Mobile Peer Provider (Gresham Behavioral Health Unit)

Mobile Peer Provider (Gresham Behavioral Health Unit)

Job Overview

Location/Schedule: This position is based at the Rockwood Respite Building in Gresham, OR, but the majority of work will be performed in the community. The schedule is Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

Position: Mobile Peer Provider 

Program: Project Respond/Gresham Behavioral Health Unit (GBHU) 

 

Cascadia’s Mission and Vision: 

Mission: Cascadia Health delivers whole health care – integrated mental health and addiction services, primary care, and housing – to promote hope and support the well-being of the communities we serve. 

Vision: We envision a community where everyone benefits from whole health care, experiences well-being, and has a self-directed, connected life. 

 

Position Description: The Project Respond Mobile Peer Provider on the Gresham Behavioral Health Unit (GBHU) provides mobile crisis response and follow up support in coordination with the Gresham Police Bureau to adults and individuals in Gresham, OR. The Peer Provider uses their training and experience to provide engagement, de-escalation, and advocacy to support individuals in regaining stability in the community.

This position is part of a team and approaches work with people from a trauma-informed, strength-based, perspective and works in concert with programs in Multnomah County’s Acute Care Continuum. This position must understand, appreciate, and respect the diversity and cultural differences within our Cascadia community. As such, it is expected that this position promotes integrated care, our vision of trauma-informed and person-first approaches, and helps create a work environment of inclusion, safety, and acceptance. 

Essential Responsibilities: 

This position description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties as necessary.  

General: 

• Openly identify as an individual who has lived or can show past work experience with the criminal justice system. 

• Openly identify as an individual who has lived experience of receiving mental health services.  

• Provide immediate mobile response and follow-up support to individuals experiencing mental health crises in Gresham.  

• Provide support through the recovery process for individuals being served by the Gresham Behavioral Health Unit.  

• Triage mental health crisis calls as they come into the office from the Multnomah County Call Center and law enforcement agencies.  

• Coordinate responses to crisis situations with community agencies and service providers.  

• Reflect positive peer values that include non-hierarchy and mutuality. 

• Act as a positive role model for individuals being served, demonstrating a recovery and healthful lifestyle orientation.  

• Assist and support in connecting to and developing the skills necessary to access and utilize community resources, and other life skills.  

• Provide culturally responsive services, particularly for African American, Latino and Native American participants (that are over-represented among homeless participants).