Certified Peer Specialist

About the role

CPS provide mobile services in the community throughout Chester and Montgomery County. They empower clients to explore new options, resources, feelings, relationships and supports individuals by providing hope, encouragement, support, self-determination, and connections to the community.

Responsibilities

• Empower clients to explore new options, resources, feelings, relationships and supports individuals by providing hope, encouragement, support, self-determination, and connections to the community.
• Act as an advocate for the rights and needs of clients served.
• In partnership with individuals, assesses the participant's hopes, strengths, accomplishments and challenges to achieving stated goals.
• Exhibits a non-judgmental approach, effective listening, good eye contact and positive interactions.
• Develops the recovery plan to meet the participant's needs to support him/her in becoming self-sufficient.
• Aids individuals in developing natural supports to increase their success in community integration and community inclusion, including but not limited to the use of public transportation, linkage to education opportunities, employment, housing of the persons choosing, recreation, leisure, religion/ spirituality, parenting, etc.
• Supports, models, and teaches recovery principles and tools.
• Models personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness via telling of their recovery story, how needs are respectfully met, and how a belief in themselves is sustained.

Requirements

• Peer Specialist Certification
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• A valid Pennsylvania Driver's license with clean driving record is required

Benefits

• $16-$20 per hour

Pay

• $16-$20 per hour

Schedule

• Part and full-time positions

Qualifications

• Peer Specialist Certification
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• A valid Pennsylvania Driver's license with clean driving record is required

Skills

• Empowerment
• Advocacy
• Assessment
• Non-judgmental approach
• Effective listening
• Positive interactions
• Recovery planning
• Natural support development
• Community integration
• Community inclusion
• Public transportation
• Education opportunities
• Employment
• Housing
• Recreation
• Leisure
• Religion/spirituality
• Parenting
• Recovery principles and tools
• Personal responsibility
• Self-advocacy
• Hopefulness

Benefits

• EEO Employer
• Equal Opportunity Employer

Pay

• $16-$20 per hour

Schedule

• Part and full-time positions

Company

• Penn Psychiatric Center

Location

• Chesster and Montgomery County

Equal Opportunity Employer

Penn Psychiatric Center is an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated on the basis of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin or sex.

Application Instructions

Not applicable