Certified Peer Specialist - PRN - Pottsville, PA

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a PRN Certified Peer Specialist to join their Adult Behavioral Health team in Pottsville, PA. This role offers flexibility, allowing peers to create their own schedules while providing essential support to individuals on their mental health recovery journey. As a peer specialist, you will leverage your lived experience to enrich peer support services, tailoring interventions to promote well-being and independence. This opportunity not only allows you to advance your career but also to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others. Join a team that values heart and soul in their work and offers a variety of benefits to support your unique needs.

Benefits

DailyPay

Retirement plan options

Voluntary limited benefits

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

On the Goga well-being platform

Employee discounts and savings programs

Access to Pryor Online Learning

Qualifications

• Certified peer specialist must be certified in Pennsylvania or undergoing training.
• Candidates should have lived experience in mental health recovery.

Responsibilities

• Identify areas of need and tailor interventions for well-being.
• Meet with peers regularly to improve their recovery process.
• Assist clients in achieving their mental health recovery goals.

Skills

High school diploma or GED

Certified as a peer specialist in Pennsylvania

Lived experience in personal mental health recovery

Active and unrestricted driver's license

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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Certified Peer Specialist - PRN

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Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States

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Position Type

PRN (no set schedule or hours)

Shift

1st, 2nd, 3rd - with week-ends

Work Schedule

Peers make their own schedule

Requirements

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

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.

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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!