Peer Specialist

Description

Job title

Peer Specialist

Reports to

Program Director

Are you looking for a rewarding career helping others improve their quality of life? The Lodge is hiring for a Part-Time Certified Peer Specialist!

The Lodge (The Mental Health Recovery Lodge of Northampton County) is a supportive housing and recovery program for adults with mental illness in Northampton County. The Lodge provides affordable housing and a supportive environment designed to promote recovery, stability and the inherent ability to succeed. The emphasis of the Lodge is not on managing symptoms, but on increasing the quality of life as defined by the individual.

This CPS position at The Lodge is part-time 12 hours a week, $17.38/hr. This position includes a $300 hiring bonus.

Guiding Principles of The Lodge

• Celebrate Greatness in Self and Others
• Actively Implement the Mental Health Recovery Model
• Support the Pursuit of Happiness and a Meaningful Life for All Members      and Staff - Aim to Thrive!
• Maintain a Daily Practice of Mindfulness and Self-Awareness
• Take Full Ownership for How We Feel, Think and Act
• Provide a Holistic Program (Body, Mind & Spirit)
• Encourage Hope
• Celebrate Diversity
• Honor Respectful and Open Communication
• Value Creativity, Flexibility and an Entrepreneurial Spirit
• Apply Green Practices
• Be the Change We Wish to See in the World

Essential Duties and Functions

• Delivers peer support services: such as education, advocacy, and to foster engagement in treatment process 
• Provide recovery support education for persons enrolled, staff, and family members. This may include but is not limited to: Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP) for enrollees, Self-help/mutual peer support groups, training and orientation of new enrollees, and training and orientation for staff and Team members. 
• Supporting person centered interventions as identified in service plans for everyone served 
• Maintain one’s own physical, mental, and emotional well-being so that the CPS can function appropriately in the job and can model healthy functioning to those we serve. 
• Complete required documentation of services in a timely manner according to agency policy.

Qualifications

• Must self-identify as an individual with a serious mental illness who is currently or formerly a recipient of mental health services and/or substance abuse recovery services.
• Certified Peer Specialist Certification
• HS Diploma/GED 
• At least 2 years working with others in Mental Health Recovery 

Requirements

Physical requirements

Lifting Requirements

• Medium: exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Reporting Relationships

• Direct Supervisor: Unit Director

Resources for Human Development is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, veteran, or disability status.