Certified Peer Specialist- Chester County ACT Team
Core
A Certified Peer Specialist providing in-home and community-based supportive services to individuals with mental health or co-occurring substance use disorders to facilitate recovery and community integration.
Role type
Certified Peer Specialist (Assertive Community Treatment Team)
Builds
Recovery plans, community integration support, and crisis intervention services for participants.
Domain
Mental health and substance use treatment
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Peer support, side-by-side coaching, medication observation, crisis intervention, service coordination, documentation, community resource navigation, activities of daily living assistance
Preferred skills
WRAP certification, dual CPS/CRS certification
Technologies
Electronic health record systems
Responsibilities
Meet with participants in homes/communities to assist with daily living, budgeting, housing, and transportation; provide medication delivery and observation; coordinate treatment goals and counseling; provide on-call crisis services; conduct assessments and develop service plans; lead educational/support groups.
Seniority
Individual Contributor