CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST

Resources for Human Development•Bethlehem, PA

10d•$0 - $17

About The Position

Resources for Human Development (RHD) is seeking a compassionate, recovery-focused Certified Peer Specialist for The Lodge in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The role provides peer support, advocacy, recovery education, and encouragement to people in recovery. Using lived experience appropriately, the specialist helps participants recognize strengths, develop coping strategies and natural supports, build community connections, manage symptoms that may challenge wellness, and take greater control of their recovery. The position includes individualized support, one-on-one meetings, recovery-focused groups, and community activities. The specialist collaborates with case managers, program leadership, and other team members, completes service documentation, and maintains confidentiality and professional boundaries. The role is part-time, pays $17.38 per hour, and includes community-based services and activities. Transporting participants to appointments may be required, and schedule flexibility may be needed based on participant and program needs.

Requirements

Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) certification.
High school diploma or GED.
At least 2 years of experience working with others in mental health recovery.
Ability to maintain 18 credit hours of additional training each year.
Ability to maintain appropriate confidentiality and professional boundaries.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively as part of a recovery-focused team.
Effective communication and active listening skills; dependability and professionalism.
Ability to facilitate groups and community activities and build trusting relationships.
Ability to participate in community-based activities and outings.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, reach, kneel, stoop, crouch, and climb stairs.
Ability to occasionally exert up to 50 pounds of force, frequently exert up to 20 pounds, and regularly exert up to 10 pounds.
Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Not specified.

Responsibilities

Provide individualized peer support and recovery-focused services.
Advocate for individuals throughout their recovery journey and encourage engagement in treatment and recovery services.
Share appropriate coping strategies and recovery information, and help participants recognize their strengths and possibilities.
Promote self-advocacy, empowerment, hope, individual choice, and healthy recovery and wellness practices.
Provide recovery support education to participants, staff, and family members.
Assist participants with Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP) and support self-help and mutual peer support opportunities.
Help individuals develop strategies for managing symptoms and maintaining wellness.
Support person-centered interventions identified within individual service plans and assist individuals in preparing for greater independence.
Facilitate recovery-focused groups, including WRAP, recovery support groups, community meetings, and symptoms and coping skills groups.
Facilitate group outings and community activities, provide one-on-one peer support meetings, and encourage healthy social interactions and community participation.
Help participants develop meaningful natural and community supports.
Complete required service documentation accurately and on time.
Collaborate with case managers, program leadership, and other team members; communicate participant progress and support needs appropriately.
Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
Attend required meetings, trainings, and program activities.
Perform additional responsibilities as assigned to support individual recovery.
Transport program participants to appointments when required.