CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide peer support services including education, advocacy, and engagement to support recovery goals.
• Encourage active participation in the treatment and recovery process through shared lived experience and recovery-focused strategies.
• Deliver recovery education to individuals served, staff, and family members, which may include: Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP), self-help and mutual peer support groups, orientation and training for new enrollees, staff and team education related to recovery principles, and support person-centered interventions as outlined in individualized service plans.
• Facilitate group-based services as appropriate, including: WRAP groups, recovery support groups, community meetings, symptom management and coping skills groups.
• Assist individuals with independent living skills and community integration.

Qualifications

• Active Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) Certification required.
• Commitment to maintaining 18 credit hours of continuing education annually.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience working with individuals in mental health recovery preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage individuals, families, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated commitment to ethical practice, confidentiality, and professional boundaries.
• Ability to work collaboratively with staff, community partners, and support networks.
• Cultural humility and respect for diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
• Effective problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to follow policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements consistently.
• Reliable, self-directed, and accountable in a fast-paced, recovery-focused environment.

About Company

RHD is part of Apis Services, Inc. Apis Services, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Imperium, Inc.) provides a progressive platform for delivering Shared Services to Imperium and its Constellation of affiliate companies. Allowing these entities to advance their mission and vision. By exploring geographical program expansion and focusing on quality outcome measures to create cost savings that result in reinvestment into the organizations stakeholders through capacity creation and employee compensation betterment.

Apis Services, Inc. and affiliate’s provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy/childbirth, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. This policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunities extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment.