Certified Peer Specialist

Child Guidance Resource•Haverford Township, PA

12h•Remote

About The Position

The Adult Services P.H.R.I.E.N.D. Program Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) is direct care that provides flexible, community based services that are designed to promote the stability, recovery, and community integration of individuals who have a mental illness. The CPS works with individuals in their community environment assisting them in their recovery through self disclosure, instilling a sense of hope, encouragement, and vision in the future. The CPS assists clients to: better understand their mental illness; promote self-advocacy; develop interpersonal skills and social support/networks; reinforce budgeting skills to allow greater independence in management of funds; develop leisure and recreational activity planning skills; integrate with self-help support groups and other community avenues toward advancing their personal recovery objectives.

Requirements

Certified Peer Specialist (CPS)

Responsibilities

Carry out the daily routine of individualized engagement activities with individuals utilizing recovery concepts that include sharing personal recovery experiences, developing a peer relationship that encourages hope in the future, and maximum participation in the community with focus on community integration (e.g., work, school, relationships, physical activities, self-directed hobbies and interests, etc.).
Assist the individual in identifying and valuing his unique strengths, abilities and assets, and how to best utilize them to achieve their goals.
Provide daily information and feedback regarding individual’s behavior, attitude and physical condition, as a part of participation in the treatment planning process and in Team meetings.
Serve as a role model and promote self-advocacy so that recovering individuals have a voice that is fully heard in ensuring their needs, goals, and objectives are central in their dealings with provider agencies.
Participates in the identification of community resources that support each individual’s goals and interests.