Peer Support Specialist

PsychPros Staffing & Executive Search; Pottstown (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

PsychPros, Inc. is hiring a Peer Support Specialist to work full-time with adults with mental health conditions in Pottstown, PA. This temporary assignment offers a daytime schedule Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, totaling 35 hours per week.

You will create and facilitate mental health group curriculum, maintain WRAP documentation, lead peer support groups, and help participants access community resources and develop recovery plans.

Qualifications

• Two years of related work experience (including internships and volunteer work).
• Driver’s license required.
• Covid vaccination or exemption.

Responsibilities

• Create and facilitate mental health group curriculum and lesson plans that support adult learning and knowledge discussing mental health recovery skill building, daily world events, and whole health support.
• Maintain documentation to support the topic of the mental health group WRAP trainings.
• Facilitate substance disorder groups.
• Facilitate Peer support groups.
• Collaborate with participants to identify and access community resources.
• Support the development of a participant's mental health recovery plan.

Skills

Two years of related work experience

Driver’s license

Covid vaccination or exemption

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

PsychPros is a nationally recognized staffing and recruiting firm dedicated to behavioral healthcare. We are hiring a Peer Support Specialist to work full-time with adults with mental health conditions in Pottstown, PA.

Pay- $17.36/hour

Contract type: TEMPORARY assignment with no set end date.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm, 35 hours per week.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required


• Two years of related work experience (including internships and volunteer work)


• Driver’s license


• Covid vaccination or exemption

Responsibilities

• Create and facilitate mental health group curriculum and lesson plans that support adult learning and knowledge discussing mental health recovery skill building, daily world events, and whole health support


• Maintain documentation to support the topic of the mental health group WRAP trainings


• Facilitate substance disorder groups


• Facilitate Peer support groups


• Collaborate with participants to identify and access community resources


• Support the development of a participant's mental health recovery plan