Certified Peer Specialist - Diversion Center - Night Shift

JOB DESCRIPTION

Grady Health System offers many career paths in Behavioral Health. Whether you have many years of experience or are in the early stages on your career, you can find a rewarding position at Grady!

Diversion Center

The Center for Diversion and Services is pre-arrest diversion program that will help fill the gaps in resources for justice impacted individuals. Our target population will be individuals living with unmet Mental Health, Substance abuse, and poverty issues. The CDS will be a welcoming place for police to divert individuals that could, otherwise be charged with a low level crime. Staff at the center will engage the guests, assess their needs and help supply appropriate resources for each individual. There is a 40 person "living Room" and a 16 bed Sobering Center. Guest will stay up to 24 hours to receive connections to case management to help meet their unmet needs.

SUMMARY

The Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) works with people who experience serious mental illness and acts as a role model of recovery. CPS provides group and/or individual training and counseling, as well as service coordination, support for community linkage, and advocacy support to meet individual needs. Assists with completion of Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP). May work in a clinic, peer program, or community setting.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Bachelor's preferred.
• Certification as Peer Specialist through the Georgia DBHDD/Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS

• Expertise in substance abuse and mental health (SPMI), particularly within justice-involved and homeless/poverty-stricken populations.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system.
• Trauma-informed approach.
• Skilled in motivational interviewing.

Equal Opportunity Employer-Minorities/Females/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.