Certified Peer Support Specialist - Adult Mental Health

Davis Behavioral Health, Inc. is actively recruiting a part-time Certified Peer Support Specialist to work on the Adult Mental Health Outpatient team. This position will be based out of the DBH Layton office; however, the majority of the work will be conducted in the community throughout Davis County.

Responsibilities assigned to the Adult Mental Health Case Manager/Peer include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Appropriately sharing lived experiences with clients in support of overall mental health treatment goals.
• Actively engaging with other treatment team members to support clients and accomplish treatment objectives.
• Maintaining an active caseload.
• Working with clients to meet basic needs.
• Charting and recording behaviors and activities.
• Completing all requirements to maintain state certification.

A minimum of 50% of this position will be dedicated to providing peer services with the remainder of the time spent providing targeted case management adult mental health clients.

Other responsibilities may include: assisting professional staff in group activities, facilitating skills development groups, driving company cards (including a 15-passenger van), providing direct supervision and support of clients in outpatient programs, and completing other tasks as assigned.

This position is classified as part-time, non-exempt.

The successful candidate is expected to work 25 hour per week.

The DBH Layton Campus is located at 2250 North Robins Dr., Layton, UT 84041.

The hourly rate for this position is outlined below

• $17.75 per hour

Davis Behavioral Health's mission is to provide access to quality behavioral healthcare by:

• Adhering to principles of choice, safety, transparency, and collaboration with our clients, staff, and partners;
• Utilizing evidence-informed practices to best serve our clients; and
• Being fiscally wise and responsible.

DBH is committed to excellence in community-based behavioral health treatment, progressive, vital and continually responsive to the needs of the community, and advocates for the behavioral health needs of our clients.

Davis Behavioral Health understands that excellent clinicians are vital to meeting the standards established by its mission and vision statements.

It is highly preferred that individuals who are interested in obtaining employment at DBH, their spouse, or one of their dependents not be actively receiving services at DBH except for medication management services to eliminate/avoid possible conflicts or uncomfortable boundaries.

All new employees at DBH have a 6-month introductory period to assess whether they can perform the essential functions of the job at the expected level, within the specified timeframes, and are a good fit for the job.

Davis Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer.

The successful candidate must be a current Certified Peer Support Specialist in the State of Utah or meet meet qualifications to obtain certification as a Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) within 6 months of hire.

Those eligible must no longer be in active treatment at DBH and have one year of stable recovery. Active treatment includes weekly or group therapy, regular case management, housing, peer support services, etc. Clients who are in medication management services only or those who have infrequent therapy will be reviewed for eligibility on a case by case basis.

The selected candidate must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check and drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.

DBH utilizes an electronic medical health records system, so computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft Office products is required.

Meeting monthly face-to-face service expectations and productivity standards is also required.

The successful candidate must also have a clean driving record to operate agency vehicles and/or transport clients, when necessary.

Preference will also be given to candidates who are bilingual English/Spanish.

Certified Peer Support Specialist Certification Requirements

The successful candidate must be certified as a Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) by the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. Candidates who meet eligibility requirements to become a FPSS (http://hsemployee.utah.gov/dsamh/cps/) will also be considered with the expectation that certification as a Targeted Case Manager (TCM) is completed within the first 30 days of employment and certification as a Peer Support Specialist is completed as soon as possible, but no later than 6 months after hire.

Requirements to become a Certified Peer Support Specialist include:

• Have lived experience and be a person in sustained recovery for at least one year from Mental Health and or Substance Use.
• Be 18 years of age or older.
• Have at least a HS diploma or equivalent.

Qualifications to become a certified Targeted Case Manager through the State of Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health include:

• 400 hours of work, volunteer, and/or education experience in human services or a related field
• Required 40-hour case management practicum and examination provided by DBH during the TCM certification class.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with clients that have sever mental illness, are hard working, can work both independently and successfully within a small outreach team.

In addition, the following skills/qualities are required for the Family Peer Support Specialist position:

• Be a self-identified current or former user of mental health or co-occurring services who can relate to others who are now using those services
• Have personal experience and knowledge of recovery
• Have a high school diploma or GED
• Have demonstrated proficiency in reading and writing
• Be able to establish trusting relationships with their peers
• Be able to work independently and as a member of a team
• Be able to work evenings and weekends
• Have good knowledge of city's public transit system
• Be able to use computer to record services or be willing to learn
• May need to be able to climb stairs when visiting individuals in their apartments/residences

Preference for a bachelor degree in social work or related field and/or current licensure in the state of Utah as an SSW or SUDC/CSUDS/ASUDS, but is not required.

Further preference will be given for candidates who have personal experience and knowledge of recovery.

Experience working with youth with mental illness or substance use disorders is preferred.

Skills/Abilities

• Familiarity with Recovery Oriented Systems of Care
• Knowledge of community resources
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and engage clients
• Knowledge of the techniques and principles of substance use disorders and criminal justice system.
• General understanding of mental illness and substance use disorders
• Good organizational and practice management skills
• Ability to work independently and effectively
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff and community agencies (such as work force services, AP&P, courts, landlords, etc.)
• Flexibility in days and hours available for scheduled work, including evenings and weekends

Davis Behavioral Health, Inc. offers an incredible valuable and comprehensive benefits packages to eligible employees. A copy of the current DBH Benefits Guide is available upon request.

DBH benefits include:

• Medical Insurance with multiple plan options - The current carrier and network is SelectHealth Share.
  • High Deductible Health Plan with a sizeable employer Health Savings Account contribution
  • Traditional Health Plan
• Dental Insurance - The current carrier and network is Dental Select Platinum.
• Vision Insurance - Offered by Opticare of Utah
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Annual healthcare spending limit: $2,750
  • Annual dependent care spending limit: $5,000
• Retirement
  • Utah Retirement System participating agency
  • 401(k) - DBH matches up to 2% of annual earnings
  • Voluntary employee-funded options available (457 Plan Roth IRA)
• Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
  • Basic Life and AD&D Benefit Amounts
    • Employee :2x your base annual earnings, rounded to the nearest $1,000, to a maximum of $300,000
    • Spouse: $10,000
    • Child(ren): $5,000 on each eligible dependent child
  • Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Long-term Disability
• Health Reimbursement Account offered to employees to voluntarily opt out of DBH medical and/or dental insurance
  • Up to $2,860 per year contributed by DBH after required employee contribution
• Voluntary Insurance - Administered by Allstate
  • Voluntary Accident
  • Voluntary Identity Protection
  • Voluntary Critical Illness
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Offered through the SelectHealth LiVe Well program.
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
  • Available for employees who opt out of medical and/or dental insurance coverage.

Davis Behavioral Health is a drug-free workplace and requires all employees to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening. DBH will not hire individuals currently using illegal drugs or abusing alcohol; therefore, making employment at DBH conditional upon successfully passing pre-employment drug screening by providing a valid sample. Candidates who are offered employment are required to report for a drug screen at an Intermountain WorkMed location within 24 hours of being requested to do so by the DBH Human Resources Department.

Davis Behavioral Health works with Federal grants and must comply with the Federal drug laws, including no use of medical marijuana.

Further, all employees at DBH must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background check as part of DBH's licensing agreement with the State of Utah. Failure to pass either screening will result in the termination of any job offer submitted and/or employment for any individual who has started employment while the criminal background screening is in process. Pending and/or open charges will likely impact a candidate's ability to pass the pre-employment criminal background screening.