Job Description

Peer Support Specialist (CPS) (Mental Health)

WE SPONSOR YOUR CLASS FOR CERTIFICATION!

$2000 Sign on Bonus (if already certified)

Full Time and Part Time Opportunities

Are you passionate about helping others conquer their mental health obstacles with your own lived experience? As a Certified Peer Support Specialist, you'll provide hope, understanding, and empowerment through shared experience--making a real difference every day and friendships to last a lifetime.

Benefits:

Health Insurance (F/t only) Dental & Vison Insurance (F/t only) 401k with Match Paid Time Off Referral Bonus Performance-based Incentives.

Qualifications:

Must be able to attest to having a mental health diagnosis and have reached a point in their recovery pathway where they can positively support others in similar situations. Eighteen (18) years of age and older. Must have maintained 6 months of consecutive employment or volunteer work experience; OR within the last three (3) years, have maintained 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.

What is a Certified Peer Support Specialist:

Inspire hope in individuals through community-based 1:1 peer support. Your job is designed to promote empowerment and self-determination. Building trust through your lived experience and offering tools to help others achieve growth.

About Peerstar:

PeerStar is Pennsylvania's largest and most established peer support provider, operating exclusively in the peer support space since 2008. We employ Certified Peer Specialists (CPS) and Certified Recovery Specialists (CRS)--individuals with lived experience of mental health and/or substance use challenges--who receive specialized training to support others on their recovery journey.


Our services are:

Goal-oriented and structured, with individualized recovery plans (IRPs) focused on specific, achievable objectives Medicaid-funded, making them accessible to those who need them most Home and community-based, meeting peers literally where they are Complementary to clinical treatment, working alongside therapists and doctors Culturally responsive, adapting to diverse backgrounds and needs * Available statewide, serving 32+ counties across Pennsylvania