Crisis Respite Support Staff / Peer Specialist

We are currently searching for passionate and motivated individuals to work in our Crisis Respite Program.

Now offering Per Diem Hours

Liberty Resources has 4 Crisis Respite locations with 3-8 beds in Syracuse, Oneida, Oswego, and Auburn. The respite homes are community based residential programs that provide a therapeutic environment for adults experiencing a mental health crisis. The program provides Peer Support Services utilizing individuals with a history of mental illness and a willingness to share their story as well as Crisis Support Staff who have extensive experience in the field. The staff provides services including but not limited to health and wellness coaching, relapse prevention planning, wellness activities, family support, conflict resolution, and referrals and linkage services. The goal is to stabilize crisis to support a guest’s safe return to their community and to provide preventive measures for reducing un-necessary emergency department visits and hospitalizations.

Our employees have passion around the services they provide and our corporate values of excellence and staff support. We pride ourselves on high quality, integrated, community-based services that meet the evolving needs of our communities. We’re committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members and work to recognize cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and how they apply to provision of positive health outcomes.

Locations: Syracuse and Auburn
Hours: Days, Evenings, Weekends, and Overnights available. Variety of hours offered in 8 or 4 hour shifts. Shift examples include 8am-4pm, 4pm-12am and 12am-8am.

What We Offer:
Home like setting
Relaxed atmosphere
Flexible work hours (see hours above)
Mentorship/Entry level experience – Ability for growth within the agency
Offers Peer Certification hours

Job Responsibilities:

• Teach guests to look at crisis differently and utilize wellness tools to prevent future crises or to decrease the intensity of personal crisis.
• Work closely with Health Homes programs, hospitals, and other treatment providers to develop an integrated plan of care including mental health, physical health, substance use, and community support services necessary for individuals to succeed in the community.
• Provide advocacy, supportive counseling, and referral linkage services for program residents as needed and as assigned by the Program Director. For Peer Specialist, use shared experience to support the clients.
• Provide recovery oriented services incorporating Intentional Peer Support and Motivational Interviewing.
• Provide coverage for the program as reflected in the staffing plan including overnights as required.
• Rotate warm line (on-call) responsibilities with other staff and/or make follow up calls.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1-3 years’ volunteer or work experience in the Behavioral Healthcare field OR Bachelor’s degree preferably in a related field.
• A respect for and high level of comfort around people experiencing psychiatric crisis.
• Ability to utilize critical thinking, problem-solving and de-escalation skills to assist with creating and maintaining an environment that promotes recovery.

Peer Specialist must meet the below additional qualifications:

• Have personal experience as a recipient of mental health services with a willingness to share personal and practical experience, knowledge, and first-hand insight to benefit program guests.
• Certified by the Office of Mental Health (OMH) as a Certified Peer Specialist or Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (OASAS) as a Certified Peer Recovery Advocate or willingness to become certified within six months of hire

Liberty Resources is committed to creating a diverse inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Liberty Resources offers equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, parental status, housing status, source of income or military status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.

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Liberty Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer.