CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST
CHOR Youth & Family Services
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Resources for Human Development (RHD) – The Lodge in Northampton County, PA is seeking a compassionate Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) to join our recovery-focused team.
You will provide peer support, advocacy, and recovery education to people in recovery. The role emphasizes lived experience, group activities, and community engagement to promote independence and wellness.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- At least 2 years of experience working with others in mental health recovery.
- Ability to maintain 18 credit hours of additional training each year.
Responsibilities
- Provide individualized peer support and recovery-focused services.
- Advocate for individuals throughout their recovery journey.
- Encourage engagement in treatment and recovery services.
- Share appropriate coping strategies and recovery information.
- Help participants recognize their strengths and possibilities.
- Promote self-advocacy, empowerment, hope, and individual choice.
- Model healthy recovery and wellness practices.
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RHD-THE LODGE - NORTH HAMPTON CNTY Regular Part Time Technical Bethlehem, PA, US
2 days ago Requisition ID: 10593
Resources for Human Development (RHD) | The Lodge
Northampton County, PA
Part-Time
$17.38/hour
DailyPay Available
At Resources for Human Development (RHD), we believe every person deserves the opportunity to live a meaningful, fulfilling, and independent life.
We’re seeking a compassionate and recovery-focused Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) to join our The Lodge team in Northampton County.
As a Certified Peer Specialist, you’ll use peer support, advocacy, recovery education, and shared experience to help individuals recognize their strengths, develop coping strategies, build natural supports, and take greater control of their own recovery.
If you believe in the power of recovery and want to use your experience to help others recognize what is possible, this could be the opportunity for you.
The Lodge, a program of Resources for Human Development (RHD), provides recovery-oriented behavioral health services designed to help individuals achieve greater stability, independence, and involvement in their communities.
Our Certified Peer Specialists work alongside individuals in recovery, offering encouragement, advocacy, practical support, and recovery education. Through individual support, groups, and community activities, you'll help participants build confidence and develop the skills and connections needed to move forward in their recovery.
- $17.38/hour
- DailyPay, access your earned wages before payday
- Benefits available to eligible employees
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off as applicable
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Programs
- Company-Paid Training
- Recovery-Focused Training
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Continuing Education Opportunities
- Use lived experience to inspire hope and recovery
- Advocate for individuals navigating mental health challenges
- Help participants develop coping and wellness skills
- Promote independence and self-determination
- Facilitate recovery-focused groups and activities
- Build meaningful community connections
As a Certified Peer Specialist, you will provide peer support, advocacy, recovery education, and encouragement to Persons in Recovery.
You’ll help individuals regain greater control over their recovery process by sharing coping skills, supporting community connections, developing natural supports, and helping participants manage symptoms that may challenge their wellness.
- Provide individualized peer support and recovery-focused services.
- Advocate for individuals throughout their recovery journey.
- Encourage engagement in treatment and recovery services.
- Share appropriate coping strategies and recovery information.
- Help participants recognize their strengths and possibilities.
- Promote self-advocacy, empowerment, hope, and individual choice.
- Model healthy recovery and wellness practices.
Recovery Education & Skill Building
- Provide recovery support education to participants, staff, and family members.
- Assist participants with Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP).
- Support self-help and mutual peer support opportunities.
- Help individuals develop strategies for managing symptoms and maintaining wellness.
- Support person-centered interventions identified within individual service plans.
- Assist individuals with preparation for greater independence.
Groups & Community Support
- Facilitate recovery-focused groups, which may include:
- WRAP
- Recovery Support Groups
- Community Meetings
- Symptoms and Coping Skills
- Facilitate group outings and community activities.
- Encourage healthy social interactions and community participation.
- Help participants develop meaningful natural and community supports.
- Complete required service documentation accurately and on time.
- Collaborate with Case Managers, program leadership, and other team members.
- Communicate participant progress and support needs appropriately.
- Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
- Attend required meetings, trainings, and program activities.
- Perform additional responsibilities as assigned to support individual recovery.
You may be a great fit if you are:
Passionate about recovery and peer support
Compassionate and nonjudgmental
Able to inspire hope and encourage others
Comfortable using lived experience appropriately to support recovery
Skilled at building trusting relationships
Comfortable facilitating groups and community activities
Committed to person-centered services
An effective communicator and active listener
Dependable and professional
Passionate about helping others achieve greater independence
- High School Diploma or GED
- At least 2 years of experience working with others in Mental Health Recovery
- Ability to maintain 18 credit hours of additional training each year
- Ability to maintain appropriate confidentiality and professional boundaries
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a recovery-focused team
- Part-Time
- $17.38/hour
- The Lodge
- Northampton County, PA
- Position includes community-based services and activities.
- Ability to transport program participants to appointments may be required.
- Schedule flexibility may be required based on participant and program needs.
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, reach, kneel, stoop, crouch, and climb stairs.
- Ability to participate in community-based activities and outings.
- Ability to occasionally exert up to 50 pounds of force, frequently exert up to 20 pounds, and regularly exert up to 10 pounds.
- Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Resources for Human Development (RHD) is part of the Inperium family of companies.
Employment for this position is administered through Apis Services, Inc.
Apis Services, Inc., Inperium Inc., and affiliates provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment.
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