Certified Peer Specialist - Peer Center
About The Position
Clarvida’s success is built on the strength of our people: individuals who bring the right skills and a deep commitment to our mission of improving lives and communities. Our employees are empowered to bring their full potential to the table, ensuring long-term success for our team and those we serve. Certified Peer Specialists work from the perspective of their lived experience to help build environments conducive to recovery. They promote hope, personal responsibility, empowerment, education, and self-determination in the communities where they serve. CPSs are trained to assist others in skill-building, problem-solving, setting up and maintaining self-help mutual support groups, and building self-directed recovery tools. A critical role of the CPS is supporting others in developing their recovery goals, and specific steps to reach those goals.
Requirements
- Certified Peer Specialist
- Able to identify as a person living with a mental health condition and be willing to use their lived recovery experience to support others in their recovery.
- Must be well grounded in recovery with at least one year working towards wellness and recovery.
- Certified as a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) through the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network
- High School Diploma or GED and at least 18 years of age
- Strong reading, comprehension, and written communication skills.
- Valid Georgia Driver’s License and clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR); Clean Criminal Back Ground Check (no conviction or credible evidence of abuse, neglect, or sexual exploitation-child or adult)
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- Experience with leadership, advocacy, or governance, preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assist others in skill-building
- Problem-solving
- Setting up and maintaining self-help mutual support groups
- Building self-directed recovery tools
- Supporting others in developing their recovery goals, and specific steps to reach those goals.
Benefits
- Paid vacation days that increase with tenure
- Separate sick leave that rolls over each year
- Up to 10 Paid holidays
- Medical, Dental, Vision benefit plan options
- DailyPay- Access to your daily earnings without waiting for payday
- Training, Development and Continuing Education Credits for licensure requirements
- 401K
- Free licensure supervision
- Employee Assistance program
- Pet Insurance
- Perks @Clarvida- national discounts on shopping, travel, Verizon, and entertainment
- Mileage reimbursement
- Company cellphone
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
