Certified Peer Support Specialist — Full & Part-Time Roles

Peerstar LLC; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

401k with Match

Paid Time Off

Referral Bonus

Job summary

PeerStar is seeking Certified Peer Support Specialists to help individuals overcome mental health challenges using lived experience. We sponsor certification training and offer a $1,000 sign-on bonus (or $2,000 if already certified). Both full-time and part-time roles are available across Pennsylvania.

We provide benefits like health and dental insurance, a 401k match, paid time off, and referral bonuses. You will support peers, promote empowerment, and help build recovery plans across the state.

Qualifications

• Must be able to attest to having a mental health diagnosis and have reached a point in their recovery pathway where they can positively support others in similar situations.
• Eighteen (18) years of age and older.
• Must have maintained 6 months of consecutive employment or volunteer work experience; OR within the last three (3) years, have maintained at least 12 months of successful full or part-time paid or volunteer work experience.
• Must be able to participate in a two-week course to receive state-issued certification or possess a PCB state-issued CPS certification.
• Ability to use iPad for documentation.
• Must have reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Inspire hope in individuals through community-based 1:1 peer support.
• Your job is designed to promote empowerment and self-determination.
• Building trust through your lived experience and offering tools to help others achieve growth.

Skills

Empathy

Active listening

Communication

Tools

iPad usage

Job description

PeerStar is seeking Certified Peer Support Specialists to help individuals overcome mental health challenges using lived experience. We sponsor certification training and offer a $1,000 sign-on bonus (or $2,000 if already certified). Both full-time and part-time roles are available across Pennsylvania.

We provide benefits like health and dental insurance, a 401k match, paid time off, and referral bonuses. You will support peers, promote empowerment, and help build recovery plans across the state.