Certified Peer Support Spec./Family Peer Support Spec. (Multiple Openings) Job at Davis Behavioral Health, Inc.
Davis Behavioral Health, Inc. is seeking full-time and part-time Certified Peer Support Specialist, Recovery Support Specialist, and Family Peer Support Specialist candidates to join the clinical teams at the following programs:
Davis County Receiving Center North (Currently in Farmington, Moving to Layton in the near future)
- Full-time Swing Shift: Saturday through Wednesday 4pm - 12am (Layton)
- Part-time Day Shift: Saturday & Sunday 7am - 3pm + 1-2 on-call shifts per week
- Part-time Swing Shift: Friday, Saturday & Sunday 3pm - 11pm + 1-2 on-call shifts per week
- Part-time Graveyard Shift: Friday, Saturday & Sunday 11pm - 7am
- Part-time Graveyard Shift: Saturday, Sunday & Monday 11pm - 7am
Davis County Receiving Center South/Recovery Living (Farmington, Utah) Successful candidates will begin employment in Layton, Utah until Recovery Living program opens in the near future.
- Full-time Swing Shift: Saturday through Wednesday 3pm - 11pm
- Full-time Graveyard Shift: Monday 11pm through Saturday 7am (Shift is 11pm - 7am)
- Part-time Day Shift: Friday, Saturday & Sunday 7am - 3pm + 1-2 on-call shifts
- Part-time Day Shift: Saturday & Sunday 7am - 3pm + 1-2 on-call shifts
- Part-time Swing Shift: Friday, Saturday & Sunday 3pm - 11pm + 1-2 on-call shifts
- Part-time Graveyard Shift: Saturday & Sunday 11pm - 7am + 1-2 on-call shifts.
- Part-time Graveyard Shift: Friday & Saturday 11pm - 7am + 1-2 on-call shifts
Children & Youth Mental Health
- Full-time - Youth MCOT (Mobile Crisis Outreach Team)
Please visit the DBH Employment Opportunities page (https://dbhutah.atsondemand.com/) for specific details on each of these positions and to complete the formal employment application.
Schedule
These positions are all classified as full-time or part-time, non-exempt. Full-time employees are expected to work 40 hours per week while part-time staff must work less than 30 hours per week.
The assigned schedule varies by position and is outlined in the job posting on the DBH Employment page.
Strong preference will be given to candidates who are bi-lingual English/Spanish; however, this is not a requirement. A Spanish-language incentive stipend is available for candidates who successfully pass a Spanish-language assessment upon hire.
Compensation & Shift Differentials
The hourly rate for these positions is outlined below:
- $16.50 per hour for candidates without a bachelors degree
- $17.50 per hour for candidates with a bachelors degree and no professional license
- $67.31 bi-weekly Spanish-language incentive stipend available. Must pass a Spanish assessment.
Shift Differentials
Employees working during the swing shift (3:00 pm to 11:00 pm) will receive a 2% shift differential. Staff working during the graveyard shift (11:00 pm to 7:00 am) or any weekend shift (Saturday 12:00 am to Monday 12:00 am) will receive a 15% shift differential.
Davis Behavioral Health, Inc.
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.
Davis Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer.
Required Experience
Minimum Requirements
All employees of Davis Behavioral Health, Inc. are required to successfully pass both a pre-employment criminal background screening and drug screening.
All staff at the Safe Haven Recovery Center are required to be First Aid and CPR certified within 30 days of hire.
The successful candidate must be certified as a Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) by the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. Candidates who meet eligibility requirements to become a CPSS (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.
Preference will also be given to candidates who are bilingual English/Spanish.
The successful candidate must also have a clean driving record to operate agency vehicles and/or transport clients, when necessary.
Davis Behavioral Health utilizes an electronic medical record, which requires proficiency in computer-related skills.
Meeting monthly face-to-face service expectations and productivity standards is also required.
The successful candidate must be able to pass a pre-employment background screening, drug screening, and have a clean driving record.
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 Certified Peer 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
Benefits (For full-time positions)
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.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $17.00 - $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Application Question(s):
- Davis Behavioral Health, Inc. is a drug-free workplace and requires all employees to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening. I understand that if I am offered a position at DBH, that offer is contingent on successfully passing a drug screening. Yes/No
- Davis Behavioral Health, Inc. requires all employees to successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background screening. Are you able to successfully pass a criminal background screening? Yes/No
- It is highly preferred that individuals who are interested in obtaining employment at DBH, their spouse, or one of their dependents are not actively receiving services at DBH except for medication management services to eliminate/avoid possible conflicts or uncomfortable boundaries. Please acknowledge that you understand this preference. Yes/No
- Do you have personal experience with mental illness or substance use recovery and would you be willing to share your personal recovery story with clients and peers as part of your job? Yes/No
- If yes, please briefly describe your lived experience with recovery related to substance use and mental health issues.
- If you are not currently certified as a Peer Support Specialist (CPSS and/or FPSS), are you able to provided the following information to DBH at the time of hire: two (2) letters of reference (1 of which must be from a clinical professional who is willing to describe where you are in the recovery process), a history of your recovery journey, a description of what you are doing to remain in recovery (with 4-5 specific examples), and an example of what ways you have assisted others using your own lived experience? Yes/No
- Please indicate if you are interested in full-time or part-time positions, or both.
- Will you abide by the Utah Peer Support Specialist Code of Ethics (located at:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LAMWe_En1i4lNtKUwI0Mb-h47pJ35MeL/view)? Yes/No
- Are you certified as a Targeted Case Manager in the State of Utah or do you meet the following criteria to become certified within 30 days of employment: 400 hours of work, volunteer, and/or education experience in human services or a related field? Yes/No
- Minimum requirements to become a Certified Peer Support Specialist include: 1) Have lived experience and be a person in sustained recovery for at least one (1) year from mental health and/or substance use; 2) Be 18 years of age or older; and 3) Have at least a high school diploma. I certify that I meet these minimum requirements. Yes/No
- Please provide the names and email addresses for two (2) professional references.
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Language:
- Spanish (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Certified Peer Support Specialist (Preferred)
Work Location: One location
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