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 Centeroffers both inpatient and outpatient services, including several outreach centers as well as clinic- and community-based services.
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt
Job Role Summary
The Peer Support Specialist interacts with clients with the goal to engage in services/treatment outside of the Engagement Center.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Proactively contributes to Eskenazi's mission: Advocate, Care, Teach and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County. Models Eskenazi values
Meets with clients multiple times a day to provide ADL assistance
Observes and documents patient functioning
Interacts with clients with the goal to engage in services/treatment outside of the Engagement Center
Provides the following:
social skills instruction
training in problem solving in daily living
crisis management and emergency interventions
written/electronic documentation of observations or interactions
understanding and support for clients that are under the influence of substances
assistance in maintaining a clean and safe environment
Job Requirements
High School Diploma or equivalence (GED)
Experience in a human services area, teaching and observing
Must be able to verify completion of state approved training program and passing score on certification exam
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Basic knowledge of behavioral health and addictions
Knowledge of:
community resources
patient rights and responsibilities
certified recovery specialist code of ethics
Meets the following basic competencies:
Basic first aid/CPR
Mental health and addictions
Documentation and billing practice
CPI
Confidentiality process and procedure
Annual education
Legal issues
OBHP eligible
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.
