Crisis Peer Support

This position is responsible for providing direct service to consumers with mental health issues to include crisis care, goal directed behavioral interventions, and direct support of consumers.

• Provide Mobile Crisis Intervention to individuals in crisis across 4 counties as a 2 person team approach
• Provide one on one Peer Support to consumers in crisis on Assertive Community Treatment Team
• Provide proactive outreach to prevent mental health crisis and/or criminal justice recidivism
• Collaborate with community partners (LE, hospitals, family members) to advocate for client needs during crisis situations and assist with follow up appointments as needed
• Provide support education, and connection to resources as needed for appropriate crisis response
• Facilitate travel/transportation to conduct consumer crisis visits in the home or in the community as part of the Mobile Crisis Team
• Complete annual Continued Stay Screens at nursing facilities as requested
• Assist with crisis visits in the office during Open Access hours and follow up on missed post hospitalization and other crisis appointments
• Participate in agency training and ongoing professional development as required
• Accurately complete all required documentation within expected time frame
• Participate in required meetings for ACT, Crisis or as assigned

Requirements:

• Personal experience with mental illness mandatory
• 21 years or older
• 1 year of mental health recovery
• Valid Kansas driver's license with favorable record
• Background void of issues related to abuse or neglect

The Center for Counseling & Consultation is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) serving Barton, Pawnee, Rice, and Stafford Counties in Central Kansas. We offer a professional, rewarding, and supportive environment and a workspace that values integrity, diversity, compassion, quality and dedication. The Center's mission is to provide help, hope and healing for the people we serve, and our employees reflect that mission.