The Guidance Center Inc·Leavenworth, Kansas
Provide mobile mental health crisis and outreach services to reduce hospitalizations and justice system contact. Deliver individual and group support to help clients manage psychiatric symptoms at the crisis stabilization center.
Description Description The Guidance Center (TGC) is the Community Mental Health Center and Certified Behavioral Health Clinic serving Leavenworth, Atchison, and Jefferson counties in Kansas.
We provide high-quality care to all individuals, regardless of their financial circumstances.
Joining the team at TGC offers you the chance to make a meaningful impact on the most vulnerable members of our community.
At our center, we offer a unique combination of counseling, case management, psychosocial, and medication services, all under one roof.
We are deeply committed to our clients and are dedicated to implementing a comprehensive model of care.
The Guidance Center (TGC) is currently seeking a Mobile Peer Support Specialist to be the newest member of our innovative interdisciplinary team.
The MPSS will work collaboratively with a team to provide crisis care to clients in the community.
Our MPSS is responsible for providing mobile mental health crisis and outreach services to Leavenworth, Atchison, and Jefferson Counties.
MPSS’s are dedicated to resolving emergency situations by providing brief and intensive services with the goal of reducing the need for hospitalization and diverting from justice system contact.
MPSS will additionally provide individual and group related support designed to promote skills for coping with and managing psychiatric symptoms at Guiding Lights Crisis Stabilization Center.
Evenings Required (1+ days per week after 5 p);Weekends Required.
EDUCATION AND LICENSURE: Required: Must be at least 18 years old, and have a high school diploma or equivalent.
Preferred: Some post-high school education in the field of Human Services
Required: Must self-identify as a former primary consumer of behavioral healthcare services and lived experience. Must have had no psychiatric hospital admissions for a minimum of one year.
We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment 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.
Must be at least 18 years old with a high school diploma and self-identify as a former consumer of behavioral healthcare services. Requires no psychiatric hospital admissions for at least one year.
Market context
In Kansas, behavioral health hiring often centers on clinicians who can work across outpatient, school-based, and community settings, with demand strongest for candidates who are license-eligible and comfortable with complex caseloads. These roles are competitive because employers look for a master’s degree, clinical conceptualization skills for eating disorders and dual diagnoses, and readiness to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to quickly compare fit, then confirm licensure steps and highlight any direct experience with co-occurring conditions in your application.