Peer Support Specialist at Community Services Group (Sunbury, PA)

PA Peer Support Coalition; Sunbury (Northumberland County); On-site; USD 14,206 - 20,233; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

Extensive Paid Training

Flexible Spending Accounts

Traditional or Roth 401K Plans

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

A community service organization in Sunbury, PA, is looking for a Peer Support Specialist to assist individuals with mental health challenges in their recovery journeys. This role includes coaching, mentorship, and community integration efforts. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma, a valid driver's license, and certification as a peer specialist. The position offers PRN flexible hours and competitive wages, with various employee benefits including health insurance and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Be 18 years or older.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Attestation of mental health diagnosis and recovery.
• Completed peer specialist training certification.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in their recovery process through coaching.
• Identify strengths and help individuals achieve their goals.
• Utilize community resources for integration and independence.
• Advocate for the support of individuals.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Community Integration

Advocacy

Cultural Competence

Trauma-Informed Care

Education

High school diploma or equivalency

Peer specialist training certification

Job description

Peer Support Specialist at Community Services Group (Sunbury, PA)

Employer Name:

Community Services Group (CSG)

Location:

Sunbury, PA

Position:

Hours:

PRN Flexible Hours based on the program's needs

Position Description:

It’s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they’re doing!

We’re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

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.
• Medical, Dental, Prescription, & Vision Insurance available for employees, spouses, domestic partners, & dependents who qualify.
• Generous Paid Time Off & Other Paid Leave
• Extensive Paid Training
• 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 Reimbursement
• 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 supporting Workforce Diversity.

Job Requirements:

This position requires the following combination of education and experience:

• 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.