ACT Peer Support Specialist

Join Our Team as a Full-Time Professional and Enjoy Exceptional Benefits!

At our organization, we prioritize the growth, well-being, and satisfaction of our team members. As a full-time mental health professional, you'll benefit from:

• Limitless Growth and Career Advancement Opportunities: Thrive with us through diverse career paths and internal development programs.
• Career Development: Access ongoing training and development through our dedicated Organizational Development & Learning Department.
• Generous PTO Program: Enjoy up to 3 weeks off in your first year, with continuous accruals and an additional PTO day for Employee Well-Being.
• Paid Holidays: Celebrate 9 paid holidays annually.
• Wellness Program: Benefit from our expert Health Coach services and wellness incentives to reduce costs.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Receive up to $3,000 for educational advancement.
• Affordable Health Care Plans: Choose from comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental plans.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Utilize H.S.A., H.R.A, and F.S.A. options with select medical plans.
• Insurance Coverage: Enjoy free Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life/AD&D Insurance up to $100,000.
• Retirement Savings: Benefit from 403(b) retirement plans with a company match.
• Employee Assistance: Access 6 free coaching and 6 free therapy sessions, plus a wealth of wellness content and services.
• Additional Insurance Options: Aetna Medical, Delta Dental, Eyemed vision, Pet Insurance, Additional Life/AD&D Insurance, and more!

Join us and be a part of a team that values your professional growth and personal well-being!

Who We Need

The ACT Peer Support Specialist is a member of the clinical team dedicated to ACT clients. Provides direct treatment, rehabilitative and supportive services in a community setting to assigned member caseload. Coordinates services based on daily staffing’s with other clinical team members, provides experience, strength, and hope to individuals, their families, and significant others by sharing their recovery experience and knowledge of the behavioral health system and available community resources to promote recovery and self-improvement. Serves as the ACT team’s member advocate and mentor and is willing to provide a member’s perspective of the team’s service provision.

Job Summary:

• Provides ongoing assessment and feedback as to their progress in relation to their service plan, regardless of the consumer’s current location.
• Meets with members in the community in accordance with established policies and procedures and clinical protocols to provide supportive counseling skill development and other support services as needed.
• Works with the assigned members of the ACT l team to ensure the timely development and implementation of the individual’s service plan (including all necessary assessments) and their crisis plan.
• Facilitates groups appropriate to scope, experience and training.
• Assists members and families in accessing additional needed services and obtaining entitlements, including identification of funding services.
• Responsible for transporting members to necessary services, as outlined in their service plan, as needed.
• Assumes “primary contact” responsibility for a percentage of the team’s members to ensure the maintenance of accurate, thorough, and current documentation in the medical record (in accordance with policies, procedures, and clinical protocols) for those specific individuals.
• Keeps weekly, member schedule for individual updates, and acts as first contact for assigned members and their families.
• Completes all clinical documentation in a timely manner in accordance with policies, procedures, and clinical protocols and meets/exceeds member engagement goals as defined by Copa Health.
• Adherence to all agency policies, licensure, and training requirements.
• Participates in daily team meetings and any additional individual treatment teams or other team communication meetings as required.
• Works in collaboration with team members to ensure compliance with ACT fidelity measures.
• Assists team in identifying consumer perspectives and issues, which may impact the individual member recovery journey.
• Provides on-call crisis intervention services, as well as weekend and holiday coverage.
• Keeps informed on local and national consumer initiatives and shares information as appropriate.
• To ensure compliance & adequate services, additional job duties may be required to meet the needs of the program and or department.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be 21 years or older.
• Requires a high school diploma or GED, and at least 1 – 4 years of behavioral health experience.
• Previous experience working as a Peer Support Specialist is highly preferred.
• Certified Peer Support Training certification or the ability to obtain certification within 30 days of hire required.
• Must have a fingerprint clearance card issued by the AZ Department of Public Safety or eligible to receive one within eight (8) weeks of hire.
• Must have reliable transportation, valid AZ Driver’s License with state minimum insurance coverage and ability to meet and maintain Copa Health’s acceptable driving requirements.
• TB Test clearance is required at the time of hire and annually.

Copa Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Pre-Employment Criminal Background and Drug Testing Required. EOE.