Peer Support Specialist

Community Services Group - CSG; Williamsport (Lycoming County); On-site; USD 14,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Paid time off

Paid training

Career development

401K with employer match

Employee assistance program

Tuition assistance

Mentor/Mentee program

Job summary

Community Services Group is seeking a/ an experienced Peer Support Specialist to assist individuals in their recovery journey and connect them with community resources. You will use personal recovery experiences to guide others and promote self-directed recovery under supervision of the Program Director.

This PRN position operates within Adult Mental Health Services Peer Support, offering flexible hours to align with program needs and ongoing training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Attestation of having a mental health diagnosis and recovery.
• Completed high school diploma or equivalent.
• Completed and passed a peer specialist training and PCB certification.

Responsibilities

• Supports individuals in the recovery process through coaching, mentoring, and community integration.
• Identifies abilities and strengths to help achieve goals.
• Interviews individuals to assess satisfaction with services.
• Advocates for support of individuals.
• Uses community resources to promote independence and integration.
• Helps individuals articulate recovery goals and monitors progress.
• Learns and models trauma-informed care principles (safety, choice, collaboration, trust, empowerment).
• Promotes diversity, equity, inclusion in services.
• Comfortable sharing personal recovery experiences to inspire others.
• Engages individuals based on their receptivity and needs.

Skills

Peer support experience

Recovery emphasis

Communication skills

Mentorship

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

PCB Peer Specialist 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 else's 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 and values a diverse, inclusive workforce.