Peer Support Specialist
About The Position
A Peer Support Specialist is one who has progressed in their own recovery and promotes self-determination, personal responsibility, empowerment inherent in self-directed recovery, and assists individuals with mental illness in the individual’s recovery process. The Peer Support Specialist will use their personal experiences to assist individuals to better understand their illness and guide individuals to reconnect with community and work environments. The Peer Support Specialist reports directly to the Program Director or designee. This position is part of our Adult Mental Health (MH) Services Peer Support Services. Schedule: PRN Flexible Hours based on the program's needs.
Requirements
- Be 18 years of age or older.
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- Attestation to having a mental health diagnosis and have reached a place in recovery to positively support others in similar situations
- Have at minimum a high school diploma or equivalency
- Completed and passed a peer specialist training and have received certification through the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB) per requirements of the OMHSAS CSG
Responsibilities
- Supports and assists individuals in the recovery process through coaching, mentoring, and integrating with the community.
- Identifies individuals’ abilities, strengths, and assets and assists them to recognize these strengths and use them to achieve their goals.
- Provides support in interviewing individuals to obtain information regarding their satisfaction/dissatisfaction.
- Serves as an advocate for support of individuals.
- Utilizes community resources to promote community integration and individuals’ independence.
- Assists individuals in articulating goals for recovery, helping monitor progress in treatment, modeling effective coping techniques and self help strategies based on recovery experience.
- Willing to learn and model the five principles of trauma informed care; safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness, and empowerment.
- Commitment to promote cultural, racial, language and gender access, diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Ability to be comfortable sharing your own experience and demonstrate own efforts at self-directed recovery.
- Ability to flexibly engage people based on their level of receptivity and individual needs, acknowledging that even the same person may need different types of individual-based services at different points in their recovery process.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Prescription, & Vision Insurance available for employees, spouses, domestic partners, & dependents who qualify.
- Generous Paid Time Off & Other Paid Leave
- Extensive Paid Training
- Career Development Opportunities
- Flexible Pay Options through myFlexPay
- Family Medical and Parental Leave
- Flexible spending accounts for medical & dependent care
- Traditional or Roth 401K Plans with up to 4% employer match
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Life Insurance
- Wellness Reimbursement
- Tuition Assistance
- Mentor/Mentee Opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
