CRR/DAS Peer Specialist - PT/PRN

Benefits for PT/PRN Employees:

• Flexible Work Schedule
• 9 paid days off 1st year, 12 paid days off 2nd year, then continues to increase
• Discounted Home and Auto Insurance
• Discounted tuition for several local colleges/universities
• 401k Plan - Employer match available! (PT)
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Pet Insurance
• PRN ELB Sick Time Accrual (PRN)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness initiatives
• MyStrength (promotes mental health and well-being)

Job Purpose/Summary

A person who is/has been a recipient of mental health services for serious mental illness holds this position. Due to life experience with mental illness and mental health services, the CRR DAS Peer Specialist – PT/PRN provides expertise that professional training can’t replicate. Peer Specialists are fully integrated team members who provide highly individualized services in the community and promote consumer self-determination and decision-making. The incumbent will also provide essential expertise and consultation to the entire team to promote a culture in which each consumer’s point of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into treatment, rehabilitation, and community self-help activities. The position shall provide the required support consumers need to maintain their prescribed specialized roles.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: High school diploma or GED is required. Some college credit and/or degree (associate’s or bachelor’s) and/or Peer Specialist Certification preferred.

Experience: Experience as a consumer in the mental health system and familiarity with recovery principles and practices (WRAP, peer mentors, advance psychiatric directives, etc.). The Chief Executive Officer may approve an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Licenses, Certifications & Clearances:

· Act 33/34 Clearances

· FBI Clearance

· Valid State of PA Class 1 Drivers License

· Access to properly insured motor vehicle for client transportation and fieldwork and a safe driving record

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

· Exhibits ethical business behavior and maintains confidentiality of information and compliance as required by WFS policy.

· Ability to exhibit cultural sensitivity and to contribute to a work environment where diversity is welcomed and supported.

· Commitment to empowering others to solve their own problems.

· Commitment to valuing a nurturing family as the ideal environment.

· Conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change.

· Ability to establish a respectful relationship with persons served to help them gain skills and confidence.

· Ability to work collaboratively with other personnel and/or service providers or professionals.

· Capacity to maintain a helping role and to intervene appropriately to meet service goals.

· Ability to set appropriate limits.

· Ability to be punctual and committed to the role.

· Ability to exercise sound judgment and to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

· Ability to exercise flexibility and creativity in working with others.

· Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Requirements:

o Knowledge of community support systems resources (local meetings, options, etc.)

o Ability to identify symptoms of the MISA population

o Ability to identify differences in MISA population compared to SPMI population

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

· Coaches and consults consumers to promote recovery and self-direction.

· Trains consumers in the use of WRAP and/or other wellness management strategies.

· Models and cross-trains other team members in recovery principles and strategies.

· Addresses all issues of fraud waste and/or abuse as they arise and proactively looks for ways to prevent instances of fraud, waste, and abuse in the service delivery system and work systems of the agency as described in the agency Compliance Plan.

How to Apply:

You can submit through Indeed but also go to our website directly at: wfspa.org/careers

Wesley Family Services is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policies for both current and prospective employees prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin (including limited English proficiency), age, sex assigned at birth, sexual orientation, transgender identity, gender transition, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $16.50 - $18.50 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

• New Kensington, PA 15068: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have some personal experience with mental health? (Required)
• Do you have experience as a Peer Specialist/Support?
• What is your Peer Specialist/Support certification status?
• Are you willing to pursue Peer Specialist/Support certification?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17 - $19