Phoenix, AZ, US
23 days ago
ACT Peer Support Specialist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
As a team member on  ACT Team, you will be responsible for providing customized community-based services for people living with a serious mental illness who need more intensive wrap-around services to keep them living their lives in the community and out of the hospitals, jails, crisis system or emergency rooms.


Specifically, as an ACT Peer Support Specialist you will provide direct treatment, rehabilitative and supportive services in a community setting to members. You will work as part of a clinical team to assess member needs, to participate in the development of individual service plans and to act as a member advocate and liaison with families and community agencies. You will be responsible for providing on-call crisis intervention services, as well as weekend and holiday coverage and serve as the team’s lead member advocate and mentor.
You will be responsible to coach and consult with members to promote recovery and self-direction, facilitate wellness management and recovery strategies. In addition you will assist members and families to access additional needed services and obtain entitlements, including identification of funding services. Additionally, you will assume primary contact responsibility for a percentage of members, to assure accurate and thorough maintenance of their medical record.


Benefits & Wellness:
•           Multiple medical plans - including a no premium plan for employees and their families
•           Multiple dental plans - including orthodontia
•           Financial well-being - 401(k) with a company match, interest free medical line of credit, financial education, planning, and support
•           4 Weeks of paid time off in the first year
•           Wellness program
•           Child Care Support Program
•           Pet Insurance
•           Group life and disability insurance
•           Employee Assistance Program for the Whole Family
•           Personal and family mental and physical health access
•           Professional growth & development - including scholarships, clinical supervision, and CEUs
•           Employee perks and discounts
o          Gym memberships
o          Tuition at GCU and University of Phoenix
o          Car rentals
•           Bilingual pay differential 
 

 

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