Peer Support Specialist

Community Services Group - CSG; Sunbury (Northumberland County); Hybrid; USD 17,220; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Prescription, & Vision Insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

Extensive Paid Training

Flexible Pay Options

401K Plans with employer match

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Assistance

Mentor/Mentee Opportunities

Job summary

A community support organization seeks a Peer Support Specialist to assist individuals in their recovery journey, leveraging personal experiences to promote self-determination and empowerment. Responsibilities include mentoring, community integration, and advocating for individuals' needs. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma, a valid driver's license, and certification as a peer specialist. This position offers flexible hours and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, making a significant impact on the lives of individuals facing mental health challenges.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Experience with mental health recovery necessary.
• Certification through the Pennsylvania Certification Board required.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals in the recovery process through mentoring and community engagement.
• Identify and enhance individuals' strengths and abilities.
• Advocate for individuals and promote community integration.
• Teach effective coping techniques based on recovery experience.

Skills

Recovery coaching

Community integration

Advocacy

Trauma-informed care principles

Cultural competence

Education

High school diploma or equivalency

Peer specialist training certification

Job description

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Summary

A Peer Support Specialist is one who has progressed in their own recovery and promotes self-determination, personal responsibility, empowerment inherent in self-directed recovery, and assists individuals with mental illness in the individual\’s recovery process. The Peer Support Specialist will use their personal experiences to assist individuals to better understand their illness and guide individuals to reconnect with community and work environments. The Peer Support Specialist reports directly to the Program Director or designee.

This position is part of our Adult Mental Health (MH) Services Peer Support Services.

Schedule: PRN Flexible Hours based on the program\'s needs.

Wage Information

$12.50 per hour.

Job Description

• Supports and assists individuals in the recovery process through coaching, mentoring, and integrating with the community.
• Identifies individuals\’ abilities, strengths, and assets and assists them to recognize these strengths and use them to achieve their goals.
• Provides support in interviewing individuals to obtain information regarding their satisfaction/dissatisfaction.
• Serves as an advocate for support of individuals.
• Utilizes community resources to promote community integration and individuals’ independence.
• Assists individuals in articulating goals for recovery, helping monitor progress in treatment, modeling effective coping techniques and self help strategies based on recovery experience.
• Willing to learn and model the five principles of trauma informed care; safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness, and empowerment.
• Commitment to promote cultural, racial, language and gender access, diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Ability to be comfortable sharing your own experience and demonstrate own efforts at self-directed recovery.
• Ability to flexibly engage people based on their level of receptivity and individual needs, acknowledging that even the same person may need different types of individual-based services at different points in their recovery process.

Qualifications

• Be 18 years of age or older.
• Must have a valid driver\’s license.
• Attestation to having a mental health diagnosis and have reached a place in recovery to positively support others in similar situations.
• Have at minimum a high school diploma or equivalency.
• Completed and passed a peer specialist training and have received certification through the Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB) per requirements of the OMHSAS.

CSG Offers Superior Perks & Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Prescription, & Vision Insurance available for employees, spouses, domestic partners, & dependents who qualify.
• Generous Paid Time Off & Other Paid Leave
• Extensive Paid Training
• Career Development Opportunities
• Flexible Pay Options through myFlexPay
• Family Medical and Parental Leave
• Flexible spending accounts for medical & dependent care
• Traditional or Roth 401K Plans with up to 4% employer match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Life Insurance
• Wellness Opportunities
• Tuition Assistance
• Mentor/Mentee Opportunities

Health Insurance & Benefits availability will vary.

Make a positive impact not only in someone others\' life but in your own life by becoming a valued member of the CSG Team!

Community Services Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer supporting Workforce Diversity.