Certified Peer Specialist

JEVS Human Services; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Health, Dental, and Vision coverage

Paid vacation and sick time

10-12 paid holidays per year

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Continuing education and training

Annual holiday party and outings

Wellness workshops and EAP

Job summary

JEVS Human Services is seeking a Certified Peer Specialist to empower individuals toward recovery and personal goals within our program in Philadelphia. You will work with individuals and groups to develop action plans, provide activities, education, and skill teaching that support progress toward recovery goals.

Qualified candidates are Certified Peer Specialists with CBH credentialing and at least one year of experience.

Qualifications

• Meet CBH credentialing and training requirements as Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist/Worker within designated time frame
• Must be a Certified Peer Specialist and have been working in the field for 1 year

Responsibilities

• Work with individuals and groups to have an action plan to achieve recovery goals; provide activities, education, and skill teaching
• Promote participants' self-advocacy skills
• Promoting a peer support culture within the program. Give presentations on the role of the CPS to agency members, community resource liaison and family members

Skills

Certified Peer Specialist

CBH credentialing

Job description

JEVS Human Services is seeking a Certified Peer Specialist. The Certified Peer Specialist empowers and motivates people to work toward recovery - feeling the way they want to feel, making their lives the way they want them to be, developing goals, achieving and keeping those goals, and moving toward meeting life goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with individuals and groups to have an action plan to achieve recovery goals; provide activities, education, and skill teachingthat help recovery and progress toward goals
• Promote participants' self-advocacy skills
• Promoting a peer support culture within the program. Give presentations on the role of the CPS to agency members, community resource liaison and family members.

Skills & Requirements

• Meet and maintain CBH credentialing and training requirements as a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist/Worker within designated time frame
• Must be a Certified Peer Specialist and have been working in the field for 1 year

What’s In It For You

• 401(k), with company match
• Tuition assistance: Available to all employees with at least one year of service, for those enrolled in job-related, accredited, degree or certificate level courses
• Health, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Ample paid vacation and sick time
• 10-12 paid holidays per year
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Continuing education, professional development opportunities, retreats, and training
• Annual holiday party and office outings
• Wellness workshops and activities and access to the Employee Assistance Program
• Dress-down Fridays
• Employee referral bonus
• Reimbursement of eligible mileage and travel expenses

The base pay for this position is $20.37 hourly. Base pay is one part of the Total Compensation that JEVS Human Services provides to recognize employees for their work. JEVS provides competitive Benefits; we believe that benefits should support you at work and at home. Please visit the benefits page of our careers site for more details.

At JEVS, we are committed to ensuring all our employees feel included, valued, appreciated and free to be who they are at work. We cultivate a culture where differences are valued, and we are putting resources and attention towards improving employee engagement, retention, and promotion of our talented staff.

Diversity, inclusion, and equity are core principles that guide how we cultivate leaders, build our teams, and create an environment that is the right fit for JEVS Human Services’ employees, our community partners, and the individuals we serve.

For more information about what it’s like to be a part of the JEVS team, visit our careers page at https://www.jevshumanservices.org/careers/

Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply; reasonable accommodations will be provided. Please contact your recruiter if you are in need of an accommodation during the interview process.

JEVS Human Services is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities. The Agency will not engage in or tolerate unlawful discrimination (including any form of unlawful harassment) on account of a person’s gender, gender identity, age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual preference or orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, disability, or membership in any other protected group. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply; reasonable accommodations will be provided.