Sponsored CPS: Help Others as a Certified Peer Support Specialist

Peerstar LLC; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; 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 a Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPS) to empower individuals facing mental health challenges through peer support, guided by lived experience. The role emphasizes hope, understanding, and empowerment, fostering lasting friendships and community ties.

You will help clients achieve growth by building trust, sharing strategies, and promoting self-determination within a supportive, state-certified framework.

Qualifications

• Must attest to having a mental health diagnosis and be at a point in recovery where you can support others with similar experiences
• Eighteen (18) years of age and older
• Must have maintained 6 months of consecutive employment or volunteer work experience; OR within the last three years, 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.
• Promote empowerment and self-determination.
• Build trust through lived experience and offer tools to help others achieve growth.

Tools

iPad usage

Job description

PeerStar is seeking a Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPS) to empower individuals facing mental health challenges through peer support, guided by lived experience. The role emphasizes hope, understanding, and empowerment, fostering lasting friendships and community ties.

You will help clients achieve growth by building trust, sharing strategies, and promoting self-determination within a supportive, state-certified framework.