Peer Support Specialist

Community Services Group • Lancaster, PA

7d • $16

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 Specialized Transitional Age Resources (STAR) program in Lancaster. Schedule: PRN flexible, typically averaging about 10-15 hours per month.

Requirements

• Be 18 years of age or older and have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• This position is working with individuals between the ages of 18 and 24.
• We are looking for people close in age as well as being a self-identified individual who has or is currently receiving behavioral health services as the term peer implies.

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.
• Works collaboratively with program management to develop and implement Peer group activities.
• Participating and leading Peer group meetings when assigned.

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
• Health Insurance & Benefits availability will vary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED