance abuse. The Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center offers both inpatient and outpatient services, including several outreach centers as well as clinic- and community-based services.
The Mobile Crisis Recovery Team provides services to individuals within our community. The purpose of this team is to meet people where they are, assist them with their crisis, and connect them to an outpatient clinic for further treatment & resources. This is a community-based team. Being community-based allows our team the freedom to tailor their approach to the needs of our clients and the challenges they face within their lives & communities.
The Peer Recovery Specialist assists clients to access recovery-oriented substance use and mental health treatment, resources and community recovery supports. This position bridges the fragmented treatment system into a more holistic care model through providing support across multiple systems and frameworks of care across the community. The Peer Recovery Specialist maintains ongoing client support regardless of the stage of recovery and serves as a motivator, ally, role model, problem solver and advocate for patients who are seeking assistance. The Peer Recovery Specialist possesses a thorough understanding of community culture and is able to address the barriers of successful recovery, including decreasing stigma related to mental health and substance use while linking individuals to community resources and treatment options.
• Valid Indiana driver’s license that meets Eskenazi Health’s driving policy requirements preferred but not required.
The Mobile Crisis Recovery Team provides services to individuals within our community. The purpose of this team is to meet people where they are, assist them with their crisis, and connect them to an outpatient clinic for further treatment & resources. This is a community-based team. Being community-based allows our team the freedom to tailor their approach to the needs of our clients and the challenges they face within their lives & communities.
Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center's primary mission is to serve individuals with serious mental illness and chronic addiction as well as seriously emotionally disturbed children and their families. Patients of all ages are welcomed, from children to seniors, with a philosophy of care that stresses strength-based and family- and community-centered treatment utilizing the Recovery Model of treatment.
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