Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) - Gwinnett Co. Jail In-Reach Program - Lawrenceville, GA.

View Point Health Job Title: Certified Peer Specialist (CPS)Job Code: SST010/Client Support Worker 1Shift: Full-time (40 hours per week on average)Job Hours: Times May VaryBase Location: Lawrenceville, GA.

Division/Department/Program: Gwinnett Co.

Jail In-Reach Program View Point Health is a community behavioral health center utilizing a team of psychiatrists, nurses, licensed counselors and social workers, as well as other professionals to provide services to individuals who need treatment and support to cope with mental illness, substance abuse, and intellectual and developmental disabilities.

View Point Health serves uninsured, underinsured, low-income Medicaid, Medicare, war veterans and some private insurance across multiple locations with a full continuum of behavioral health services and support.

View Point Health is partnering with the Gwinnett County Sherriff's Office and developing a Jail In-Reach Program.

The program aims to embed a care coordinator and a forensic peer specialist in the jail to engage incarcerated individuals with behavioral health challenges and help them develop an action plan to get out of jail and thrive in the community.

This program will be implemented in the Gwinnett County Detention Center (GCDC) and will include two (2) View Point Health staff embedded in the Detention Center.

These staff include a Care Coordinator (e.g., Case Manager) and Forensic Peer Mentor (FPM) operating as the Jail In-reach Team.

The primary purpose of the program is to screen individuals incarcerated for behavioral health challenges.

Those individuals with behavioral health needs will be paired with the Jail In-reach team to create and implement a strengths-based, post-release plan of care.

The primary goal of the program is to reduce length of incarceration by identifying specific behavioral health needs and alleviate repeated incarcerations by implementing a plan of care that incorporates effective community-based services.

Duties & Responsibilities: Develop, implement, and regularly update individualized treatment/service plans.Utilize personal recovery experience as a tool in providing support to consumers in meeting daily recovery goals and during crisis episodes.

Coordinate and monitor services including mental health treatment, substance use services, housing, medical care, employment, and other supports.Advocate for client access to resources, services, and benefits.Maintain regular contact with clients via community visits, office appointments, and phone check-ins.Facilitate access to emergency interventions when needed.Participate in case conferences, team meetings, and supervision sessions.Develops and maintains cooperative working relationships with community service providers.The community Care Coordinator participates in interdisciplinary case staffing and staff meetings.Perform brief mental health and substance use intake and screening.Maintain accurate and timely documentation in compliance with agency, state, and fun...