Certified Peer Specialist - PRN

Merakey; Pottsville (Schuylkill County); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to transforming lives through peer support. As a Certified Peer Specialist, you will leverage your personal recovery journey to empower others on their paths to mental wellness. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community by providing tailored interventions and support. With a flexible PRN schedule, you can balance your work and personal commitments while contributing to a compassionate team. If you are passionate about helping others and possess the lived experience necessary to inspire change, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

DailyPay

Retirement plan options

Voluntary limited benefits

Employee Assistance Program

On the Goga well-being platform

Employee discounts and savings

Access to online personal development classes

Qualifications

• Must be certified as a peer specialist or in training for certification.
• Experience in personal mental health recovery is essential.

Responsibilities

• Identify needs and tailor interventions for clients' well-being.
• Meet regularly with peers to support their recovery process.
• Assist clients in achieving mental health recovery goals.

Skills

Lived experience in personal mental health recovery

Certified as a peer specialist

High school diploma or GED

Active and unrestricted driver's license

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do. We are seeking a PRN Certified Peer Specialist to join our Adult Behavioral Health team in Pottsville, PA.

Work Schedule: PRN (flexible schedule)

Earn $17/hour

Position Details

The certified peer specialist plays a crucial role in supporting individuals recovering from mental illness. They have navigated their own mental health recovery journey and are able to offer invaluable personal insights to consumers. Peer specialists, drawing from their firsthand experiences, offer a distinctive viewpoint that enriches peer support services. Each peer specialist provides community-based services, assessing, developing, and supporting their peers' individualized recovery plans.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify areas of need and tailor interventions to promote well-being and independence.
• Meet with individual peers regularly to improve their recovery path process.
• Provide direct care, assisting clients in achieving their mental health recovery goals.
• Communicate, document, and review client cases with supervisors.
  
• Work one on one with individuals on service planning and goal completion.
• Assist clients with completing their Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP).

Benefits

Merakey offers benefits tailored to support your unique work arrangements.

• DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
• Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
• Voluntary limited benefits offered through the American Worker. Offerings include limited* medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance. (*not a substitute for major medical insurance)
• Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).\
• Enjoy our On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
• Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
• Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey.

Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!

Qualifications

Our ideal candidate will possess the following skills:

• High school diploma or GED
• Certified as a peer specialist in Pennsylvania or currently undergoing the required training and preparing to take the certification exam.
  
• Lived experience in personal mental health recovery
• An active and unrestricted driver's license is required