Part-time Certified Peer Support Specialist - COMCARE

Department:  COMCARE

Pay:  $18.00 per hour. 

Work Schedule: No more than 19 hours per week 

Provide goal-directed, medically necessary peer support services to adults with severe and persistent mental illness to assist them to remain in the least restrictive environment.

Service Provision Case Management Services

• Peer Support using identified and accepted methods to remediate symptoms of mental illness and/or improve emotional and functional well-being
• Help consumers regain the ability to make independent choices and to take a proactive role in treatment
• Share “lived experience” and model successful behavior and strategies
• Provide transportation to support client attendance in medical appointments and other therapeutic goal related activities, including development of community resources, employment or education access, social or consumer-run activities, and related supports.

Documentation

• Complete progress notes in accordance with COMCARE and CCBHC guidelines which meet requirements for medical necessity, goal-directed treatment and client response to treatment within prescribed timelines
• Complete Notes for Record, Precautions statements and authorizations for release of records as required and/or recommended
• Enters no show and cancellations for accuracy and completeness of medical record

General Administrative Duties

• Participate in multidisciplinary or peer team meetings to improve treatment and develop intervention strategies as needed
• Enter AIMS data as needed
• Attend staff meetings and individual/group supervision
• Travel to and from sites in personal transportation
• Identify and attend continuing education/training to enhance or expand practice and implement best practices related to the employee s area of practice within COMCARE

Minimum Qualifications: High School diploma or equivalent.  Must self-identify as a person in recovery from a behavioral health condition. Per Sedgwick County policy, this is a driving level position that requires a valid US driver’s license without restrictions and current proof of automobile insurance. Must have access to personal passenger vehicle to complete the driving duties of the position. Must be able to achieve and maintain designation as a Certified Peer Support Specialist for the State of Kansas, including completion of all required training within 6 months of hire. Meet the specifications as outlined in the CMHC/CCBHC licensing standards and pass KBI, DCF child abuse check, and adult abuse registry. Must complete orientations provided by Sedgwick County and COMCARE.

It is the policy of Sedgwick County not to discriminate in its programs or services provided to the general public, including employment and all other activities, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, age, disability, veteran status or any other similarly protected status. Sedgwick County is committed to making the application, interview, and pre-employment testing process accessible to persons with disabilities. If you wish to volunteer information regarding any special assistance you may need, please notify Human Resources by phone at (316) 660-7050, TDD (Kansas Relay at 711 or 800-766-3777). Do not use this phone number for employment questions. This number is provided only for those requiring ADA assistance. You will be contacted should the department feel that you are a qualified candidate.