Peer Support Specialist

CSG • Sunbury, PA

5d

About The Position

The Peer Support Specialist works within Adult Mental Health Services Peer Support Services to support people with mental illness in their recovery. Drawing on personal recovery experience, the specialist promotes self-determination, personal responsibility, empowerment, and self-directed recovery, and helps individuals better understand their illness and reconnect with community and work environments. The position reports directly to the Program Director or designee.

This is a PRN position with flexible hours based on program needs, paying $16.00 per hour. The specialist provides coaching, mentoring, advocacy, and community-based support; helps individuals identify strengths and pursue recovery goals; and models coping and self-help strategies. The role also requires a willingness to learn and model trauma-informed care principles and a commitment to cultural, racial, language, and gender access, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Attest to having a mental health diagnosis and having reached a place in recovery where they can positively support others in similar situations.
• Must have at least a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have completed and passed peer specialist training and received certification through the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB), according to OMHSAS requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support and assist individuals in recovery through coaching, mentoring, and community integration.
• Identify individuals’ abilities, strengths, and assets, and help them recognize and use those strengths to achieve their goals.
• Support interviews to obtain information about individuals’ satisfaction or dissatisfaction.
• Advocate for individuals and their support needs.
• Use community resources to promote community integration and independence.
• Help individuals articulate recovery goals, monitor treatment progress, and learn effective coping and self-help strategies based on the specialist’s recovery experience.
• Learn and model the principles of trauma-informed care: safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness, and empowerment.
• Share personal experience and demonstrate efforts at self-directed recovery.
• Engage flexibly with individuals according to their receptivity and individual needs, recognizing that support needs may change over time.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, prescription, and vision insurance for qualifying employees, spouses, domestic partners, and dependents; availability varies.
• Paid time off and other paid leave.
• Paid training.
• Career development opportunities.
• Flexible pay options through myFlexPay.
• Family medical and parental leave.
• Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care.
• Traditional or Roth 401(k) plans with up to 4% employer match.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Life insurance.
• Wellness opportunities.
• Tuition assistance.
• Mentor/mentee opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED