Peer Specialist - CBHC
About The Position
The Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) is an integral member of the Adult Clinical Teams, providing strength-based, peer-to-peer education, coaching, modeling, guidance, and support to persons served. The role requires lived experience of mental health challenges, which the specialist shares purposefully to inspire hope and motivation in people facing similar concerns. The CPS guides people through their treatment process by providing outreach, peer support, and advocacy in accordance with each person’s individual behavioral healthcare plan. Working with the interdisciplinary team, the specialist uses personal recovery experience as a positive model for the individual’s recovery process. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position, predominantly in person, with opportunities for hybrid work. The schedule is Monday through Friday and includes one required in-person weekday evening shift until 8 p.m. Pay is $22.94 per hour without certification, $23.94 per hour with CPS certification, or $24.94 per hour with CARC certification.
Requirements
- Lived experience with mental health challenges.
- Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) role; the posting lists a higher pay rate for CPS certification.
Nice To Haves
- CARC certification, associated with a higher hourly pay rate.
Responsibilities
- Support people served in communicating effectively and fostering communication with family, friends, natural supports, providers, and others.
- Collaborate closely with treatment teams and external supports so that each person’s vision and goals guide treatment decisions.
- Focus on aspirational life goals, including education, employment, healthy relationships, and independence, and support people in developing relevant skills.
- Promote self-care by modeling healthy habits and identifying and sharing useful resources and strategies.
- Participate in behavior management, limit setting, and crisis intervention as needed.
- Provide outreach, peer support, and advocacy in accordance with the person’s behavioral healthcare plan.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance options
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Medical and dependent-care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Eleven paid holidays
- Vacation, personal, and sick time accruals, with vacation accrual increasing with tenure
- Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Employee Assistance Plan and Travel Assistance Plan
- Employee referral bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
- Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
- Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee
- Professional development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
