Acenda Integrated Health·Cape May Court House, New Jersey
The specialist provides crisis intervention, support, and linkages to services for individuals and families using lived experience and empowerment. Responsibilities include utilizing de-escalation techniques, performing case management, and ensuring warm handoffs to community-based services.
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Job Title: Crisis Peer Support Specialist
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Acenda Integrated Health provides 100+ behavioral health programs, including mental health services, crisis care, substance use recovery, family therapy, maternal and pediatric support, and residential programs across New Jersey. Our team enjoys competitive benefits, work-life balance, professional development, and team engaging events. Acenda is recognized as a multi-year Top Workplace by USA Today and The Inquirer and a Top Workplace Culture award winner for Work-Life Balance as well as Joint Commission accredited and certified by MHCA and the New Jersey Alliance for Children, Youth, and Families. Join #TeamAcenda and make a lasting impact.
Job Overview: The Crisis Peer woks alongside the screening team to support individuals
Peer provides linkages, utilizes lived experience and empowerment to support individuals and family/loved ones, and ensures warm handoff to services during screening follow ups for community-based discharges.
If qualified and/or state waiver approved, may act in the capacity of a Crisis Intervention Specialist.
As an integrated health organization Acenda values the use of evidence-based practice or EBP's.
Psychiatric Emergency Rehabilitation Services (PERS) is a crisis intervention service that offers face-to-face crisis and emergency intervention to individuals who are suicidal, homicidal, or acutely psychotic 24’7 / 365 days a year.
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Acenda Integrated Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Psych Emergency Rehab Srvcs - Cape May (PERSCM)
Market context
Behavioral health positions in New Jersey often draw steady demand from providers serving children, families, and community-based programs. These roles can be competitive because employers commonly look for a master’s degree, a valid clinical license, bilingual communication skills, and child welfare experience. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, and tailor your application to highlight licensure, language ability, and direct child welfare exposure.
