Caring. Hope. Giving back. Working on a team doing groundbreaking work in crisis care, utilizing all the components of the best practice crisis continuum here in Douglas County.

Do these words resonate with you? If so, please keep reading.

Our goal at the Bert Nash Center is to build a healthier community by responding to needs and working to restore lives. We accomplish this by believing in our team. Each person that works for the Bert Nash Center contributes directly to the success of our clients, organization, and community.

Our values of compassion, integrity, equity, and hope reflect in everything we do. 

Pay is based on experience within a range of $16.25 - $23.32 - per hour. Full Time, 40 hours per week, non-exempt, benefits eligible. Flexible hours.  Eligible for Retention bonus of $4,000, based on fulfillment of 1 year of service.  Contact HR for additional details.
Bert Nash offers excellent benefits which include medical, dental, vision, KPERS retirement, life insurance, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing free counseling and resources, and generous PTO.

Responsibilities:

The primary responsibility of the Mobile Crisis Response Team Peer Support Specialist will be to provide assistance and support to Douglas County Community members in crisis and through their recovery process. 

Some specific duties include:

• Functioning as a member of the Mobile Response Team;
• Responding to community members in crisis in their homes, workplaces, schools, or other community settings;
• Helping consumers develop a network for information and support from others who have been through similar experiences.
• Specific activities may include:
• Working with individuals and groups to identify what works in their recovery.
• Modeling successful behaviors and strategies and share personal experience with recovery.
• Helping consumers access new resources and practice new skills in the community.
• Connecting consumers with other consumers, consumer run organizations and the community at large.
• Helping consumers regain the ability to make independent choices and take a proactive role in treatment.
• Helping consumers discuss questions or concerns about medications, diagnosis, or treatment approaches with their treating clinician.
• Helping consumers articulate in their own words their goals and aspirations in the development of their individualized plan.
• Assisting consumers with identifying and effectively responding to or avoiding identified precursors or triggers that result in functional impairments. 

Qualifications:

Including but not limited to:

• High School diploma or GED. Prefer college education in social work or related field, but not mandatory.
• Must be a consumer of mental health services with a minimum of one year in the active stage of recovery (i.e., did not require services more intense than medications services, individual therapy, or group therapy.
• Reliable transportation; and a valid, unrestricted driver's license
• Knowledge of how to manage confidentiality and boundaries in the context of a peer-to-peer relationship.
• Knowledge of mental health and substance abuse issues including best practices in the treatment of these conditions.
• Prior computer experience and basic computer fluency.
• Flexibility in assigned working hours.

Bert Nash Center requires proof of Covid-19 immunization prior to starting any position. Covid-19 vaccine series must be completed or in process to be cleared for new hire orientation.