Certified Peer Specialist

Certification is preferred but not required, training will be provided.

SUMMARY

The Certified Peer Specialist position contributes in a peer support capacity to facilitate recovery, resiliency, and enhance wellness. Serves as a role model for recovery, for staff and clients/consumers. Helps clients/consumers to develop self-help skills, build support networks and fosters the use of needed services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists clients/consumers with setting and attaining personal recovery goals.
• Work with agency staff to identify community supports and help clients/consumers understand how to utilize these resources in the recovery process.
• Provides support resources, information and assists family members/support systems to understand possible warning signs, triggers, appropriate supportive responses, wellness measures, and the overall recovery process.
• Models coping techniques, self-help strategies and reinforces the potential for recovery to clients/consumers.
• Advocates on the clients/consumers behalf to the psychiatrist/psychologist/nurse/therapist by disclosing information related to consumers health/treatment.
• Complete all required documentation for every client/consumer encounter.
• Develop and implement individual and group interventions.
• Attend required trainings, in-services, staff meetings and peer support coaching sessions and meetings. Participates in required supervisory meetings; access to Clinical Director on a regular basis.
• Utilize NTC’s Electronic Health Records (E.H.R.) during tenure of employment. Initial training, and on-going training, will be provided to employee by respective supervisor and/or assigned team member.
• Employee will be proficient in their job position within six (6) months. If at any time an employee feels they need more training/education, employee is to submit a request for such through their supervisor, manager, and/or director.
• Other duties and functions as assigned.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Be a self-identified individual with a mental health diagnosis and who has reached a point in their recovery pathway where they can positively support others in similar situations.
• Be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
• Have completed a Department approved peer services training.
• Obtain and maintain the certification as a CPS through the Pennsylvania Certification Board. The certification process can be found on the following website https://www.pacertboard.org.
• Current/Valid Driver’s License; Traveling Required; Reliable Vehicle and valid auto insurance; must have clean driving record
• Criminal history checks and child abuse certification in accordance with 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 6301 - 6386 (relating to Child Protective Services Law) and 55 Pa.?Code Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services) required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in reading and writing