Certified Recovery Specialist- Philly Home

Prerequisites & Qualifications for the Position

• Peer Specialist Certification required
• A self-identified current or former user of mental health or co-occurring services who can relate to others who are now using those services
• High school diploma or GED within the last three years
• Within the last three years, 12 months (not necessarily consecutive) of full or part-time paid or volunteer experience in the co-occurring field
• Ability to establish trusting relationships with their peers
• Commitment to recovery, choice, empowerment, and the ability of people with serious mental illness or co-occurring disorders to find meaningful lives in the community

Competencies & Personal Characteristics

• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge and experience of co-occurring disorders
• Promotes self-determination and independence for consumer empowerment
• Promotes and builds positive self-images in consumers
• Empowers people in recovery to create a sense of purpose in life and strong commitment
• Empowers people in recovery to develop their interpersonal assets and ultimately achieve positive outcomes including reaching their future career and educational goals
• Cumptent computer skills knowledge and use

Organizational Accountability & Relationships

• The individual is to be supervised by the Program Director

Physical Demands

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

General Sign Off

The employee is expected to adhere to all agency policies and to act as a role model in the adherence to agency policies.